Enjoy your privileged life
'Cause I'm not gonna hold you through the night
We said our last goodbyes
So, let's just try to end it with a smile
[Pre-Chorus]
And I don't wanna hear that you are suffering
You are suffering no more
'Cause I held you down when you were suffering
You were suffering
[Chorus]
Blues away, way, way
I got two red pills to take the blues away
Blues away, way, way
I got two red pills to take the blues away
[Bridge]
And I'ma fuck the pain away, and I know I'll be okay
They said our love is just a game, I don't care what they say
But I'ma drink the pain away, I'll be back to my old ways
And I got two red pills to take the blues away, oh
[Outro]
I don't wanna hear that no more, no more
No more, no more
I don't wanna hear that no more
About
“Privilege” is the outro track of My Dear Melancholy, where Abel seemingly addresses his public past relationship with Selena Gomez.
The chorus references the ultimatum that Morpheus gives Neo in The Matrix, where the “red pill” is facing reality and the “blue pill” is living in blissful ignorance. Abel flips this into a line about re-embracing his well-documented past with pills in addition to drinking alcohol to cope with the end of his relationship.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
It can be interpreted in various ways.
Firstly, one can tell that the music will not consist of any upbeat, dance hits from previous works such as Starboy or even a few tracks from Beauty Behind The Madness.
Secondly, the three words altogether (especially “Melancholy”) imply The Weeknd’s return to his dark, mysterious aesthetic from Trilogy–a compilation of his first three mixtapes–with consistent references to sex, drugs, love and heartbreak.
Finally, the comma at the end of the title may hint another follow-up to this EP. Since Tesfaye has not publicly spoken about the new album or anything that he may release in the near future.
- 2.Try Me
- 3.Wasted Times
- 5.Hurt You
- 6.Privilege
