Nothing Is Lost
The Weeknd
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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in … Read Full Bio ↴Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was 17 years old, when, along with his friend La Mar Taylor, he dropped out of high school, took his mattress, and "left one weekend and never came home". However, his estranged former producer Jeremy Rose claims the name was his idea. The letter E was excluded to avoid trademark problems with the Canadian band The Weekend. 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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I thought I could protect you
From paying for my sins
And I've been walking this Earth long enough
That death's a gift (oh, girl)
Been living this life so patient
Until I see you again, it's war we're facing
I know that if I die, my only choice is still defending
No matter what they say
My love for you is greater than their powers
And their armies from above
You give me strength
I'm with you either way
If I die, if I stay
Give me strength
I'm with you either way
Nothing's lost, no more pain
Just give me strength
The scars and the wounds
I wear them proud like tattoos
Reminds me that I lost you
Reminds me that I'll
Be living this life so patient
Until I see you again, it's war we're facing
I know that if I die, my only choice is still defending
No matter what they say
My love for you is greater than their powers
And their armies from above
You give me strength
I'm with you either way
If I die, if I stay
Give me strength
I'm with you either way
Nothing's lost, no more pain
Just give me strength
The Weeknd's song Nothing Is Lost is an emotional ballad that talks about protecting someone from the sins of the world and preparing to face the afterlife. In the first verse, the Weeknd speaks about wanting to protect his lover from the consequences of his actions. He then goes on to speak about how death is a gift because life on Earth is full of pain and suffering. The second verse picks up where the first one leaves off and talks about how even though his love for his lover is great, they face a war that he can only defend, and should he die, he will continue to defend her from beyond the grave. The chorus talks about how his lover gives him strength and how he will be with her no matter what and he only needs her strength for him to keep fighting.
I thought I could protect you
I believed I could shield you from being punished for the wrongs I've committed
From paying for my sins
From facing the consequences of my misdeeds
And I've been walking this Earth long enough
I've been alive for so long that death seems like a release
That death's a gift (oh, girl)
That dying would be a blessing (oh, dear)
Been living this life so patient
I have been enduring this existence with forbearance
Until I see you again, it's war we're facing
Until we are reunited, we must endure an ongoing battle
I know that if I die, my only choice is still defending
I understand that even if I pass away, my duty to protect you will remain
No matter what they say
Regardless of what others may say
My love for you is greater than their powers
My affection towards you supersedes their abilities
And their armies from above
As well as any forces or factions opposing us
You give me strength
You provide me with fortitude
I'm with you either way
I will support you no matter what
If I die, if I stay
Whether I pass on or continue to exist
Nothing's lost, no more pain
We have not lost anything, and suffering is no more
Just give me strength
Please grant me resilience
The scars and the wounds
The injuries and imperfections
I wear them proud like tattoos
I display them with honor, like tattoos
Reminds me that I lost you
They remind me that you are absent
Reminds me that I'll
They serve as a reminder that I will
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Written by: Axel Christofer Hedfors, Steve Angello, Abel Tesfaye, Fragogiannis Steve Patrik Josefsson, Sebastian Carmine Ingrosso, Simon Franglen
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