My entire world was recently destroyed by a woman who use to call me her heartbeat. We we're best friends. One night we laid in bed and she laid her head on my chest and our heart beats we're literally a split second off from beating the same. She was everything to me. You honestly and truly do not know pain until you watch your favorite person turn into a complete stranger. Out of no where she left me and went back to her ex from college and they're married now. She split with me the morning before my mom passed from an undected brain aneurysm. This song literally speaks to me and I can relate to Abel on multiple levels. If you really take time to watch and decode this video you can really feel the pain and darkness in this song. These lyrics alone at 3am with 3 or 4 blunts and a bottle and your thoughts is very very dangerous. 😔
The fact that this girl’s face is blurry is such a perfect symbolic representation. She still exists in his mind, however it feels like he doesn’t know her for real. She belongs to the past.
@@kendramcgee9382 The girl wants to hurt him by cheating but he sings that he isn't hurt. He "enjoys" that she's willing to have sex with other people hence the line, "the more of you the merrier". In actually though, he is hurt as he seems to sigh a lot in this song.
At the end of the day, it's only music and artists like this who'll be there for you, lying next to you while thoughts are racing in your mind, telling you that everything will be okay. No one else would do that for you.
4:21-4:36 is the best part of the song to me. The disappointed acceptance and then power/anger in is voice when he says, "I know everything." Ugh. Why you do this to me Abel.
@@tahamohammad1741 at the end of the day it’s personal preference but HOB is greater with better moments but i think both kissland and EOS are better throughout
@@williamfoote5701 Kissland comes next IMO cause honestly some of his most underrated tracks are from kissland especially songs like Adaptation, Belong to the world, and odd looks. But they can’t top HOB I’m sorry bro
Oh, oh, oh Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah I know what you did I know So I'ma let you taste her I ain't washing my sins I ain't washing my sins Now we're lying about the nights Hiding all it behind the smiles, yeah Take a look at what you did, yeah You probably thought that you'd break my heart, oh You probably thought that you'd make me cry But, baby, it's okay I swear it's okay, yeah 'Cause I know everything, yeah I know everything, yeah I know everything, yeah I know everything, yeah, yeah Now these tongues don't twist like they did before It's hard to keep me up And you are dry But, baby, it don't hurt Oh, like you thought it would The more of you the merrier (oh, oh, oh, ooh) Now we're lying about the nights Hiding all it behind the smiles Take a look at what you did, ooh, yeah You probably thought that you'd break my heart You probably thought that you'd make me cry But baby it's okay It's okay, yeah I know everything, yeah Everything, yeah I know everything, yeah I know everything
I don’t miss her. As a matter of fact, I don’t want to see her face ever again. I miss talking to her for hours without a single moment of silence in between sentences, I miss her texts, I miss her sense of humor, I miss her presence. The fact that she went from my favorite person to a mere stranger hurts me more than what she did to me, using me as an ego boost and then dumping me whenever she felt I wasn’t needed anymore. All those promises, all those plans we made together, all gone. For once in my life, I was looking forward for tomorrow, for the future, now I’m just living one day at a time. If she ever comes across this comment, just know that I don’t hate you and wish you no harm, but I don’t love you anymore. I still want you to eat, just not at my table. Karma will catch up to you. Edit: this deserves an update. 9 months later, I’m doing better but still not fully over her. She got a man now, and I suspect it’s her ex that cheated on her countless times. Fuck it, we stay winning. OVOXOTWOD 🖤
I think it’s fair to say we’re a community of broken hearts. Healing isn’t a linear process. Stay as true as you can to yourself and allow things to fall in place as they should.
if you know music you notice how the fourth chord is major after three minors and everytime on the major when that epic bass goes away he says its ok and its like bringing you from this darkness and desperation to hope and dreamy feel. And u cry. Dudes a genius. Doesn't even matter what he says I was crying to this song back when I didn't know the whole subject. Its legendary
when I hear this song, it brings back memories to my first year of freshman year. I would always listen to this song in the morning going to school and during school. it would always put me in that mood where everyone seemed to be walking in slow motion. and made me missing someone I didn't. this song was a drug.
damn bro you hit the fucking nail on the head. I remember it like it was yesterday. walking to and from school listening to this mixtape. shit was crazy.
