After Midnight

(Verse 1 – [The Weeknd])

It’s always after dark when you come alive

Dressed in red with them glassy eyes

You say he don’t touch you like I do

You say all the right lies when the sky turns blue

I know you ain’t sleepin’ in his bed

You just lay there scrollin’, in your head

Waitin’ on a message that’ll pull you out

So here I go again, guess I’m that now

(Pre-Chorus – [The Weeknd])

Yeah, we don’t talk, we just breathe

Between the smoke and your knees

You say “love” like it’s cheap

But you still fallin’ for me

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(Chorus – [The Weeknd])

Girl, you only call me after midnight (midnight)

When your heart’s too cold and the pills don’t hit right (don’t hit right)

Say you hate love, but you crave mine (crave mine)

Leave your man, come get lost in my dark side

‘Cause I know what you like when the lights low

All your sins get dressed in designer clothes

We don’t talk ‘bout love, we just overdose

So tell me, tell me — how far you tryna go?

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(Verse 2 – [The Weeknd])

You ain’t even tryna be saved

You just want something that fades

Pull up in silence, backseat violence

Liquor and smoke on your face

You say “don’t fall for me”

But I know you already did

He’s a placeholder, I’m your real

You want heaven but you live in sin

(Pre-Chorus – [The Weeknd])

Yeah, I show up, disappear

But you still whisper in my ear

You love the pain, love the fear

And girl, I know why you’re here

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(Chorus – [The Weeknd])

Girl, you only call me after midnight (midnight)

When your heart’s too cold and the pills don’t hit right (don’t hit right)

Say you hate love, but you crave mine (crave mine)

Leave your man, come get lost in my dark side

‘Cause I know what you like when the lights low

All your sins get dressed in designer clothes

We don’t talk ‘bout love, we just overdose

So tell me, tell me — how far you tryna go?

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(Outro – [The Weeknd])

Midnight calls, no names

Another ghost in your veins

You’ll be gone by the day

But you’ll be back when it rains

After midnight

Yeah, you love it when it’s not right

You don’t want real — just the highlight

You don’t want love — just a goodnight