"Watch", stylized as "watch", is the fourth track by Billie Eilish featured on her debut extended play (EP), dont smile at me. It was released on June 29th, 2017 as the EP's third single.
Theme
This song is about not being with the one that you want to be with, without being able to do anything about it, seen from Billie's perspective. She is torn between two people.
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Released | September 18th, 2017 |
| Length | 3:19 | |
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| Views | 24+ million | |
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lips meet teeth and tongue
My heart skips eight beats at once
If we were meant to be, we would have been by now
See what you wanna see, but all I see is him right now
[Chorus]
I'll sit and watch your car burn
With the fire that you started in me
But you never came back to ask it out
Go ahead and watch my heart burn
With the fire that you started in me
But I'll never let you back to put it out
[Verse 2]
Your love feels so fake
And my demands aren't high to make
If I could get to sleep, I would have slept by now
Your lies will never keep, I think you need to blow 'em out
[Chorus]
I'll sit and watch your car burn
With the fire that you started in me
But you never came back to ask it out
Go ahead and watch my heart burn
With the fire that you started in me
But I'll never let you back to put it out
[Bridge]
When you call my name
Do you think I'll come runnin'?
You never did the same
So good at givin' me nothin'
When you close your eyes, do you picture me?
When you fantasize, am I your fantasy?
Now you know
Now I'm free
[Chorus]
I'll sit and watch your car burn
With the fire that you started in me
But you never came back to ask it out
Watch my heart burn
With the fire that you started in me
But I'll never let you back to put it out
[Outro]
Never let you burn
Let you burn, let you burn
Never gonna let you burn
Let you burn
Trivia
- In the original tracklist of dont smile at me, there was an alternate version of this song listed as the following track, titled &burn, with both of the titles spelling out "watch & burn". The song was cut and replaced with Bellyache due to high demand from fans for it to be included, however, it was later released on December 15th, 2017 and was included on the re-release of the EP as the ninth track.
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