The Weeknd gained widespread critical acclaim for his three mixtapes: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which he later compiled to make a remastered, three-disc album titled Trilogy after signing his record deal with Republic. In 2013, he released Kiss Land, which was considered to be his debut studio album.
In 2014, he dropped “Often,” a remix of Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love,” and “King of the Fall.” The Weeknd released two songs in collaboration with the film Fifty Shades of Grey, with Earned It becoming his solo breakout hit.
His second studio album became highly-anticipated, with riveting singles like The Hills and Can’t Feel My Face leaving fans hungry for more. Beauty Behind the Madness was released on August 28, 2015.
His third studio album, Starboy, was released on November 25, 2016. The Daft Punk-assisted title track led the project as its first official single, released on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, before becoming his third number one track in the United States, as also his home country, Canada. The effort was a commercial success, topping the Billboard 200 albums chart with over 348,000 copies sold in its first week, all eighteen tracks debuting on the Billboard Hot 100, receiving a GRAMMY Award for the Best Urban Contemporary Album, category at the 60th annual ceremony, overall for the second time in his music career and being ranked as the third most popular album of 2017 in the U.S.
Next came the My Dear Melancholy EP, released on March 30, 2018 and revolving around his breakups with Bella Hadid during summer of 2016 and Selena Gomez in October 2017. With the lead single, Call Out My Name, the Canadian singer earned the largest first-day Spotify stream count of any song released in 2018 at that time and his eighth Top 10 entry on Hot 100.
Tesfaye’s fourth studio album (and his first in three years), After Hours was officially released on March 20, 2020, and is named after a 1985 movie directed by his idol, Martin Scorsese. It was primarily supported by November 2019-released singles Heartless and Blinding Lights, with the pair becoming his fourth and fifth #1 singles in the US and the latter his first #1 single in the UK. The title track and In Your Eyes were also released as singles.
Although widely expected to receive multiple nominations for After Hours, Tesfaye failed to receive any nominations for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (2021). Tesfaye took to his social media to criticize the Recording Academy, claiming corruption. Speculation arose that the announcement of his then-upcoming Super Bowl performance as well as the discrepancy of being nominated as pop music versus R&B contributed to the snubs. On February 5, 2021 The Highlights was released, as his second greatest hits album. Tesfaye performed at the Super Bowl LV halftime show on February 7, 2021 after announcing he would perform in November 2020. He reportedly spent $7 million on his performance at the show. Despite having a mixed response, the show resulted in a surge in streaming and downloads for Tesfaye's After Hours album as well as for the seven other songs he performed.
His fifth album, Dawn FM was released on January 7, 2022, continuing the writing and production work with Swedish pop svengalis Max Martin and Oscar Holter. The album was preceded by the single Take My Breath in August 2021, with Sacrifice announced as the second single.
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The Weeknd Lyrics
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Na-na, yeah
I saw you dancing in a crowded room
You look so happy when I'm not with you
But then you saw me, caught you by surprise
A single teardrop falling from your eye
I'll make you cry when I run away
You could've asked me why I broke your heart
You could've told me that you fell apart
But you walked past me like I wasn't there
And just pretended like you didn't care
I don't know why I run away
I'll make you cry when I run away
Take me back 'cause I wanna stay
Save your tears for another
Save your tears for another day
Save your tears for another day
So, I made you think that I would always stay
I said some things that I should never say
Yeah, I broke your heart like someone did to mine
And now you won't love me for a second time
I don't know why I run away, oh, girl
Said I'll make you cry when I run away
Girl, take me back 'cause I wanna stay
Save your tears for another
I realize that I'm much too late
And you deserve someone better
Save your tears for another day (ooh, yeah)
Save your tears for another day (yeah)
I don't know why I run away
I'll make you cry when I run away
Save your tears for another day, ooh, girl (ah)
I said save your tears for another day (ah)
Save your tears for another day (ah)
Save your tears for another day (ah)
The Weeknd's song Save Your Tears is a reflection on a past relationship and feelings of regret for causing someone pain. The song starts off by describing a scene where The Weeknd sees his ex-girlfriend dancing in a crowded room and she appears happy without him. However, when she sees him, she sheds a single tear, indicating that she misses him. The Weeknd then admits that he doesn't know why he ran away in the first place and that his actions have caused her pain.
He then acknowledges that he could have been there for her when she fell apart after their breakup, but he walked past her like she wasn't there. The chorus of the song urges her to save her tears for another day and to not cry over him anymore. The second verse is an apology for his actions and words that hurt her. He acknowledges that he broke her heart like someone did to his and he understands that she won't love him for a second time.
Overall, the song is about The Weeknd's realization that he hurt someone he cared about and wishes he could take back his actions. He acknowledges that the person he hurt deserves someone better and hopes that she can move on and save her tears for another day.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw you dancing in a crowded room
I noticed you enjoying yourself in a group of people
You look so happy when I'm not with you
You appear to be in high spirits when I'm not around
But then you saw me, caught you by surprise
However, when you spotted me, it took you aback
A single teardrop falling from your eye
A tear rolled out of your eye
I don't know why I run away
I'm uncertain why I flee from my problems
I'll make you cry when I run away
When I run away, I'll cause you to weep
You could've asked me why I broke your heart
You had the opportunity to query me about why I hurt you emotionally
You could've told me that you fell apart
You could have confided in me that you were disintegrating emotionally
But you walked past me like I wasn't there
Instead, you strolled past me as if you didn't see me
And just pretended like you didn't care
And acted as if you weren't affected
Take me back 'cause I wanna stay
Allow me to return because I want to be with you
Save your tears for another
Don't cry for me
Save your tears for another day
Hold your tears off until some other time
So, I made you think that I would always stay
I gave you the impression that I would never abandon you
I said some things that I should never say
I made some statements that I should not have uttered
Yeah, I broke your heart like someone did to mine
I shattered your heart like another person had shattered mine before
And now you won't love me for a second time
As a result, you won't love me again
I don't know why I run away, oh, girl
I'm still unsure why I run away, my dear
Said I'll make you cry when I run away
I already knew that whenever I take off, you'll weep
Girl, take me back 'cause I wanna stay
Please welcome me back because I wish to remain with you
I realize that I'm much too late
I acknowledge that I'm too tardy
And you deserve someone better
And you deserve someone superior to me
Save your tears for another day (ooh, yeah)
Hold your tears off until another day
Save your tears for another day (yeah)
Abstain from shedding tears for me for now
Save your tears for another day (ah)
Hold your tears off until another day
Save your tears for another day (ah)
Hold your tears off until another day
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Matthew Quenneville, Oscar Thomas Holter, Martin Karl Sandberg
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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