Billie explained that the meaning of this song is directly opposite to the meaning of her other popular song, “COPYCAT.”
"“COPYCAT” is basically about someone doing fucking everything you do. The idea of “idontwannabeyouanymore” was sort of like, exactly the opposite. You know, “COPYCAT” is like “you wanna be me so bad, I’m the shit” but really, no I’m not. And it’s like, you wanna be me. I look at the mirror over here, I don’t wanna be you."
In an interview with Ear Milk, Billie explains:
"That song is the most special to me on the EP, because it’s straight from myself. The whole song is supposed to be singing to yourself in a reflection. It came about while we were writing “COPYCAT,” which is obviously about a person doing exactly what you do. “idontwannabeyouanymore” actually has the same chords as the bridge of “COPYCAT” because we wrote them as the same song. So the idea was to write a song completely opposite to “COPYCAT.” I go through a lot of depression, I have for most of my life, and I know so many people have the same issues as I do and most people don’t have a way of expressing that. They keep it inside them and are hurt by themselves, and I want to have music that people can listen to. If I write a song that you feel like you relate to, and when you hear it you go “that’s my song” – it’s yours! With “idontwannabeyouanymore,” I just want people to know they can feel that way and not be alone. That song is very deep in me. And the production is very R&B and it has that 1, 2, 3 rhythm, almost like a ballroom dance. But I didn’t want it to be overproduced. I wanted it to be simple and intimate. There’s a lot of tension and release in that song."
Billie said on her Instagram that ‘idontwannabeyouanymore’ was a deep song about her feelings:
"idontwannabeyouanymore is a very inside of me song that has finally come out so if youd like to hear deep inside my HEAD and feel my FEELINGS GOO LISTEN"
idontwannabeyouanymore
Billie Eilish Lyrics
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Fall apart twice a day
I just wish you could feel what you say
Show, never tell
But I know you too well
Got a mood that you wish you could sell
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told "a tight dress is what makes you a whore"
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest?
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you, anymore
Hand, hands getting cold
Losing feeling is getting old
Was I made from a broken mold?
Hurt, I can't shake
We've made every mistake
Only you know the way that I break
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told "a tight dress is what makes you a whore"
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest?
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I-I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you, anymore
The lyrics to Billie Eilish's song "idontwannabeyouanymore" portray a sense of insecurity and self-doubt. The verse "Don't be that way, Fall apart twice a day, I just wish you could feel what you say" captures a sense of detachment from one's own emotions and the inability to express them. The line "Show, never tell, But I know you too well" reflects the reluctance to seek help and the fear of exposing oneself to others.
The next verse "If teardrops could be bottled, There'd be swimming pools filled by models, Told 'a tight dress is what makes you a whore'", highlights the societal pressure to conform to a particular image of beauty and the damaging effects of this pressure on one's self-esteem. The contrast between the image of a model and the derogatory remark of 'whore' serves to emphasize the disconnect between societal expectations and individual identity.
The chorus, "I don't wanna be you, anymore" is a powerful statement about the desire to break free from the burden of self-doubt and low self-esteem, to find one's authentic self, and to reject external influences that seek to shape one's identity.
Overall, Billie Eilish's "idontwannabeyouanymore" is a poignant exploration of the struggle to accept oneself in a world that often dictates what one should look like and how one should feel.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't be that way
Don't act like you don't care or show indifference towards life.
Fall apart twice a day
Break down frequently or have emotional outbursts twice a day, either mentally or physically.
I just wish you could feel what you say
I hope you mean and express what you truly feel inside, rather than just empty words.
Show, never tell
Demonstrate your true feelings through actions, rather than just speaking about it.
But I know you too well
I am well aware of your personality, behavior, and the way you express yourself.
Got a mood that you wish you could sell
You are trying to hide your true feelings and mood by projecting a fake personality, and you wish you could sell this fake mood to others.
If teardrops could be bottled
If it was possible to collect and store tears, especially from a crying person, it could fill up swimming pools.
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Famous models or celebrities, who are good at expressing their emotions, would be crying profusely and their tears could fill up vast swimming pools..
Told 'a tight dress is what makes you a whore'
Some people or society might consider a girl or a woman, who wears a revealing or tight dress, as promiscuous, and baselessly call her a whore.
