The Weeknd and Lana Del Rey - "THE ABYSS" - OUT NOW!

[ultrablvd 48,072]

only just read this thread  let me not tell a lie i giggled!  

[GeminiLanaFan 49,809]

1 hour ago, barttttender said:

 

Tbh, i can't imagine billie on an abel record at all? for some reason. She's got too butch of an energy for him,. (Huge billie fan so i can say that).

 

He needs feminine girls like lana, ari, and anita. 

I honestly had no idea what it could have sounded like, but Billie’s collabs are pretty much always on point. So if it had been true, I guess they would have found a way to make it work. But it’s true that Billie has some drive that is more « masculine » I guess (or straightforward )than Lana 

[Thats why they call me Dita 10,629]

What does it mean.. like his lines are fairly obvious, but I don’t understand what Lana’s lyrics are meant to mean in relation to his; or am I being stupid? 
 

it kinda feels like it means that they don’t really wanna “end it”, but threatening to make somebody stay 

[Mer 64,160]

Will it chart in the Top 10?

[bluechemtrails 28,065]

10 minutes ago, Mer said:

Will it chart in the Top 10?

probably not

 

[drugsdesire 10,373]

2 hours ago, Thats why they call me Dita said:

What does it mean.. like his lines are fairly obvious, but I don’t understand what Lana’s lyrics are meant to mean in relation to his; or am I being stupid? 
 

it kinda feels like it means that they don’t really wanna “end it”, but threatening to make somebody stay 

i understood it like this:

”is a threat not a promise?” - if somebody is threatening to leave the relationship amidst an argument, it is almost like they are telling the other person that they will leave either way. when you threaten to leave, you’re promising that you will, now or one day, because a mere argument can push your thoughts in that direction. 

“quiet for days, baby, running away” - this likely refers to the act of leaving the relationship itself, or the person is being extra avoidant in the relationship and not showing their feelings, which causes the other person harm.

“if you’re looking for rage/raging” - this is like a way of saying “you want chaos, i’ll give you chaos”. it seems like the other partner has abusive tendencies (threatening to leave, silent treatment, provocation) and essentially wants lana to react and to make a huge deal in order to turn the conflict into something to blame her for.

 

this is just my interpretation! 

 

[blueskiesforever 377]

25 minutes ago, Mer said:

Will it chart in the Top 10?

It’s #50 on the Spotify Global Chart; #48 on USA

 

On Apple Music its #56 Global; #76 USA. I think if Lana’s name was listed as a feature the streams would be higher. 

[Dark Angel 205,415]

NVM

[Thats why they call me Dita 10,629]

1 hour ago, drugsdesire said:

i understood it like this:

”is a threat not a promise?” - if somebody is threatening to leave the relationship amidst an argument, it is almost like they are telling the other person that they will leave either way. when you threaten to leave, you’re promising that you will, now or one day, because a mere argument can push your thoughts in that direction. 

“quiet for days, baby, running away” - this likely refers to the act of leaving the relationship itself, or the person is being extra avoidant in the relationship and not showing their feelings, which causes the other person harm.

“if you’re looking for rage/raging” - this is like a way of saying “you want chaos, i’ll give you chaos”. it seems like the other partner has abusive tendencies (threatening to leave, silent treatment, provocation) and essentially wants lana to react and to make a huge deal in order to turn the conflict into something to blame her for.

 

this is just my interpretation! 

 

Oh good interpretation! I thought she sang “it’s a threat not a promise” 

 

your thoughts really tie it together with his lines!

[drugsdesire 10,373]

3 hours ago, Thats why they call me Dita said:

Oh good interpretation! I thought she sang “it’s a threat not a promise” 

 

your thoughts really tie it together with his lines!

i think a similar interpretation goes for that lyric  in the sense that the notion of someone leaving is a threat in itself, and not a promise. maybe lana is comforting herself and telling herself that the person saying they will leave is a threat said out of anger, and not a promise. and thanks! i didn’t get it either at first, but thinking about lana’s lyrics always reminds me that she is truly a genius writer. 

[anangelforever 50]

On 1/31/2025 at 5:00 AM, That Venice Bitch said:

 

ITS A THREAT NOT A PROMISEEEE

[rancidgirl 5,783]

is a threat not a promise.. if you’re looking for raaaaaaaaaaage

[ldrzodiac 1,672]

I am so obsessed with this song.

 

Although she is only rlly in the outro, she creates such an angelic and heavenly ending for this song and it really compliments it!!!

[takemybreath 7,646]

 

Lana has been officially credited 

[HoneymoonHaze 128]

this song eats and lana sounds so good in it. mike dean producing this song makes lanas voice sounds 1000 times better. someone kick jack out of the studio.

[Let the Light In 19,177]

18 minutes ago, HoneymoonHaze said:

this song eats and lana sounds so good in it. mike dean producing this song makes lanas voice sounds 1000 times better. someone kick jack out of the studio.

Omg thank you 

[psycholifeguard 606]

this was SOW good but the weeknd left his auto tune on lana i think, or he j wanted to remind us that we is still listening to his music lol. 

[sparklejumpropeweed 414]

LANA IS BRAT

[Deadly Nightshade 13,114]

it keeps getting better with every listen 

[Rico25 8,053]

the album is a slay