Honestly same! I remember walking throughout the hallways listening to the lyrics . Listening and understanding the meaning of every song Abel writes!. Abel is a very very talented artist who can easily relate to any and everyone!!
the weeknd is more then just that catchy artist you hear on the radio.. he's an escape. Taking his listeners to a place where they feel so at home and understood, a calloused place. Somewhere they can understand that darkness and move forward, dealing with it. I could walk into oblivion with the winter rushing against me, long with this song playing where I could hear.
Yesss. Bitches made me mad when they was like. Omg the weeknd been with me since day 1. After she heard one song I'm like. Name a day one song. I brought him up to you two years ago and you said you didn't like him.
I remember the first time i heard this. 18 years old... Almost a decade ago. Partying post high school vibes. Good times. That time where life changed. So much crazy shit has happened since then. Relationships, jobs, moving out of state on my own , friends changing, being homeless, getting hurt, so many fucking memories and it still seems like yesterday. "Take care" and the trilogy mixtapes hold so many memories and strong emotions.
some of us are stuck in the past because we miss the memories,the people,the little things that made you feel complete. but i know that every single one of us has definitely struggled to get where they are now- no matter how little youve moved or how far youve came. it took effort- i just hope you all keep moving forward- nobody else gets to choose what your destiny is. nobody else gets to choose who you are except yourself. Life keeps moving and some of us stay back waiting for things that wont return. it hurts to know but thats what living feels like.. im tired of seeing people who once lived so happy, to drown in an ocean full of their own tears. sometimes you have to sink to learn how to swim, sometimes life has to hit you in your weakest spots for you to get stronger. sometimes you have to stay back to get ahead. sometimes you're stuck, but that doesnt mean that you can't survive. you're all worth it. i GENUINELY HOPE that you , one day, will come to realize how precious your life is. Please hold onto yourself and never let go. i may be only 13, but i really hope i change someones life.
13-14 years and such a wise person.... I loved your text, i felt it all the way.... suffering is an important part of life, because its a learning experience that can get the best out of ourselves. KEEP IT ON MY G's, life is beautiful!
This is the song that cracks me the fuck up every time I listen to it. Every fucking time. I am crying right now, still thinking about her after more than a year.
Damn, I'm sorry, that must be really hard. I hope you're doing better now and you get over her as soon as possible. There are better fish in the sea :)
+Shelis torres Same here... I feel bad that when I first listened to this song I didn't like it. Now I can say that it's one of my favourites from The Weeknd.
4:22 That gasp means so much... It is not ok, and yet he keeps saying it is.. it seems like he's so, so done, so tired, so fed up with all the lying, the cheating, the life he's been living... That gasp hits me more than any part of the song because I let out this exact same gasp so so many times before.. and it hurts, hurts so freaking much. Being bottom level of disappointed, tired, exhausted, for so long, but yet accepting and swallowing it because he is trapped. Its the most powerful part of the song for me; that little break when he tells us that absolutely *nothing* is ok with only a gasp. Not everyone can be that expressive.. We can tell he was really living all of this, really feeling all of this, this song carries so many emotions, feelings.. Everytime I listen to this song is when I'm not okay, most likely feeling that exact same way, and everytime I get to that part, I break down along with him, but the difference is that he's holding everything...
i remember looking back, how my mom cheated on my dad countless times, yet he still loved her to death. i went through as much pain as my father did when our lives fell apart because people in our lives are selfish. and looking back at these songs, they bring me an understanding - that i’m not alone in this heartbreak.
