this confirms that this song is being sung from the perspective of Billieās abuser. it explains the
tone of the song, and completely changes the way you look at it. Lines
like āIf you find it
hard to swallow, I can loosen up your collar, āCause, as
long as youāre still breathing, Donāt you even think of leavingā make it very overwhelmingly clear that this is the perspective Billie is portraying
Also, while some people think the
Spotify interview thing from the lyric version disproves this, it just doesnāt. She says the song was made to be āinsane liveā, not a
fun song in terms of concept. She said she was going through crazy feelings at the
time and youād understand if you looked at the lyrics, but doesnāt say what the feelings were. On an album where Billie is venting about her trauma, a song like this would have no place in the project. I donāt know how she could have made this more obvious then by saying me and you are both the same
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