Billie Eilish Explains The Real Meaning Behind Her 'Lunch' Lyrics

24 April 2024, 15:12 | Updated: 26 April 2024, 15:16

Billie Eilish shares snippet of new song from Hit Me Hard and Soft

By Sam Prance

Billie Eilish teased a snippet of 'Lunch' during a DJ set at Coachella.

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Billie Eilish has opened up about the meaning behind her 'Lunch' lyrics and how the song helped her embrace her sexuality.

When Billie Eilish announced her new album, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft', she revealed that she wouldn't be dropping any singles ahead of the project. However, she didn't say anything about snippets. In April, Billie surprised fans at Coachella by joining Lana Del Rey as a guest. She then debuted clips of songs from her new album during DJ sets throughout the weekend.

Immediately, Billie's new song 'Lunch' started breaking the internet. Now, Billie has revealed what the song means to her.

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Not only does 'Lunch' sound like a smash hit but it's also Billie's most explicitly queer song to date. In the unreleased song, Billie sings: "I could eat that girl for lunch / Yeah, she dances on my tongue / Tastes like she might be the one / And I can never get enough / I could buy her so much stuff / It's a craving, not a crush."

Billie adds: "Call me when you're there / Said, "I brought you something rare" / And I left it under "Claire" / So now she's coming up the stairs / So I'm pulling up a chair / And I'm putting up my hair."

Discussing the song with Rolling Stone, Billie said: "That song was actually part of what helped me become who I am, to be real. I wrote some of it before even doing anything with a girl, and then wrote the rest after. I’ve been in love with girls for my whole life, but I just didn’t understand - until, last year, I realised I wanted my face in a v------."

Naturally, fans are obsessed. Reacting to the snippet, one fan tweeted: "my little lesbian heart can not handle this".

Another wrote: "how am i supposed to close my eyes and get any sleep when billie could eat that girl for lunch".

Billie has never explicitly labelled her sexuality but she did open up to Variety in 2023 about being attracted to girls. She said: "I’m physically attracted to them. But I’m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence."

Later on Instagram, Billie clarified: "i like boys and girls". Billie also asked people to "leave [her] alone" with questions about her sexuality after she was asked about coming out on Variety's red carpet.

It appears that Billie now feels comfortable to address more aspects of her sexuality in her music. 'Lunch' comes out with the rest of Billie's third album Hit Me Hard and Soft on May 17th this year.

Billie has confirmed in an interview with Zane Lowe that she's filmed a music video for 'Lunch'.

Bring on May 17th!

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