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Lyrics of I Was Never There by The Weeknd, Gesaffelstein
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What makes a grown man wanna cry? (Cry, cry, cry, cry)
What makes him wanna take his life? Oh, oh, yeah (yeah)
His happiness is never real (real, real, real, real)
And mindless sex is how he feels, he heals (ooh-ooh, oh)
chorus
When it′s time, when it's time, when it′s time
It won't matter (it don't matter), it won′t matter (matter)
When it′s time, when it's time, when it′s time (time, it's time, babe)
It won′t matter (it won't matter, babe), it won′t matter (oh)
It was like he was never there (like he was never there)
It was like he was gone in thin air (oh)
When it's time, when it's time, when it′s time (oh, babe)
It won′t matter (it won't matter, babe), it won′t matter
When it's time, when it′s time, when it's time
It won′t matter, it won't matter
When it's time, when it′s time, when it′s time
It won't matter, it won′t matter
It was like he was never there
It was like he was gone in thin air
When it's time, when it′s time, when it's time
It won′t matter, it won't matter
bridge
When it's time, when it′s time, when it′s time
It won't matter, it won′t matter
When it's time, when it′s time, when it's time
It won′t matter, it won't matter
verse
Ooh, now I know what love is
And I know it ain't you for sure
You′d rather something toxic
So, I poison myself again, again
′Til I feel nothing
In my soul (in my soul)
I'm on the edge of something breaking
I feel my mind is slowly fading
If I keep going, I won′t make it
If I keep going, I won't make it
And it′s all because of you
It's all because of you
It′s all because of you
It's all because of you
Whoa-whoa (when it's time, when it′s time, when it′s time)
Don't you, baby? Hey (it won′t matter, it won't matter)
It won′t matter, baby (when it's time, when it′s time, when it's time)
Don't you know? Don′t you know? (It won′t matter, it won't matter)
outro
Hey
When it′s time, when it's time, when it′s time
It won't matter, it won′t matter
Writer(s): Adam King Feeney, Abel Abraham Tesfaye, Mike Levy
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The song 'I Was Never There' by The Weeknd feat. Gesaffelstein delves into the emotional turmoil of a person who feels unseen and unappreciated in a toxic relationship. The lyrics depict a sense of numbness and self-destruction as a coping mechanism, highlighting the detrimental impact of unreciprocated love and the toll it takes on one's mental well-being.
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Themes
Emotional pain and struggle
• I'm on the edge of something breaking
• What makes him wanna take his life?
• His happiness is never real
• What makes a grown man wanna cry?
Toxic relationships
• It's all because of you
• You'd rather something toxic
• So, I poison myself again, again
Inevitability of time and loss
• It was like he was never there
• It was like he was gone in thin air
• When it's time, it won't matter
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Moods
Heartbreak, despair, angst, love, reflection
Rating: PG-13
Lyrics may be unsuitable for younger ears
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My Dear Melancholy,
Album • 2018 • 11 tracks
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