“my boy” is the third track on Billie Eilish’s debut EP, dont smile at me. At two minutes and fifty seconds, it’s also the shortest track on the EP.
In “my boy” Billie Eilish is exploring a failing relationship with a boy she knows is lying to her. Contradictory to “Ocean Eyes”, her breakthrough si...
[Intro]
(Three and four and)
Ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da-ba-da
Mmm, mmm
[Verse 1]
My boy's bein' sus, he was shady enough
But now he's just a shadow
My boy loves his friends like I love my split ends
And by that, I mean he cuts 'em off
(What?)
[Chorus]
My boy, my boy, my boy
Don't love me like he promised
My boy, my boy, my boy
He ain't a man and sure as hell ain't honest
[Verse 2]
My boy's bein' sus and he don't know how to cuss
He just sounds like he's tryna be his father (Who are you?)
My boy's an ugly crier but he's such a pretty liar
And by that, I mean he said he'd change
[Chorus]
My boy, my boy, my boy
Don't love me like he promised
My boy, my boy, my boy
He ain't a man and sure as hell ain't honest
[Bridge]
My boy, my-my boy, my friends
I love-love, I-I love-love my split ends
My boy (Love, love, love, love, love, love)
My-my boy (Love, love, love, love, love, love)
My boy, my (Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love)
(Alright, dude, go trip over a knife)
[Chorus]
My boy, my boy, my boy
Don't love me like he promised
My boy, my boy, my boy
He ain't a man and sure as hell ain't honest
[Outro]
You want me to be yours? Well, then you gotta be mine
And if you want a good girl, then goodbye
You want me to be yours? Well, then you gotta be mine
And if you want a good girl, then goodbye
my boy was written by Billie Eilish & FINNEAS.
my boy was produced by FINNEAS.
Billie Eilish released my boy on Fri Jul 28 2017.
The video is called a “visualizer”, an audio video with subtle, animated visuals, often over-top the song’s artwork. It’s not meant to reflect realism necessarily, it’s just some movement so it’s not a boring, static image.