Hotline Bling Lyrics

Lyric discussion by comfuzzled_ 

Cover art for Hotline Bling lyrics by Drake

The lyrics are self-explanatory. While going through his IG or whatever social network he was on, this guy checks up a girl he had pretty deep feelings for. Seeing her new life and the brand new person she is, he goes through a plethora of emotions: he's jealous, surprised, curious, angry, nostalgic, etc. When they were together, she was different than the other girls. Always being the type to stay at home, never really wanting to go out, sweet, a bit naïve- she was a good girl. He particularly remembers the calls he would receive from her late at night, wanting to make love, something that was important for both of them, something he had looked forward to.

Unfortunately, he had to leave her, I'm assuming for career purposes. Cue the nasty fight where tears drop and shit hits the fan, where she doesn't want him to leave but he has to. This ultimately brings the guy back to the position he is in. He looks through her pictures, and he has no idea who this new woman is. She's getting drunk in the club, wearing skimpy clothes with friends he doesn't know of. What is she doing? Why did I put myself through so much guilt leaving her when she was going to be acting anyway? She ended up partying and traveling just like me, so this shouldn't be my fault. Who is she anymore? He's sad that the girl he once loved is a stranger to him now. Even when they try to be civilized, they don't get along. But still, even when all this self-doubt and sadness is happening, he still hopes she hasn't found someone yet. He doesn't want anyone to see what he saw.

My Interpretation