The Weeknd released a new video for his song 'The Hills,' which explores the dark side of fame and success. In the video, The Weeknd sings about feeling trapped in a cycle of competition and accolades, and expresses a desire to move on from his persona. He says he's 'mastered' the Weeknd and no longer feels the need to compete.
doesn’t want you to save your tears for another day anymore. Instead, cry for him. On Tuesday, the R&B star, real name Abel Tesfaye, released the dark video for
The self-directed, simple video sees the singer in a dark studio singing the lyrics in a hooded jacket before it flashes to clips of a woman releasing black tears as the Weeknd repeats the refrain: “And I hope you cry for me like I cry for you/Every night for you, take it easy on me, baby.”“It’s a headspace I’ve gotta get into that I just don’t have any more desire for,” he said. “You have a persona, but then you have the competition of it all.
“Everything needs to feel like a challenge. And for me right now, the Weeknd, whatever that is, it’s been mastered,” Tesfaye added. “No one’s gonna do the Weeknd better than me, and I’m not gonna do it better than what it is right now. I think I’ve overcome every challenge as this persona.
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