The Real Meaning Behind The Weeknd's 'Wicked Games'
The Weeknd's "Wicked Games" is a dark, brooding song with intense lyrics. According to Genius, the lyrics start off with The Weeknd — born Abel Tesfaye — crooning about a man who's just had a painful breakup, singing about emptying his wallet to spend more time with his companion, an exotic dancer or sex worker. The Chicago Tribune described the song as being about "a character so emotionally hollowed out that he seeks unsatisfying refuge in anonymous sex and drugs.
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