
Figuring out the meaning behind a song can be tricky, especially if it's by someone like Taylor Swift, who will leave clues but rarely cop to anything. Luckily, when it comes to The Weeknd, we have a little more clarity. When speaking to Variety in 2020, he confirmed that "In Your Eyes" is about broken love. "It's basically about two people who are in love with each other who are just f—ing each other over," he said. "The first verse is from [one] perspective, and the second is from the other perspective."
That checks out since the song includes lyrics like "I know it hurts to smile, but you try to," and "I don't regret 'cause my heart can't take a loss," but who is the song about? Twitter has some ideas. While "In Your Eyes" doesn't offer enough information to point to one specific ex, Twitter is pretty sure the entire album is about Bella Hadid. "After hours got me missing Bella Hadid despite never being in the same room as her," one fan wrote on Twitter. The Weeknd and Hadid had a very public on-off relationship for years, before finally calling it quits in 2019, per Seventeen.
Hopefully, The Weeknd can find some solace in knowing that he turned his heartbreak into some absolute bangers. Or, as one fan tweeted, "S/o to Bella Hadid for breaking Abel's heart & giving us After Hours."
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