Lonely Star
# Lonely Star

"Lonely Star" is a song by Canadian singer The Weeknd. It is featured on sophomore mixtape Thursday (2011), released on August 18, 2011 along the release of the mixtape, through XO. Serving as the opening track, it was written by The Weeknd himself (under his real name Abel Tesfaye), Martin McKinney and Carlo Montagnese. The song was produced by Doc McKinney and Illangelo, who produced all songs on the mixtape together.

## Background and composition

The song is written in the key of D major, at a tempo of 158 BPM.

The song seems to be about a man who is obsessed with a woman and wants her to belong to him. The song starts with Valerie asking the man to promise her that he won't forget her even when he has other women. She wants him to remember her in everything he does, including sex. She wants him to be hers every Thursday.

The first verse implies that the woman has a lot of pain and regret in her life, and the man wants to be there for her as a friend and a lover. He promises to give her everything she desires, including material possessions like cars, clothes, and jewels. He tells her that she could be a star if she wanted to, but only if she chooses to be with him.

In the second verse, the man asks the woman not to blame her mistakes on her friends and tells her that he understands her better than they do. He wants her to be with him wholly and not rely on anyone else. He reminds her that he's the one who can give her everything she wants.

The interlude is a repetition of the earlier request from Valerie that the man stay true to her and remember her always. She wants him to see her face every time he has sex with someone else, and she wants him to belong to her in every way possible.

The chorus repeats the idea that the woman can have everything she wants if she chooses to be with the man. The outro emphasizes that the man wants the woman only on Thursdays. The guitar in the song adds to the melancholic tone and the feeling of obsession the man has for the woman. Overall, "Lonely Star" seems to be a tale of a toxic and obsessive relationship.

