"Everybody Dies" is a track by Billie Eilish included on her sophomore studio album Happier Than Ever.
Background[]
| “ | “Everybody Dies” is blue. It kinda varies in my head. Sometimes I’ll hear it and I’ll see a different colored blue and then I’ll hear it in a different way and I’ll see another type of color blue. That one smells like rain, for sure. | ” |
– Billie Eilish, via Open House Party | ||
Billie has a mental condition called synesthesia, meaning she can vividly visualize sounds and emotions.[1]
Theme[]
Everybody Dies, according to Billie, is simply what the title says. The song details an undeniable fact and how we should all accept we're going to die one day; we should make the most of our lives and do what we wanna do before the fatal day where we leave Earth.
Spotify Synopsis[]
| “ | This song is a big bummer. It’s really about how everybody dies. You can’t change it and it’s a horrible thought. But it’s also a comforting thought, I don’t know. It gives me comfort to know I’m gonna die. I don’t know why. I’ve talked about it since I was a kid. It makes me happy that all things end. It’s also very sad and sentimental. This song is really just about knowing that you only have so long to do what you want so just do it. Enjoy your life. | ” |
– Billie Eilish, via Spotify | ||
Synesthetic Perception[]
Everybody Dies is perceived to be a Sad Blue in Billie's synesthesia |
or a Black, |
and smells like rain.[2]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Everybody dies, surprise, surprise
We tell each other lies, sometimes, we try
To make it feel like we might be right
We might not be alone
Be alone
[Verse 2]
Everybody dies, that's what they say
And maybe, in a couple hundred years
They'll find another way
I just wonder why you'd wanna stay
If everybody goes
You'd still be alone
[Verse 3]
I don't wanna cry
Some days I do, but not about you
It's just a lot to think about
The world I'm used to
The one I can't get back
At least not for a while
I sure have a knack for seeing life
More like a child
It's not my fault, it's not so wrong
To wonder why
Everybody dies
And when will I?
[Verse 4]
You ought to know
That even when it's time
You might not wanna go
But it's okay to cry
And it's alright to fold
But you are not alone
You are not unknown
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