Some people can never be faithful. Its.. they can never be no matter how much they try. I loved a person so much with my soul for 8 years...he got impulsive and married another woman. He loves me still but he cant stay loyal. He cant stay loyal to his wife too. He still wants me back. I cld understand his personality. He just wants everything. He is too restless to stay with one person. My life turned a tragedy because of this. I was angry and i couldnt accept that. But time taught me that u couldnt control others behaviour. Now i dont hate him. I just wish him luck and stability in life. Its not ur fault.
@@scarjo9635 exactly. Society should start accepting that not all humans are monogamous.it's true. it's so much pressure on everyone when we deny that. Good point.
The Knowing will make you feel like you’re current love is in jeopardy. Even when you know everything is good, the thought lingers in your head. You can tell The Weeknd went through a hard time accepting the fact and putting it in a song. Such a heartfelt song that takes your sanity into the place and time he was hurt. The lyrics provide such context that can be applied to many lives and having that remorse of loving someone who couldn’t love back.
I feel selfish because of how much I want the weeknd to still be depressed and more underground so he can put out songs like this, but now it's all earned it, can't feel my face, and more "radio songs"
This fucken song, my favorite song of all time by my favorite artist of all time. You can hear the pain, the heartbreak in his voice. The instrumental, his voice, his lyrics, they coincide so well to make this fucken dark masterpiece. The line "So Ima let you taste her, I ain't washing my sins". This is Abel at his best, this is The Weeknd.
Intro] Oh, oh, oh Oh, yeah, yeah, ey [Verse 1] I know what you did I know So I'mma let you taste her I ain't washing my sins I ain't washing my sins [Pre-Hook] Now we're lying about the nights Hiding all it behind the smiles Take a look at what you did You probably thought that you'd break my heart You probably thought that you'd make me cry But baby it's okay I swear it's okay [Hook] Cause I know everything I know everything I know everything I know everything I know everything I know everything I know everything I know everything [Verse 2] Now these tongues don't twist like they did before It's hard to keep me up And you are dry But baby it don't hurt Oh, like you thought it would The more of you the merrier, oh, oh, oh, ooh [Pre-Hook] Now we're lying about the nights Hiding it all behind the smiles Take a look at what you did You probably thought that you'd break my heart You probably thought that you'd make me cry But baby it's okay It's okay [Hook] I know everything I know everything I know everything I know everything
I was JUST commenting that on "the party and the party after" he has come so fuckin far. privilege is my current fav but his old shit will forever be the best to me
I first heard this in my bedroom back in 2011. Instantly liked it. As time passed, events happened that made this song relatable. The more time passed the more this song meant to me. 10 years later, I’ve been sitting here for the past 10 minutes dissecting every sound, every instrument used, I have no words. The bass, the drums, the guitar. The way they are orchestrated. The build up. And how Abel’s voice just cuts through it all smoothly. Even though this song is dark & twisted, I can’t help but to see God’s hand behind a piece of art like this, the beauty in destruction, the peace in pain. This has gotten me through the toughest of nights & eased the pain. Thank you Abel for putting your heart into this one. What comes from the heart, is felt in the heart.
Abel's music is the only thing that makes me feel like iv'e kinda left this world when everything feels dark and scary.. his music is truly something else. Xo
this song and picture itself are a perfect representation of what happened to me recently. was in a 6 year relationship with her and found out she cheated on me and I was completely destroyed. now she is just a faded memory and a blurry image and remnants of my life are slowly fading away. in this same year I lost my grandma. this song is the embodiment of what i’m going through right now
I broke down so hard to this song on repeat after the death of my aunt. This whole album helped me through everything. This man truly saved my life and even to this day. He's the only person keeping me here.
No artist has ever touched me, the way his music did. To be honest, I miss when he wasn't so famous and I had this connection with his music. Now he has become this famous but the trilogy was the best ever and I miss him.
