《A Tale By Quincy》这首歌中，The Weeknd通过讲述自己童年经历的故事，揭示了他个人成长过程中的痛苦和挣扎。歌曲中提到了他的母亲在他七岁时因患有早发性痴呆（Dementia praecox）而被送入精神病院的情景，这对年幼的The Weeknd来说是一个巨大的打击。随后，他还提到了与继母之间不愉快的经历，这些早期的家庭环境对他成年后的人际关系产生了深远的影响。
"Looking back now I didn't know what it was supposed to be"
现在回想起来，当时并不明白事情本应是如何发展的。
"And it's like raising kids man, if you weren't raised you don't know how to raise"
这就像养育孩子一样，如果你没有被好好抚养长大，你就不知道如何去养育。
"I just did the best that I could with them, because they know fkin' well I love them"
我只是尽我所能去对待他们，因为他们很清楚我是多么爱他们。
"But I didn't do the best I could, I didn't know what the fk I was doing"
但事实上我没有做到最好，我不知道自己在做什么。
"I will never forget watching my mother get put in a straightjacket and taken out of my home when I was only seven years old"
永远不会忘记，在我只有七岁的时候看到妈妈被穿上拘束衣从家里带走的那一幕。
"She was diagnosed with Dementia praecox and put in a mental institution, leaving my daddy alone with me and my little brother Lloyd"
她被诊断为早发性痴呆，并被送往精神病院，留下爸爸、我和弟弟Lloyd相依为命。
"I later had an evil stepmother who further cemented the idea that I didn't need a mother"
后来有了一个恶毒的继母，更加坚定了我不需要母亲的想法。
"Growing up without one had long lasting influence, I didn't fully understand until much later in life"
没有母亲陪伴的成长对我产生了长远影响，直到很久以后我才完全理解这一点。
"It bled into my relationships with family and those I had became romantically involved with"
这种影响渗透到了我与家人以及恋爱对象的关系之中。
"Whenever I got too close to a woman I would cut her off, part of that was vindictive and partially based on fear, but it was also totally subconsious"
每当我和某个女人走得太近时，最终都会选择断绝关系。部分原因是出于报复心理，也有部分是基于恐惧，但更多的是无意识的行为。
"Looking back is a b*h isn't it"
回首往事真是件让人感到痛苦的事情，不是吗？