{"id":164879,"date":"2025-06-06T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T19:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/06\/06\/the-weeknd-wanders-through-purgatory-in-baptized-in-fear-music-video-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T15:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T19:14:41","slug":"the-weeknd-wanders-through-purgatory-in-baptized-in-fear-music-video-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/06\/06\/the-weeknd-wanders-through-purgatory-in-baptized-in-fear-music-video-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd Wanders Through Purgatory in \u2018Baptized in Fear\u2019 Music\u00a0Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe Weeknd<\/a> unveiled the eerie music video for Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/em> album cut \u201cBaptized in Fear\u201d on Friday (June 6).<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn the cinematic clip, the R&B crooner sits alone in a desolate row of church pews as he sings, \u201cI fell asleep in the tub, I was met with paralysis\/ My foot hit the faucet, water started flowin\u2019 in\/ Couldn\u2019t scream for help, I just slowly felt the pressure hit\/ Moving one toe was the only form of motion left\/ Can\u2019t breathe for air, can\u2019t breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFrom there, the artist born Abel Tesfaye watches in wonder as his hand is slowly engulfed in a liquid marble akin to the soulless statues that populate the visual before wandering out into the equally empty grounds of the churchyard, which, according to a release, represents the singer\u2019s \u201cbattle with inner demons, a purgatory that he must endure, fighting for rebirth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThough not released as an official single like \u201cTimeless,\u201d \u201cS\u00e3o Paulo\u201d and \u201cCry for Me,\u201d \u201cBaptized in Fear\u201d has become a fan-favorite highlight of The Weekend\u2019s latest No. 1 LP, which he previously billed as his final album<\/a> under his famous moniker, but has since noted that it may be a \u201crebirth\u201d instead<\/a>. Billboard<\/em> ranked<\/a> the track among the best on Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/em> upon the project\u2019s January release, calling the cut both \u201cdark and morbid\u201d and \u201cThe Weeknd at peak form.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe surprise video for \u201cBaptized in Fear\u201d also follows the theatrical release of Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/a><\/em>, the full-length psychological thriller directed by Trey Edward Shults that serves as a companion piece to the album.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch The Weeknd\u2019s new music video for \u201cBaptized in Fear\u201d below.<\/p>\n

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