JACQUES: Billie Eilish dropped a chilling
ode to unrequited love on her newest song,
“wish you were gay” -- with an interesting
turn of phrase.
JACQUES: The track was produced by her brother
FINNEAS, and in an Instagram story Billie
revealed that she’d actually written the
song three years prior.
JACQUES: On “wish you were gay,” Billie
sings about loving someone who doesn’t feel
the same way about her, and wanting an explanation.
JACQUES: And as far as the track’s title, after
performing the song on Instagram live back
in July 2018, Billie made it clear that its
message is not meant to be offensive.
BILLIE: It literally means I wish he was gay
so that he didn’t like me for an actual reason.
JACQUES: Both verses on "wish you were gay"
use numbers in a descending pattern, an intentional
choice from FINNEAS.
FINNEAS: We had that whole numbers sequence
in the verses that was fun.
I think that, I thought it would be a funny
interesting way to put it that you need a
12 step program to quit somebody or get over them.
JACQUES: Here, Billie wants to wean herself
off a lover using the 12 Step program, which
is normally reserved for curing addiction and
is most notably used by Alcoholics Anonymous.
JACQUES: No one likes a flake and according
to Billie, these lines come from a real life
experience.
BILLIE: I had a plan to meet this person at 7 and
they showed up at 9:30.
He literally lived like 6 minutes away. Like right around the corner I don't know how you can be that late.
JACQUES: As for dating, in an interview, Billie
mentioned that it wouldn’t be fair for her
to get into a serious relationship these days.
BILLIE: No I don’t have a boyfriend, I could
not have a boyfriend that would just be mean to him.
JACQUES: “wish you were gay” dropped officially
on March 4th and shot into the top of the
Genius Songs chart in no time.
Fans cannot wait for her upcoming debut studio album, ‘WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?'
set for release later this month.
JACQUES: If you wanna learn more about “wish
you were gay,” check out the song page on
Genius.com.
JACQUES: I’m Jacques Morel with Genius News
bringing you the meaning and the knowledge
behind the music.
Peace!
