Here's What The Weeknd's Save Your Tears Really Means

The Weeknd's on-again, off-again relationship with Bella Hadid has been in the limelight since their very first appearance together in April 2015 according to E! News. In "Save Your Tears," The Weeknd seems to reminisce about past mistakes in his relationship with Hadid. The song opens with the lyrics "I saw you dancing in a crowded room/You look so happy when I'm not with you/But then you saw me, caught you by surprise/A single teardrop falling from your eye." The singer hints at a rift between him and a partner who looks happier without him, only to become emotional when they cross paths by chance. Art imitates reality here: As TMZ reported, Hadid apparently avoided an awkward encounter with The Weeknd at a nightclub after their breakup in 2019.

Later on in "Save Your Tears," The Weeknd mentions feeling guilty over breaking someone's heart "like someone did to mine,"and as noted on Genius, fans are convinced that he is talking about Selena Gomez, who he dated in 2017 during one of their breaks. It's rumored that Gomez broke up with The Weeknd to reconcile with her ex Justin Bieber, but we may never know the full story. As noted by Seventeen, the music video for the song even features Bianca Rojas, a model who fans believe actually resembles Gomez.