Photo Story: An Alternate Reality Inspired by the Weeknd’s 'Kiss Land'
The Canadian singer-songwriter’s debut album conveys an air of mystique, sensuality, adventure, and darkness; all of which inspired this neon-lit shoot.
Photos by Lauren Stephens
“You belong to the world / You belong to the temporary moments of a dream”
“You’re in love with something bigger than love / You believe in something bigger than trust”
“Don’t show the world how alone you’ve become”
“Cause no one will love you, like her / It’s pointless / Like tears in the rain”
“I’ll teach you to dream / We’ll find our love in the sky”
“And tonight I will love you / And tomorrow you won’t care”
“When the sun goes down, I know what you become”
“You said you’ve been to the sky / We’ll go beyond that”
“In a world where your dreams can’t be real / Every touch that you sell is a lie”
“She might have been the one / I let it go / For a little fun”
“You’re almost dead to him / You’re sleeping with a frozen heart”
“It’s just love / It always makes its way back around / It’s dispensable / To fall is unacceptable”
“I think I lost the only piece that held it all in place / Now my madness is the only love I let myself embrace”