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The Weeknd chimes in as well, adding that his desire to be with one particular womanВ is pushing him closer to these dark times: In my dark times I've still got some problems I know, driving too fast but just moving too slow/ And I've got something I've been trying to let go, pulling me back every time. Sheeran croons: This ain't the right time for you to fall in love with me, baby I'm just being honest/ And I know my lies could not make you believe, we're running in circles that's why/ In my dark times I'll be going back to the street, promising everything I do not mean/ In my dark time, baby this is all I could be, and only my mother can love me for me. The Weeknd begins his narrative of waking up from an equally drug-induced sleep after Sheeran's verse, finding himself quite literally in some 'dark times': Light one up, let me bum a smoke, still calming down, dripping throat/ I got another man's blood on my clothes, but an endless fog's the life I chose.ДЄs they wake, the two are beginning to come to their senses, particularly when it comes to the dating game. Sheeran starts the song waking up from a long night out and a rough sleep, gathering his thoughts and memories from the night before: Waking up, half past five, blood on pillow and one bruised eye/ Drunk too much, you know what I'm like, but you should've seen the other guy. The singer-songwriter teamed up with fellow musician Ed Sheeran for a collaboration on the new album titled 'Dark Times,' in which the two highlight the pitfalls of achieving sex-symbol status among their peers and audiences, as well as the nasty side-effects of partying and taking too many drugs.ДЄlthough the album is set for release Friday, fans can stream a snippet from the track on the Weeknd's self-leaked 18-minute teaser via SoundCloud:

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The Weeknd's new album, Beauty Behind the Madness, further explores the artist's overarching themes following his first series of mixtapes, House of Balloons: sex, drugs and the dark times.

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