Billie Eilish es una artista que en su carrera ha recibido muchas cíticas por su forma de vestir, su forma de actuar, o incluso su cuerpo. Es por esto que la solista estadounidense se ha convertido en una firme defensora de que cada uno puede hacer, vestir y ser como le dé la gana. Su último vídeo lanzado a su canal va en esta sintonía, la artista defiende que todas las percepciones que la gente tiene de ella son solo eso, no son su responsabilidad: Is my value based only on your perception? Or is your opinion of me not my responsibility.
En el vídeo, bajo una luz apagada y como único elemento visible del plano sobre un fondo negro, se ve a la artista, que comienza a recitar unos versos mientras acerca las manos con unas uñas largas hacia la cremallera de su sudadera. Más adelante, continúa hasta quitarse la camiseta de tirantes mientras se hunde en una superficie líquida y oscura hasta desaparecer. Un vídeo plagado de referencias que unido a la letra que recita a la artista lo convierte en una catarata de sentimientos.
Letra del vídeo
do you know me? really know me?
you have opinions
about my opinions
about my music
about my clothes
about my body
some people hate what I wear
some people praise it
some people use it to shame others
some people use it to shame me
but I feel you watching
always
and nothing I do goes unseen
so while I feel your stares
your disapproval
or your sigh of relief
if I lived by them
I'd never be able to move
would you like me to be smaller?
weaker?
softer?
taller?
would you like me to be quiet?
do my shoulders provoke you?
does my chest?
am I my stomach?
my hips?
the body I was born with
is it not what you wanted?
if I wear what is comfortable
I am not a woman
if I shed the layers
I'm a slut
though you've never seen my body
you still judge it
and judge me for it
why?
we make assumptions about people
based on their size
we decide who they are
we decide what they're worth
if I wear more
if I wear less
who decides what that makes me?
what that means?
is my value based only on your perception?
or is your opinion of me
not my responsibility