Listen to this when
Your Power
for anyone finally naming what was done to them 🍂
Who it's for
Billie Eilish addresses people, mainly men, who exploit their authority over vulnerable young women, narrating a damaging relationship between a student and an older man.
Hurt and realizing→Clear that the blame lies elsewhere
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Your Power" is an acoustic folk ballad by Billie Eilish, written with her brother Finneas O'Connell and released in April 2021 as the third single from Happier Than Ever. Eilish described it as an open letter to people who take advantage. The song asks people, mainly men, to stop abusing their authority over young and vulnerable women, and portrays an exploitative relationship between a teenager and an older man.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Sexual abuse of a minor.
Age: Suggested 16+
When I stand before thee at the day's end thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 290
