Billie Eilish fans think she drags Brandon "Q" Adams in Happier Than Ever lyrics

30 July 2021, 17:28

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By Sam Prance

Are Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever lyrics about her ex-boyfriend? The meaning explained.

Billie Eilish has finally released her sophomore album and fans can't get over how savage her 'Happier Than Ever' lyrics are.

Ever since Billie Eilish first rose to fame, she's kept her private life private. It was only in her recent documentary Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry that she revealed that she'd been in a relationship with the rapper 7: AMP, who is also known as Brandon "Q" Adams. The stars dated between 2018 and 2019. Billie is rumoured to be dating actor Matthew Vorce now.

READ MORE: Billie Eilish urges fans to "be nice" to ex-boyfriend Q after documentary breakup

In 'Happier Than Ever', Billie drags an ex-boyfriend for ruining "everything good". Who are the lyrics about though?

Who is Happier Than Ever about?

Billie is yet to reveal who her 'Happier Than Ever' lyrics are about but fans believe they reference her past relationship with Brandon "Q" Adams. In the song, Billie sings: "You do the opposite of what you said you'd do / And I'd end up more afraid / Don't say it isn't fair / You clearly werе aware that you made me misеrable," and: "When I'm away from you / I'm happier than ever."

Billie then gets more direct in the second verse. She adds: "You called me again / Drunk in your Benz / Drivin' home under the influence / You scared me to death but I'm wastin' my breath / 'Cause you only listen to your fuckin' self," and: "Never paid any mind to my mother or friends so I / Shut them all out for you 'cause I was a kid / You ruin everything good."

Why did Billie Eilish and Q break up?

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever (Official Music Video)

The lyrics seem to correspond with Billie's explanation as to why she broke up with Q. In her documentary, she confirmed: "I just wasn't happy. And I didn't want the same things he wanted and I don't think that's fair, for him. I don't think you should be in a relationship, super excited about certain things that the other person couldn't care less about."

Billie also said: "And there was just a lack of effort, I think. I literally was just like, 'Dude, you don't even have enough love to love yourself, you can't love me. And you don't. Like, you think you do. I do love him, though, which is what made it harder. 'Cause I'm not over him. I didn't find someone else. I didn't stop having love for him."

She ended by stating: "I don't wanna fix him. I can't fix him, I've tried. I can't do it anymore."

Billie Eilish - 'Happier Than Ever' lyrics

CHORUS
When I'm away from you
I'm happier than ever
Wish I could explain it better
I wish it wasn't true, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-hmm

VERSE 1
Give me a day or two
To think of somethin' clever
To write myself a letter
To tell me what to do, ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-hmm
Do you read my interviews?
Or do you skip my avenue?
When you said you were passin' through
Was I even on your way?
I knew when I asked you to (When I asked you to)
Be cool about what I was tellin' you
You do the opposite of what you said you'd do (What you said you'd do)
And I'd end up more afraid
Don't say it isn't fair
You clearly werе aware that you made me misеrable, ooh
So if you really wanna know

CHORUS
When I'm away from you (When I'm away from you)
I'm happier than ever (I'm happier than ever)
Wish I could explain it better (Wish I could explain it better)
I wish it wasn't true, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-hmm

[Instrumental Break]

VERSE 2
You called me again
Drunk in your Benz
Drivin' home under the influence
You scared me to death but I'm wastin' my breath
'Cause you only listen to your fuckin' self
I don't relate to you
I don't relate to you, no
'Cause I'd never treat me this shitty
You make me hate this city
And I don't talk shit about you on the internet
Never told anyone anything bad
'Cause that shit's embarrassin', you were my everythin'
And all that you did was make me fuckin' sad
So don't waste the time I don't have
Don't try to make me feel bad, I could talk about every time
That you showed up on time
But I'd have an empty line 'cause you never did
Never paid any mind to my mother or friends so I
Shut them all out for you 'cause I was a kid
You ruin everything good
Always said you was misunderstood
Made all my moments your own (Your own)
Just fuckin' leave me alone