Makna Lagu Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish

KBRN, Sabang - Pada 17 Mei 2024, Billie Eilish pertama kali merilis lagu yang berjudul Birds of a Feather dan menjadi salah satu single dalam album Hit Me Hard and Soft. Lagu ini menjadi populer di seluruh dunia, terlebih setelah dinyanyikan pada penutupan Olimpiade Paris 2024, lagu ini langsung melejit ke peringkat pertama di tangga lagu Amerika Serikat.

Lagu Birds of a Feather menggambarkan janji cinta sehidup semati. Sejauh ini, Birds of a Feather merupakan lagu Billie Eilish yang paling romantis. Judul lagu ini terinspirasi dari pepatah inggris “birds of a feather flock together” yang berarti bahwa orang yang memiliki kesamaan atau kepentingan biasanya berkumpul atau bergaul bersama.

Billie Eilish mengekspresikan keinginan yang mendalam untuk bersama pasangannya sepanjang hidup, hingga akhir hayat. Hal ini tercermin dalam liriknya “I want you to stay 'til I'm in the grave, 'til I rot away, dead and buried, 'til I'm in the casket you carry.”

Dalam sebuah hubungan pastinya ada hambatan, seperti dalam lirik “But you're so full of sht, uh, tell me it's a bit, oh, say you don't see it, your mind's polluted, say you wanna quit, don't be stupid." Namun, di balik kata-kata yang terkesan kasar, ia memilih untuk memaafkan kesalahan pasangan dan tidak ingin berpisah.

Hingga 20 Agustus 2024, lagu ini sudah ditonton oleh lebih dari 46 juta orang di Youtube resmi Billie Eilish dan diputar di Spotify sebanyak lebih dari 784 juta kali. Lagu ini juga menjadi soundtrack serial Heartstopper season 3.

Berikut lirik Birds of a Feather selengkapnya

I want you to stay

'Til I'm in the grave

'Til I rot away, dead and buried

'Til I'm in the casket you carry

If you go, I'm going too, uh

'Cause it was always you, alright

And if I'm turning blue, please don't save me

Nothing left to lose without my baby

Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know

I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone

Can't change the weather, might not be forever

But if it's forever, it's even better

And I don't know what I'm crying for

I don't think I could love you more

It might not be long, but baby, I

I'll love you 'til the day that I die

'Til the day that I die

'Til the light leaves my eyes

'Til the day that I die

I want you to see, hm

How you look to me, hm

You wouldn't believe if I told ya

You would keep the compliments I throw ya

But you're so full of shit, uh

Tell me it's a bit, oh

Say you don't see it, your mind's polluted

Say you wanna quit, don't be stupid

And I don't know what I'm crying for

I don't think I could love you more

Might not be long, but baby, I

Don't wanna say goodbye

Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know ('til the day that I die)

I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone ('til the light leaves my eyes)

Can't change the weather, might not be forever ('til the day that I die)

But if it's forever, it's even better

I knew you in another life

You had that same look in your eyes

I love you, don't act so surprised