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.

Nobody has a right making music this good on their first album.

"But baby it don't hurt.. like you thought it would. The more of you, the merrier" That line. Jeeesus

Saddest song of him. Even sadder than call out my name

"The more of you, the merrier" That part always gets me :(

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. 😔

And to think, if it wasn’t for that one girl from Toronto who broke his heart, Trilogy wouldn’t exist.

This song was there for me when no one was.

THE INTRO ALWAYS RIPS MY HEART APART, BECAUSE I KNOW WHATS COMING

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.

I’m 30 now. I remember being like 18-19 playing this on repeat during my first heartbreak. What a time to be alive

If you searched this up everything’s gonna be ok Edit: Happy 1 year to this comment thanks for the likes. Still vibing out to legendary music

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.

The way he sings "Take a look at what you did" at 3:56 is amazing.

4:22 the way he says "it's okay" brokes my heart every single time

Idc what anyone says “Trilogy” will remain his greatest album, and House of Balloons will remain his greatest mixtape

this song has a 99.9% chance it will get you in your feels

That sigh after 4:23 😩😭 it's like you can hear the sadness in it

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.

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.

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.

FUUUCK, I WISH HE MADE MORE SONGS LIKE HIS OLD ONES! THE BEST

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.

its a shame that a lot of ppl dont even know this song exists tbh

The weeknd is a gift from God

listening to this with nothing but your 3am thoughts can be dangerous...

When he sings " I know everything" the last time, it sounds like it's his soul bursting out of his chest, its so intense

Still crying to this song in 2020

The power and emotion in this track is breathtaking..

When your ex cheated on you and you knew but loved them too much to let them go. Memories...

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.

Abel made me realize how bad the other artists are, incredible

remember when he was our little secret?

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.

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 🖤

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...

4:22, that sigh. It's so subtle yet adds to the song. It's okay. A heavy sigh tells us it's really not. But he'll continue saying it's okay.

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 makes me feel like I'm floating helplessly lost and alone in space.

I must confess this is my favorite song of all time ❤️

so deep and so beautiful, thank you Abel for saving my life with your music.

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

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.

Can't believe it's been this long. Really proud of Abel.

His music is meant to be. Never heard anybody as deep to what they say and feel in almost all their songs.

What betrayal feels like. Great song. One of my all time favorites

This song is such an underrated masterpiece

I need to stop coming back to this video but I can't.

The most beautiful voice ever!

This has to be his best song

Bro the weekend has literally been in his prime since the beginning

Why do I always come back to this beautifully, sad, amazing, make you wanna cry, got you thinking about your ex, well produced song. 😭😭😣😣

Used to zone out to this song so much in 2011. Brings me bk to that time in my life when all i'd do is listen to The Weeknd to drown my sorrows LOL

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.

How can someone make music this good in his first album!!!

Years later and the music still hits me as hard as it did before. Every real fan out there should reply. XO

This is always going to be my favourite song by him.

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.

The intro is something else that i can't express

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 song still gets to me almost four years later. amazing.

Everything will be alright

Bruh this beat is insane, then the vocals make it the true epitome of a VIBE

my man so cried recording this record lol

This song makes u think of soo much things 😔

He was literally born to make music.

one of my fav the weeknd songs of all time fr

Gotta play this song every so often... Moves the soul

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

this song is like being the last person on earth running through a field to a cliff jumping off the edge into nothing.

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.

Caught my Ex cheating 10yrs ago and this been on repeat since

My boy definitely cried while recording this

Who else cried their tears out when he said “I know everything” at 4:31

This will never not be incredibly powerful. Best male vocalist

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.

The beginning of this song is so so sad. Idk how it just hurts me

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 used to listen to Trilogy every single morning on the bus to school. the album will always have a place in my heart. Big ups

in the dark listening to this crying my eyes off

the best song of Abel, i have no doubts

Just listened to the House of balloons for the first time and this has definitely got to be my favourite of the tape.

This hits hard when you start overthinking🧠

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.

This instantly evokes so many emotions into me

crazy how much his music changed and hes been great in every arch

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.

this song lasts 6 minutes but it hurts a lifetime

His Voice Is So , Smooth & Perfect . Agree ?

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.

who else thinks the beginning sounds so good

This has always been one of my fav songs by the weeknd, it's depressing but lovely.

When you love someone so hard but they don't love you back but you want just let it all go it becomes a bad habits.

I'm here in 2023, because there are wounds this song has to heal😔

My go to when in my feels ...still after 12 years

His best songs are his most underrated..

this is a masterpiece

the intro brings me the vibe of toronto.. just toronto, foggy and slight showers while walking in the streets, night time

who's still sticking around in 2019 ? ✌️

Yo I’m 58 seconds into the song and I’m already in my feels tearing up, this man is the best thing that has happened to music 🖤 xotwod