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speak easy

(12,291 posts)
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 06:53 PM Sunday

Listen Before I Go - Billie Eilish's song about suicide written when she was 16.



There are other songs she has written about suicidal ideation - Bury a Friend, Everything I Wanted, but this one contemplates actually doing it.
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Listen Before I Go - Billie Eilish's song about suicide written when she was 16. (Original Post) speak easy Sunday OP
She's not my favorite, but I"m glad for her success and if her messaging helps even one young person to hlthe2b Sunday #1
Teens on social media said the song speak easy Sunday #2
Kudos to her. highplainsdem Sunday #3
Billie said she was 50:50 about jumping out a window at Berlin* speak easy Sunday #5
This message was self-deleted by its author speak easy Sunday #4

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1. She's not my favorite, but I"m glad for her success and if her messaging helps even one young person to
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 06:58 PM
Sunday

-Avoid going down that path, then I am absolutely in her corner.

speak easy

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2. Teens on social media said the song
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 07:08 PM
Sunday

gave them a way to start talking about it to each other.

speak easy

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5. Billie said she was 50:50 about jumping out a window at Berlin*
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 11:18 PM
Sunday

but she decided to write a song about it instead (and in my opinion saved lives).

* The World Is A Little Blurry Documentary. There is footage of her weeping when she performed this song.

For some kids it meant, if someone as successful, and 'Iconic' as Billie feels this way, maybe I am not alone. Maybe I should not be ashamed about how I am feeling.

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