hostage by Billie Eilish

Genre: Pop

Length: 3:49

“hostage” depicts Billie’s love for her lover, conveyed through a metaphor representing her special ‘other’ as a hostage she wants to keep for herself. Billie reiterates the dark, sinister concept of the album and builds upon it while continuing to expand on her perception of love with ‘him.’ She represents her love as a dangerous and intense obsession with diction that paints the character that she plays as a psychopath. At three minutes and forty-nine seconds, “hostage” is the longest tra...

hostage lyrics

I wanna be alone
Alone with you, does that make sense?
I wanna steal your soul
And hide you in my treasure chest
I don't know what to do
To do with your kiss on my neck
I don't know what feels true
But this feels right so stay a sec
Yeah, you feel right so stay a sec
And let me crawl inside your veins
I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain
It's not like me to be so mean
You're all I wanted
Just let me hold you like a hostage
Gold on your fingertips
Fingertips against my cheek
Gold leaf across your lips
Kiss me until I can't speak
Gold chain beneath your shirt
The shirt that you let me wear home
Gold's fake and real love hurts
And nothing hurts when I'm alone
When you're with me and we're alone
And let me crawl inside your veins
I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain
It's not like me to be so mean
You're all I wanted
Just let me hold you
Hold you like a hostage
Like a hostage

hostage lyrics

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