Billie Eilish & Songwriting: Poetic Words & Sinister Flavours
After much anticipation, Billie Eilish kicked off her very first virtual concert over the weekend. The immersive, multi-dimensional livestream event titled, ‘Where Do We Go?’ featured some spectacular visual effects with the help of multiple cameras and XR technology. To add to that, the pre-show even featured an exclusive clip from the star’s upcoming documentary, “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry.” Her concert featured all the familiar gems from her debut record, “When We All Fall Asleep. Where Do We Go?”
So, in celebration of this spectacular livestream event, we’ve decided to cherry-pick some of Eilish’s greatest lyrics from her older numbers. The star has a way with words, weaving heavy themes with poetic verses, always lined with an undertone of something sinister. So, without further ado, here’s a deep dive into all shades of Billie Eilish.
Photo Credits: Billie Eilish Official Instagram
1.’Books don’t make sense if you read ’em backwards
You’ll single out the wrong words
Like you mishear all my songs.‘
– “Party Favor”
2. ‘Lips meet teeth and tongue
My heart skips eight beats at once
If we were meant to be, we would have been by now
See what you wanna see, but all I see is him right now.‘
– “Watch”
3. ‘Your cover up is caving in
Man is such a fool
Why are we saving him?’
– “All The Good Girls Go To Hell”
4.’Don’t be cautious, don’t be kind
You committed, I’m your crime
Push my button anytime
You got your finger on the trigger,
but your trigger finger’s mine.‘
– “Copycat”
5. ‘Tore my shirt to stop you bleedin’
But nothin’ ever stops you leavin”
– “When The Party’s Over”
6. ‘But, can you listen?
I came committed, guess I overdid it
Wore my heart out on a chain
Around my neck but now it’s missing, hmm’
– “8”
7. ‘Was I stupid to love you?
Was I reckless to help?
Was it obvious to everybody else
That I’d fallen for a lie?
You were never on my side’
– “No Time To Die”
8. ‘And let me crawl inside your veins/
I’ll build a wall/
give you a ball and chain.‘
– “Hostage”
9. ‘Is there a twelve step just for you?
Our conversation’s all in blue
Eleven, “Heys” (hey, hey, hey, hey)
Ten fingers tearin’ out my hair’
– “Wish You Were Gay”
10. ‘Isn’t it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass, my mind of stone
Tear me to pieces, skin and bone
Hello, welcome home’
– “Lovely”
By: Nina Karun
