Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: pop
Song Meaning of “Rolling Stone” by The Weeknd
The Weeknd’s ‘Rolling Stone’ speaks to the way life can easily carry one away without ever looking back. The song attempts to shed light on the idea of living life without a moral compass. It emphasizes the idea of leaving one’s past behind, taking what you need from life and disregarding any consequences. The song captures the free and unfettered spirit of the hustler, “take what you can get, and never give it back.” While living life without getting caught up in the small details, he urges the listener to “keep it rolling, like a Rolling Stone.” He reflects on his fearlessness and his lack of direction, a reminder that no one is perfect, and that it’s okay to make mistakes. He celebrates the freedom of “rolling stones” who move forward, never looking back. This journey of exploration is punctuated by reckless indulgence, the ultimate pleasure and monster of consequences. In the end, the narrator exhorts the listener to make the most of their lives and live in the moment, while he extols his own virtue of being a “rolling stone.”