I Was Never There Lyrics
The Weeknd Feat. Gesaffelstein
Lyrics
What makes a grown man wanna cry?
(Cry, cry, cry, cry)
What makes him wanna take his life?
(Yeah)
His happiness is never real
(Real, real, real, real)
And mindless sex is how he feels
Ooh, he heals
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 (ya)
It was like he was never there
(It was 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, baby
It won't matter, it won't matter, baby
(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)
(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)
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 fadin'
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
Woah, woah
Don't you, baby, hey
It won't matter, baby
Don't you know?
Don't you know?
Ooh, no
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Weeknd feat. Gesaffelstein - I Was Never There is a song from The Weeknd's EP My Dear Melancholy, released on March 30th 2018.
This track has been produced by the French electronic music producer Gesaffelstein and written by Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) and Mike Lévy (Gesaffelstein). It is an R&B/Hip-Hop genre with melancholic lyrics about heartbreak. The song speaks of a broken relationship and how it affected him. He says ‘I was never there for you when you needed me’, expressing regret over his inability to be there for someone he once cared for. The Weeknd’s dark and brooding vocals are complemented perfectly by Gesaffelstein’s production, creating a unique and powerful soundscape. The lyrics have been praised for their honesty and relatability, making this one of the standout tracks from the EP.