Billy Not Really
Death Grips Lyrics

Oh, why me why me, oh, I mean oh my me
Expressing confusion and despair about why the singer is the way they are.

Don't see why I need all these hairs can't stand by these
Questioning the purpose of something insignificant and uncomfortable.

All my palm lines running, stretching
Describing the physical characteristics of the singer's hand.

'Cross my palm like blind cross etching
Comparing the lines on the artist's palm to a carved artwork that can't be seen.

Palm mummified, cotton era filming
Portraying the palm like a historical artifact or document preserved in cotton.

Bronze my palm now, all brown palmed now
Expressing the desire to have a more valuable and beautiful hand.

Visits some medium
Referring to the singer's attempt to communicate with people who have supernatural abilities to talk to the dead.

Won't come near me
Implying that the artist has a negative aura or energy that repels others.

Treats me like a meteor
Describing the artist's awkward and alarming presence.

She scares me
Expressing discomfort or fear related to the person or being the artist encounters.

My bony Now, now, Billy, not really
Addressing the singer as if they are Billy and using the phrase 'not really' to imply that the singer is not who they seem to be.

Yo, oi, yo
Slang expressions to create a sense of urgency or excitement.

Ooh, ahh Billy, Billy, not really
Repeating the name Billy and the previous line to reinforce the idea that the singer is not who they seem to be.

Raw Yo, oi, yo Ahh Billy, Billy, not really Yo, oi, yo Amnesia Yo, oi, yo Ooh, ahh Billy, Billy, not really Yo Raw Yo, oi, yo Ahh Billy, Billy, not really Yo, oi, yo Amnesia
Repeated words and phrases that add to the confusion and mystery of the lyrics, using each expression as a building block to maintain the sense of unease and disorientation.

Every movement after sudden movement
Describing how the singer feels after every sudden onset of activity, implying that it is difficult to cope with.

Déjà-vu abducting Sucky-sucky Sticky psyche touching So many sensory Dripping dripping dripping splashing splashing happening Already Now, now, Billy, not really
The continuation of repeating the name Billy and the previous line to create an atmosphere of anxiety and discomfort, drawing upon familiar experiences and emotions that are difficult to express but are evocative or haunting.

Don't see why I need all these hairs can't stand by thee
Repeating a previous line but changing the word 'these' to 'thee' to add the artist's disdain for something else.

My bony Now, now, Billy, not really
Repeating the idea that the singer may not be Billy, emphasizing the uncertainty of their identity.

Amnesia
A single word statement that evokes the feeling of forgetting or losing something important.

Odd man Tsunami feral Get barreled in other worlds No hand in sea of pearls Buried in frozen Jheri curls
A sequence of free association that portrays the artist as an outsider or an oddity.

Herzog Shootin' solitaire No hands Have one over Shocker glares Zulu somnambulic stare Flick up my wrist Ooh, shit Ooh, ah-ooh shit Phantom lips Crude lips I'm in eyelid exclusive
Describing the artist's physical gestures and facial expressions that demonstrate their agitation and discomfort.

Flick up my wrist Aw, shit Ahh I'm not shit
A sudden shift in tone and subject matter that undermines the previous expressions, suggesting a sense of humor, irony, or resignation.

She turnin' telly Through the shriveled button quest jaundiced yellow She's your experience with your experiment No false symbol flied glit in oh please shock me so sorry falsetto You're her experiment She's your experience
Describing a person as both the subject and object of an experiment or experience, hinting at a recursive and tangled relationship that is hard to untangle.