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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
Vocals
FINNEAS
FINNEAS
Synthesizer
Amy Schroeder
Amy Schroeder
Violin
Andrew Marshall
Andrew Marshall
Drums
Andrew Yee
Andrew Yee
Cello
Domenic Salerni
Domenic Salerni
Violin
Nathan Schram
Nathan Schram
Viola
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
Songwriter
FINNEAS
FINNEAS
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
Editing Engineer
FINNEAS
FINNEAS
Producer
Aron Forbes
Aron Forbes
Mixing Engineer
Jon Castelli
Jon Castelli
Mixing Engineer
Brad Lauchert
Brad Lauchert
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Dale Becker
Dale Becker
Mastering Engineer
Katie Harvey
Katie Harvey
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Matt Cerritos
Matt Cerritos
Immersive Mixing Engineer
Noah McCorkle
Noah McCorkle
Assistant Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
I TRY TO LIVE IN BLACK AND WHITE, BUT I'M SO BLUE
I'D LIKE TO MEAN IT WHEN I SAY I'M OVER YOU
BUT THAT'S STILL NOT TRUE
AND I'M STILL SO BLUE
[Verse 1]
I THOUGHT WE WERE THE SAME
BIRDS OF A FEATHER, NOW I'M ASHAMED
I TOLD YOU A LIE, DÉSOLÉE, MON AMOUR
I'M TRYING MY BEST, DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN STORE
OPEN UP THE DOOR
[Verse 2]
IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, I'M STILL OVERSEAS
A BIRD IN A CAGE, THOUGHT YOU WERE MADE FOR ME
[Chorus]
I TRY TO LIVE IN BLACK AND WHITE, BUT I'M SO BLUE
BUT I'M NOT WHAT YOU NEED
I'D LIKE TO MEAN IT WHEN I SAY I'M OVER YOU
BUT THAT'S STILL NOT TRUE, TRUE
AND I'M STILL SO BLUE
[Chorus]
TRUE BLUE, TRUE BLUE
I'M TRUE BLUE
[Verse 3]
YOU WERE BORN BLUER THAN A BUTTERFLY
BEAUTIFUL AND SO DEPRIVED OF OXYGEN
COLDER THAN YOUR FATHER'S EYES
HE NEVER LEARNED TO SYMPATHIZE WITH ANYONE
[Refrain]
I DON'T BLAME YOU
BUT I CAN'T CHANGE YOU
DON'T HATE YOU
BUT WE CAN'T SAVE YOU
[Verse 4]
YOU WERE BORN REACHIN' FOR YOUR MOTHER'S HANDS
VICTIM OF YOUR FATHER'S PLANS TO RULE THE WORLD
TOO AFRAID TO STEP OUTSIDE
PARANOID AND PETRIFIED OF WHAT YOU'VE HEARD
[Verse 5]
BUT THEY COULD SAY THE SAME 'BOUT ME
I SLEEP 'BOUT THREE HOURS EACH NIGHT
MEANS ONLY TWENTY-ONE A WEEK NOW
NOW
[Verse 6]
AND I COULD SAY THE SAME 'BOUT YOU
BORN BLAMELESS, GREW UP FAMOUS TOO
JUST A BABY BORN BLUE NOW
NOW
[Refrain]
I DON'T BLAME YOU
BUT I CAN'T CHANGE YOU
DON'T HATE YOU
BUT WE CAN'T SAVE YOU
[Outro]
BUT WHEN CAN I HEAR THE NEXT ONE?
Written by: Billie Eilish, FINNEAS
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