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The Weeknd - I Was Never There feat. Gesaffelstein (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Weeknd
The Weeknd
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Feeney
Adam Feeney
Songwriter
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Songwriter
Mike Levy
Mike Levy
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gesaffelstein
Gesaffelstein
Producer
Frank Dukes
Frank Dukes
Producer
Shin Kamiyama
Shin Kamiyama
Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Jaycen Joshua
Mixing Engineer
Maddox Chhim
Maddox Chhim
Assistant Mixing Engineer
David Nakaji
David Nakaji
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chris Athens
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What makes a grown man wanna cry? (Cry, cry, cry, cry)
What makes him wanna take his life? Ah, ah (Ah)
His happiness is never real (Real, real, real, real)
And mindless sex is how he feels, ooh, he heals
[Chorus]
When it's time, when it's time, when it's time
It won't matter, it won't matter (It don't matter, matter)
When it's time, when it's time, when it's time
It won't matter, it won't matter (It won't matter, no)
[Chorus]
It was like he was never there (It was like he was never there)
It was like he was gone in thin air (No)
[Chorus]
When it's time, when it's time, when it's time
It won't matter, it won't matter (It won't matter, baby)
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
It was like he was never there
It was like he was gone in thin air
[Chorus]
When it's time, when it's time, when it's time
It won't matter, it won't matter
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
Ooh, and 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
Till I feel nothing
In my soul (In my soul)
I'm on the edge of something breaking
I feel my mind is slowly fading
If I keep going, I won't make it
If I keep going, I won't make it
[Outro]
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
Whoa, whoa
[Outro]
Don't you, baby, hey
They won't matter, baby
Don't you know?
Don't you know?
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Adam Feeney, Gesaffelstein

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