Your Power

Billie Eilish

Try not to abuse your power

I know we didn’t choose to change

You might not wanna lose your power

But having it’s so strange

She said you were a hero, you played the part

But you ruined her in a year, don’t act like it was hard

And you swear you didn’t know (Didn’t know)

No wonder why you didn’t ask

She was sleeping in your clothes (In your clothes)

But now she’s got to get to class

How dare you?

And how could you?

Will you only feel bad when they find out?

If you could take it all back, would you?

Try not to abuse your power

I know we didn’t choose to change

You might not wanna lose your power

But having it’s so strange

I thought that I was special, you made me feel

Like it was my fault you were the devil, lost your appeal

Does it keep you in control? (In control)

For you to keep her in a cage?

And you swear you didn’t know (Didn’t know)

You said you thought she was your age

How dare you?

And how could you?

Will you only feel bad if it turns out, that they kill your contract?

Would you?

Try not to abuse your power

I know we didn’t choose to change

You might not wanna lose your power

But power isn’t pain

Hmm

Ooh, ooh, ha

La-la-la-la-la

Review

“Your Power” is the third single from Billie Eilish’s second studio album “Happier Than Ever.” The song was premiered on April 29, accompanied by a music video directed by herself. This song was written by Billie and her brother Finneas. Arguably the voice of her generation, she is a global superstar with a huge fan base and has already made an incredible impact on music and youth culture. Aside from the contemporary vocal treatment, this is a mild folk song, with a hypnotic quality and a woozy sensibility that fits with some of her previous work. The song deals with the considerably darker topic of sexual abuse, coercion and control: an older man preying on a young woman, a situation that’s “ruined her in a year.” The disjunction between the lyrics and the way they are sung gives the song a chilling air, at odds with the prettiness of its tune and the gentle dreaminess of its sound.