Bury A Friend

Album: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)
Charted: 6 14
Play Video
  • Billie

    What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me?
    What are you wondering? What do you know?
    Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me?
    When we all fall asleep, where do we go?

    Come here
    Say it, spit it out, what is it exactly
    You're payin'? Is the amount cleanin' you out, am I satisfactory?
    Today, I'm thinkin' about the things that are deadly
    The way I'm drinkin' you down
    Like I wanna drown, like I wanna end me

    Step on the glass, staple your tongue (ahh)
    Bury a friend, try to wake up (ah-ahh)
    Cannibal class, killing the son (ahh)
    Bury a friend, I wanna end me

    I wanna end me
    I wanna, I wanna, I wanna end me
    I wanna, I wanna, I wanna

    What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me?
    What are you wondering? What do you know?
    Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me?
    When we all fall asleep, where do we go?

    Listen
    Keep you in the dark, what had you expected?
    Me to make you my art and make you a star
    And get you connected?
    I'll meet you in the park, I'll be calm and collected
    But we knew right from the start that you'd fall apart
    'Cause I'm too expensive
    It's probably somethin' that shouldn't be said out loud
    Honestly, I thought that I would be dead by now (wow)
    Calling security, keepin' my head held down
    Bury the hatchet or bury your friend right now

    The debt I owe, gotta sell my soul
    'Cause I can't say no, no, I can't say no
    Then my limbs all froze and my eyes won't close
    And I can't say no, I can't say no
    Careful

    Step on the glass, staple your tongue (ahh)
    Bury a friend, try to wake up (ah-ahh)
    Cannibal class, killing the son (ahh)
    Bury a friend, I wanna end me

    I wanna end me
    I wanna, I wanna, I wanna end me
    I wanna, I wanna, I wanna

    What do you want from me? Why don't you run from me?
    What are you wondering? What do you know?
    Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me?
    When we all fall asleep, where do we go? Writer/s: Billie Eilish O'Connell, Finneas Baird O'Connell
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Mayem Snyph from Pittsburgh PaDuran Duran covered this on their 2023 Halloween-themed album “Dance Macabre”, but they amped it up into a dance/techno piece. I actually never heard Billie’s original till now, but I like both versions.
  • David from NigeriaI love the song, in fact, all of billie ellish's songs.
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Chris Tomlin

Chris TomlinSongwriter Interviews

The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.

John Kay of Steppenwolf

John Kay of SteppenwolfSongwriter Interviews

Steppenwolf frontman John Kay talks about "Magic Carpet Ride," "Born To Be Wild," and what he values more than awards and accolades.

Martyn Ware of Heaven 17

Martyn Ware of Heaven 17Songwriter Interviews

Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.

Sugarland

SugarlandSongwriter Interviews

Meet the "sassy basket" with the biggest voice in country music.

Song Titles That Inspired Movies

Song Titles That Inspired MoviesSong Writing

Famous songs that lent their titles - and in some cases storylines - to movies.

Director Paul Rachman on "Hunger Strike," "Man in the Box," Kiss

Director Paul Rachman on "Hunger Strike," "Man in the Box," KissSong Writing

After cutting his teeth on hardcore punk videos, Paul defined the grunge look with his work on "Hunger Strike" and "Man in the Box."