Billie Eilish’s Poetry

 In our agenda everyday, there is a time set aside for us to reflect on the musical poetry our chosen artist creates. The artist I have chosen for this unit is Billie Eilish. Because she is not much older than us, I feel that her music is very relatable for our generation. It’s so interesting to see what she has to say (or sing) because she has been in the public eye ever since she was 13/14. I believe her music reflects a lot on her journey and personal experiences as a teen gaining popularity. I love her music so much because she pours her heart and soul into her lyrics. Here are some of what I consider the most powerful lyrics of hers:

“If teardrops could be bottled, there’d be swimming pools filled by models”- idontwannabeyouanymore

In her song idontwannabeyouanymore, Billie talks about her struggles with depression as an extremely famous and young artist. I love that she expresses this through her music instead of hiding behind it and being ashamed of it. Part of what makes her an amazing artist is her courage to take her own sadness and turn it into beautiful lines of poetry. These lines are so striking to me because even though we think of models as literally the most perfect people on earth and what society expects girls to look and act like, she associates them with tons of sadness. She relates to them because she is always in the public eye being looked at and criticized. Her message is that even though the fame and fortune is great, behind closed doors, she is still struggling to love herself. 


“Why aren’t you scared of me? Why do you care for me? When we all fall asleep, where do we go?”- Bury A Friend

These short, repetitive questions leave listeners wanting more. What is she talking about? Who is she talking about? Where do we go? In an interview, Billie reveals that this song is about herself being her own worst enemy, her own monster underneath her bed. She talks about how she’s giving everything she has to herself and then sometimes not even thinking for herself, which could be dangerous because too much love is better than none at all. That’s another thing I love about her music, she leaves so much room for interpretation, she really makes it feel like her songs are ours.




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