I can't believe u guys didn't understand what he said, he meant that abel's songs are so good that anything u hear after his music sounds bad, that's how fucking brilliant this guy is
@Rex R agreed, but bro the production in the trilogy is fucking insane & unique, I think that's what makes the majority of Abel's fans love his old music, and yeah there are other good artists out there, but imo able holds the 👑.
I've not long left an 7 years abusive relationship.. This song makes me miss the old me, the me before all this heart ache & pain. I feel alone and lost most times, and I just smile through it. No friends. Having no social life for so long, while been abused in numberous ways really takes a toll on you. I dont know if im at peace or just numb. I djnt know if im healing or not. I get so far and then it all hits me , and i get scared. So scared to get close to anyone... 🥺😭 But i just want to be held, i want to know love. Real love. Is that so much to ask for
I feel like we all can relate to a dark time with his music and listen to it back again it’s like listening to the ghost of your past and that shit scary
driving through downtown Toronto while The Knowing is on is amazing. Really shows you the inpiration and where it all started. In the sketchy and depressing streets of Parkdale. No wonder this is so dark.
I cried on the inside when I heard this I broke down , on the inside and I didn't cry physically I found myself constantly putting it on repeat for the beginning and I realized it sung how I've felt for years on the inside 💖
I know what you did I know So I'ma let you taste her I ain't washing my sins I ain't washing my sins Now we're lying about the nights Hiding all it behind the smiles Take a look at what you did You probably thought that you'd break my heart You probably thought that you'd make me cry Well baby it's okay I swear it's okay 'Cause I know everything I know everything I know everything I know everything Now these tongues don't twist like they did before Trying to keep me up And you are dry Well baby it don't hurt Oh, like you thought it would The more of you the merrier Now we're lying about the nights Hiding it all behind the smiles Take a look at what you did You probably thought that you'd break my heart You probably thought that you'd make me cry But baby it's okay It's okay, yeah I know everything, yeah, yeah, yeah I know everything, yeah I know everything I know everything
House of Balloons just has that feeling that no other main stream album ive come across could never replicate like jesus it still shocks people that i talk to when i reveal that house of balloons is his first mixtape
Hearing this song helps me cope with the pain I've experienced. I've never been in a relationship. My pain comes from the fact I was molested and psychologically abused since I was a kid by a parent. I feel trapped by my repressed memories. It's like I know now, I admit my pain but what's next? Who will hurt me and take my innocence again?
@@AppleMuncher679xXx I ran across my comment today. I just want to say thank you. I have made progress! I moved out, and I am currently finding a new therapist (long story). I nearly went through a Trilogy phase in my college campus lol.
It's crazy cus i feel like he was ahead of his time. He made love songs that wasnt so upbeat. He made it them raw & told us love hurts and it's okay. This music has gotten me thru alot cus of how honest it is
I'm kinda angry because this came out when I was in hs and Kendrick dropped Good Kid mAAd City, so I was so focused on that album that I never payed attention to this. But I finally came around, so it's all good.
its so beautiful... he got 3 minor chords filled with sadness desperation and theres D major on the 4th hit and he says but baby its ok on that one with his angelic voice and it fills your soul with so much hope and happiness. OMG the musicality and the genius of weeknd is on some god level.
the thoughts that used to run thru my head when i listened to this is just insane, im super blessed that ive pretty much beat depression, i still have some bad days but its not how it used to be. if anyone is reading this and been thru a heartbreak, im here to tell u it will get better even tho it feels like it will never will. be strong my friends.
Man, my teenage years were amazing. Sitting the at the park watching the sunrise after a weekend of drugs and partying. I could never relive that but I remember that feeling fondly.
so much emotion and passion in this song. the new fans will never know about this shit.....the weeknd is beyond talented lyrically and vocally. thank you so much abel for the greatest hits of all time!! xo
My first true love and I broke up 19 years ago. He is still in my heart and I think of him still every day. I wish I could erase him from my heart and memory.
This song hits so different, don’t even have to involve a relationship just in general this song resonates so deep when you’re depressed or sad. Thank you, Abel xo
