SKINNY

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“SKINNY” is a reflection on Billie’s insecurities. Throughout the track, she explores various themes such as falling in love for the first time – likely with a woman –… Read More

May. 17, 20241 viewer816.3K views

SKINNY Lyrics

[Intro]
Hmm, hmm

[Verse 1]
I fell in love for the first time
With a friend, it's a good sign
Feelin' off when I feel fine
Twenty-one took a lifetime
People say I look happy
Just because I got skinny
But the old me is still me and maybe the real me
And I think she's pretty

[Chorus]
And I still cry
Cry
And you know why

[Verse 2]
Am I acting my age now?
Am I already on the way out?
When I step off the stage, I'm a bird in a cage
I'm a dog in a dog pound
And you said I was your secret
And you didn't get to keep it
And the internet is hungry for the meanest kind of funny
And somebody's gotta feed it

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[Chorus]
Oh, do you still cry?
Still cry
Cry

[Bridge]
I nеver did you wrong (Never did you wrong)
And my (Oh), my patiеnce is gone (Is gone)
And I (I), I never did you wrong (You)
I, I loved you for so long (Hmm)

[Instrumental Outro]

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“SKINNY” is a reflection on Billie’s insecurities. Throughout the track, she explores various themes such as falling in love for the first time – likely with a woman – internal versus external perception, and anxieties about aging.

“SKINNY” is one of the many songs Billie has released regarding body image. In tracks like “idontwannabeyouanymore” from her 2017 EP Don’t Smile at Me, she expresses insecurities about her appearance and the pressure to meet certain standards. Additionally, in “All the Good Girls Go to Hell” from her 2019 album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and “Overheated” from her 2021 album Happier Than Ever, she delves into societal pressures and the pursuit of perfection, which also intersect with body image concerns.

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What has the artist said about the making of the song?

In an interview with Alt 98.7 and iHeartMedia, when asked if the song was written first or if the song as added later as the opening of the album, Billie explains her & Finneas' songwriting process:

We had like pieces of stuff. Funnily enough, [“LUNCH”] was the first song that we wrote in full. We had ideas of stuff and the verse of “CHIHIRO” and the chorus of “LUNCH” and a verse of “BITTERSWEET,” but nothing was real and it didn’t feel – we didn’t really know what we were gonna use,
and then we wrote all of “SKINNY” and that’s like the first full song that we wrote. As soon as we wrote it, we were like ‘Yeah, that’s the opening track.’

BILLIE BY FINNEAS

How did the song perform commercially?

During the tracking week ending June 1, 2024, the song debuted at #18 on the Hot 100 chart.

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Who wrote “SKINNY” by Billie Eilish?

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (2024)

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