If 'I love you' was a promise
If someone commits and promises to love you, would that be a genuine vow or mere words.
Would you break it, if you're honest?
If you are truthful, do you have the ability to keep your promises, or would you break them.
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
Speak to yourself and repeat what you already know about your flaws or insecurities, as if you are talking to someone else in a mirror.
I don't wanna be you, anymore
I don't wish to live my life trying to be somebody else, and I want to break free from this fake personality.
Hand, hands getting cold
Your hands are getting cold, which is a physical manifestation and signal of having anxiety or nerves.
Losing feeling is getting old
Losing sensitivity or feeling in your hands regularly is becoming old and tiring for you.
Was I made from a broken mold?
Am I a product of a broken or flawed family that has caused me to have insecurities and not able to express my true self?
Hurt, I can't shake
I am in pain and I am not able to get over it easily.
We've made every mistake
I have made mistakes in the past, and I am acknowledging it.
Only you know the way that I break
You are the only one who understands how I react or break down when I am in pain, and nobody else can comprehend it completely.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Billie Eilish O'Connell, Finneas Baird O'Connell
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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idontwannabeyouanymore
Song by Billie Eilish
OVERVIEW
LYRICS
Don't be that way
Fall apart twice a day
I just wish you could feel what you say
Show, never tell
But I know you too well
Got a mood that you wish you could sell
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you anymore
Hands, hands getting cold
Losing feeling's getting old
Was I made from a broken mold?
Hurt, I can't shake
We've made every mistake
Only you know the way that I break
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you... anymore
@blankabartkwiak9781
Billie Eilish - idontwannabeyouanymore
Don't be that way
Fall apart twice a day
I just wish you could feel what you say
Show, never tell
But I know you too well
Kind of mood that you wish you could sell
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you anymore
Hands, hands getting cold
Losing feeling's getting old
Was I made from a broken mold?
Hurt, I can't shake
We've made every mistake
Only you know the way that I break
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you... anymore
@aroojtariq7797
Lyrics :
Don't be that way
Fall apart twice a day
I just wish you could feel what you say
Show, never tell
But I know you too well
Kind of mood that you wish you could sell
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you anymore
Hands, hands getting cold
Losing feeling's getting old
Was I made from a broken mold?
Hurt, I can't shake
We've made every mistake
Only you know the way that I break
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you... anymore
@hanna-qm9eg
[vocalizing]
Don't be that way
fall apart twice a day
i just wish, you could feel, what you say
show, never tell
but I know you too well
kind of mood that you wish you could sell
[chorus]
if teardrops could be bottled
there'd be swimming pools filled by models
told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
if "i love you" was a promise
would you break it, if you're honest?
tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
i don't wanna be you, anymore
hands getting cold
losing feelings, getting old
was i made from a broken mold?
hurt, I can't shake
we've made every mistake
only you know the way that i break
[chorus]
if teardrops could be bottled
there'd be swimming pools filled by models
told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
if "i love you" was a promise
would you break it, if you're honest?
tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
i don't wanna be you
i don't wanna be you
i don't wanna be you
anymore
@oliviarivera6795
Don't be that way
Fall apart twice a day
I just wish you could feel what you say
Show, never tell
But I know you too well
Kind of mood that you wish you could sell
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you anymore
Hands, hands getting cold
Losing feeling's getting old
Was I made from a broken mold?
Hurt, I can't shake
We've made every mistake
Only you know the way that I break
If teardrops could be bottled
There'd be swimming pools filled by models
Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore
If "I love you" was a promise
Would you break it, if you're honest
Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you
I don't wanna be you... anymore
I love this song one of my favs!😍😍😍
@FreddieRansom
this is so aesthetically pleasing
@curtisgrant1078
freddie ransom aa
@Trashtato
freddie ransom yES
@Trashtato
freddie ransom ily2 haha
@uma5336
she is so aesthetically pleasing
@williamwilliams194
Aesthetics isn't that people that work out?
@carlybritton596
You can honestly tell how much happier she is now just because she went from “I don’t wanna be you anymore” to “I am in love with my future”
@heidymendez8675
No hablo inglés jajaja, bueno ya no hablo
@SquahBrackah_M_SquahBrackah
@@heidymendez8675 lol que
@SquahBrackah_M_SquahBrackah
Yeah honestly I'm so happy of her being happy