The Weeknd – Big Sleep (Music Review & Lyrics) | Mp3 Download
Released on January 31, 2025, “Big Sleep” is a track from The Weeknd‘s sixth studio album Hurry Up Tomorrow. The song is credited to XO Music ULC, under The Weeknd’s label umbrella.
The production is a collaboration between The Weeknd, Giorgio Moroder, and Prince 85, among others. “Big Sleep” runs about 3:45 in length.
Lyrically and thematically, “Big Sleep” uses the metaphor of sleep (or death) to explore mortality, regret, and the passage of time. The chorus includes lines like “you used up your borrowed life / and you wasted your borrowed time / big sleep, big sleep”, pointing to the idea that life is temporary and should not be taken for granted. The track also weaves in a reworked version of the nursery rhyme prayer “Now I lay me down to sleep,” giving it haunting weight in the context of endings and hope.
Sonically, “Big Sleep” transitions from moody R&B textures into more experimental electronic phases, with glitchy sounds and warped effects that reflect a sense of unraveling or drifting. Listeners and fans have noted that the track feels like a turning point on the album—where The Weeknd’s persona confronts endings and perhaps transformation.
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