Here, The Weeknd seemingly croons about his breaking up with Selena Gomez as he addresses the singer's struggles with Lupus during their relationship. And I don't wanna hear that you are suffering You are suffering no more 'Cause I held you down when you were suffering Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd's real name) was a support to Gomez during her ordeal which included a lifesaving kidney transplant.
The Weeknd references during the chorus and the bridge The Matrix scene when Neo has the choice of taking a red or blue pill from Morpheus. The "red pill" is facing reality and the "blue pill" is living in blissful ignorance. And I'ma f--k 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 The Weeknd flips the Matrix reference into a line about medicating himself by means of drink and sex in order to escape the reality of his heartbreak.
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