8 lyrics by billie eilish
Wait a minute, let me finish
I know you don’t care
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
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
So I think I better go
I never really know how to please you
You’re lookin’ at me like I’m see-through
I guess I’m gonna go
I just never know how you feel
Do you even feel anything?
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
You said, “Don’t treat me badly”
But you said it so sadly
So I did the best I could
Not thinking you would have left me gladly
I know you’re not sorry
Why should you be?
‘Cause who am I to be in love
When your love never is for me?
Me
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
So I think I better go
I never really know how to please you
You’re lookin’ at me like I’m see-through
I guess I’m gonna go
I just never know how you feel
Do you even feel anything?
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About
“8” is Eilish’s first publicly available song with a number in the title, and it makes use of innovative vocal mixing and production techniques. Eilish acknowledges that “8” was written from the perspective of someone she injured in the album description on iTunes and Apple Music.
People often think, “Oh, poor baby Billie, she’s so hurt,” when they hear that song. But in reality, I was simply being a dickhead for a second, and the only way I could handle it was to pause and imagine myself in their shoes.
In addition, “8” contains “see-through,” a previously unheard song, in its studio rendition under a different name. Fans observed that the tracks had the same duration, which led to the assumption. Eilish later validated the claim by like this fan post on.
