And men, too-young boys are taken advantage of constantly. I don’t know one girl or woman who hasn’t had a weird experience, or a really bad experience. "You might think, ‘It’s because she’s in the music industry’-no, dude. It’s really not at all about one person," the singer says. And not just try to figure out who I’m talking about, because it’s not about that. What's Eilish's goal? “I would like people to listen to me. She reveals that she experienced a form of sexual abuse when she was younger, but as the writer Laura Snapes explains, "The details are hers." The point is the ubiquity of sexual misconduct and abuse, especially perpetrated by men against young girls and women-in Hollywood and beyond. “‘You’re going to complain about being taken advantage of as a minor, but then you’re going to show your boobs?’ Yes I am, motherf**ker! I’m going to because there’s no excuse," Eilish says. This is the lyrics Chorus Try not to abuse your power I know we didnt choose to change You might not wanna lose your power But havin its so strange. "You made me feel / like it was my fault, you were the devil / Lost your appeal / Does it keep you in control? / For you to keep her in a cage? / And you swear you didn't know / You said you thought she was your age," Eilish sings.Ĭonsidering the impact of this song and the more revealing style of her cover shoot, Eilish knows she'll have her share of critics and people who don't understand her message. Over 3 million people read Morning Brew you should too. The singers relationship with an older artist, Brandon Adams, was revealed in her documentary.
She denied that her single 'Your Power,' which calls out abusive men, was inspired by her ex.
It's bare and to-the-point, and the lyrics drive Eilish's message home. Over a melancholy acoustic guitar, Billie Eilish ruminates about a past abusive relationship where there was an unbalanced power dynamic. Billie Eilish recently discussed her past 'abuse' and new music in an interview with Rolling Stone. A post shared by BILLIE EILISH the interview, Eilish breaks down her decision to go with this look for the cover shoot, along with the powerful message behind "Your Power." The new single finds Eilish singing in her signature whisper-soft style, but without many of the unusual flourishes that she and her brother Finneas O'Connell have become famous for.