The song is about regression and being taken care of so she can feel permission to relax. On the surface it is presented as turning back into a child, but has deeper, romantic and erotic undertones spread throughout.
Billie often explores themes of being seen, being taken care of, being small, bein...
[Verse 1]
Let me lie here, let me play
Let me run around
I've been waiting all of my life
Just to grow down
[Verse 2]
Throw my head back, think of nothing
Watch the day go through a day
I am restless and reaching
Horses to the hay
[Chorus]
My fingertips are black
From making up rhymes
My fingertips are black
From making up rhymes
[Verse 3]
Dress me up nice, brush my hair
Turn me into a dream, put all the lights on
Turn every mirror I have to be seen
And the night grows tired without you
[Outro]
Lift me to the glass
I'll wait till you come back
Lift me to the glass
I'll wait till you come back
Lift me to the glass
I'll wait till you come back
The Glass was written by Billie Marten.
The Glass was produced by Phil Weinrobe.
Billie Marten released The Glass on Fri Jul 18 2025.