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"NDA" is a single by Billie Eilish, included as the thirteenth track on her sophomore studio album Happier Than Ever. It was released on July 9, 2021 along with a music video and preceded the full album's release.

Background[]

On July 2nd, 2021, the song was first announced to be a single on an Instagram post, featuring a still of the music video, captioned

“NDA” SONG AND VIDEO OUT NEXT FRIDAY JULY 9TH JSHVKSJCIKSHCJSKCBUSKSK PRE-SAVE IN BIOOOOO

Billie Eilish, via Instagram

On July 6th, Eilish teased a lyric of the song once again,

i saw stars

– Billie Eilish, via Instagram

On July 8th, another snippet of the music video was shared on Instagram,

“NDA” OUT THIS FRIDAY 7/9, MUSIC VIDEO OUT AT 12AM ET EEEEEEEEEEE i can’t wait for this one. one of my favorite videos i’ve directed🙈🙈🙈🙈

– Billie Eilish, via Instagram

Theme[]

"NDA" is an abbreviation for "Non-disclosure agreement", a legal contract in which the participant is prevented from publicizing confidential information.[1]


Eilish claims the song includes many different topics over the course of her life, see § Lyrical Detailing for a more in-depth breakdown.

Spotify Synopsis[]

"NDA" is kinda all over the map. It’s got a lotta different things going on that were completely different situations. It was really just things I was thinking and feeling and doing in my life and I was like, I’ll just write about it. I don’t know, I think it’s very cool. “NDA” is very all over the place and up for interpretation.

– Billie Eilish, via Spotify

Synesthetic Perception[]

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NDA is perceived to be a Purple in Eilish's synesthesia.[2]

Lyrical Detailing[]

  • "Had to save my money for security // Got a stalker walkin' up and down the street // Says he's Satan and he'd like to meet" and "I can barely go outside, I think I hate it herе (I think I hate it here)"
    • Both describe Billie's issues with being famous. The first stanza calls out a situation from May of 2020 where a stalker, repeatedly showing up at her house, would ring the doorbell constantly and ask her parents "does Billie Eilish live here?" when they answered the door. She eventually got a restraining order against the individual.[3]
  • "I bought a secret house when I was seventeen // Haven't had a party since I got the keys"
    • With Billie's surprisingly rapid rise in fame, according to IMFM.ie, at the age of 17, she had an estimated Net Worth of around $6 Million dollars.[4] Billie later admitted in a June 2021 interview with Rolling Stone that she wants to be more secretive about moving between houses, most likely because of previous obsessive fan events.[5]
  • "Had a pretty boy over, but he couldn't stay // On his way out I made him sign an NDA"
    • To prevent her visitor from revealing information on their meet-up, Billie forces him to sign an NDA, a legal statement preventing him from disclosing this information. This is most likely to go against the media's obsession with figuring out Billie's relational life and sexuality.

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
Did you think I'd show up in a limousine? (No)
Had to save my money for security
Got a stalker walkin' up and down the street
Says he's Satan and he'd like to meet
I bought a secret house when I was seventeen
Haven't had a party since I got the keys
Had a pretty boy over, but he couldn't stay
On his way out I made him sign an NDA, mm

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I made him sign an NDA
(Once was good enough)
'Cause I don't want him having shit to say-ay, ayy, ayy, ayy-ayy

[Chorus]
You couldn't save me, but you can't let me go, oh, no
I can crave you, but you don't need to know, oh-oh
Mm-mm, mm-mm

[Verse 2]
30 Under 30 for another year (Another year)
I can barely go outside, I think I hate it herе (Think I hate it here)
Maybe I should think about a new career
Somewhere in Kaua'i where I can disappear
I've been havin' fun gettin' older now
Didn't change my number, made him shut his mouth
At least I gave him something he can cry about
I thought about my future, but I want it now

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh-oh
Want it now, mm-mm-mm
(You can't keep me up)

[Chorus]
You couldn't save me, but you can't let me go, oh, no
I can crave you, but you don't need to know, oh-oh

[Bridge]
Did I take it too far?
Now I know what you are
You hit me so hard
I saw stars
Think I took it too far
When I sold you my heart
How'd it get so dark?
I saw stars
Stars

Videos[]

Trivia[]

  • The ending of the song transitions into Therefore I Am.
  • NDA stands for Non-Disclosure Agreement, which is an agreement between two parties to keep something secret or unknown.
  • This song cross-references multiple other songs on the album.

References[]


ve Happier Than Ever
Artists
Billie Eilish
Tracks
Getting OlderI Didn't Change My NumberBillie Bossa Novamy futureOxytocinGOLDWINGLost CauseHalley's CometNot My ResponsibilityOverHeatedEverybody DiesYour PowerNDATherefore I AmHappier Than EverMale Fantasy
Tours
Happier Than Ever, The World Tour
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