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Billie Eilish – bury a friend

Billie
What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me?
What are you wondering? What do you know?
Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me?
When we all fall asleep, where do we go?

Come here

Say it, spit it out, what is it exactly

Are you payin'? Is the amount cleanin' you out, am I satisfactory?

Today, I'm thinkin' about the things that are deadly

The way I'm drinkin' you down

Like I wanna drown, like I wanna end me

Step on the glass, staple your tongue

Bury a friend, try to wake up

Cannibal class, killing the sun

Bury a friend, I wanna end me

I wanna end me

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna… end me

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna…

What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me?

What are you wondering? What do you know?

Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me?

When we all fall asleep, where do we go?

Listen

Keep you in the dark, what had you expected?

Me to make you my art and make you a star

And get you connected?

I'll meet you in the park, I'll be calm and collected

But we knew right from the start that you'd fall apart

'Cause I'm too expensive

Your talk'll be somethin' that shouldn't be said out loud

Honestly, I thought that I would be dead by now

Calling security, keepin' my head held down

Bury the hatchet or bury your friend right now

For the debt I owe, gotta sell my soul

'Cause I can't say no, no, I can't say no

Then my limbs are froze and my eyes won't close

And I can't say no, I can't say no

Careful

Step on the glass, staple your tongue

Bury a friend, try to wake up

Cannibal class, killing the sun

Bury a friend, I wanna end me

I wanna end me

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna… end me

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna…

What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me?

What are you wondering? What do you know?

Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me?

When we all fall asleep, where do we go?

Explication des paroles

« Bury a Friend » est une chanson de l’artiste américaine Billie Eilish, sortie en 2019. Les paroles traitent de thèmes sombres et perturbants, évoquant les pensées et les cauchemars d’une personne hantée par ses démons intérieurs. Billie Eilish explore ici des sentiments tels que la peur, l’angoisse et l’auto-dépréciation.

Dans la chanson, la voix feutrée et hypnotique de Billie Eilish crée une atmosphère inquiétante qui correspond parfaitement au contenu des paroles. Les sons électroniques et les basses lourdes renforcent cette ambiance sombre et oppressante.

Une anecdote intéressante à propos de « Bury a Friend » est que Billie Eilish a déclaré s’être inspirée d’un cauchemar qu’elle a fait, dans lequel elle était poursuivie par une entité malveillante. Cette expérience a influencé l’écriture des paroles et la production de la chanson, lui donnant une dimension encore plus personnelle et intense.

En résumé, « Bury a Friend » est une chanson captivante et troublante qui explore les aspects les plus sombres de l’esprit humain, tout en mettant en avant le talent et la créativité de Billie Eilish en tant qu’artiste.