This song is about the weeknd loving a woman but him not wanting to be in the relationship but all in the same sense he does. He is saying that he can't afford it and he also doesn't want her to be lonely. He doesn't like the feelings he has for her. He is trying to find a reason to pull them apart but he can´t. The theme of this song is about a very strong love. In the relationship there is very intense feelings between the two. There’s conflicting feelings and also pain in this relationship and one of the lines even says “I can’t afford this love” and I think he’s basically saying that he doesn’t want to have those kind of feelings between them.
