The single was released onto YouTube with an abstract image of the Golden Gate Bridge, which is a popular place for suicide. Billie said that the song is also about her brother caring for her and the lyric of, \u201cAs long as I\u2019m here no one can hurt you\u201d is a direct example of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, I wasn\u2019t expecting the video to open with the words, \u201cfinneas is my brother and my best friend. no matter the circumstances, we always have and always will be there for each other.\u201d The lowercasing instantly let me know Billie typed this herself, as that is her style of writing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The camera vertically pans over an almost somber cityscape until we see Billie driving an expensive car with her brother in the passenger seat. We see a close up on both of their faces, Billie is singing and Finneas looks calm. As Billie sings they drive onto the Golden Gate Bridge, the ocean is in view through the windows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finneas mouths the lyric: \u201cas long as I\u2019m here no one can hurt you.\u201d They drive onto the beach and Finneas mouths the lyrics, \u201cif I could change the way you see yourself\u201d and \u201cthey don\u2019t deserve you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Billie floors the car into the ocean. As dark water overtakes them, Billie sings, \u201cI tried to swim. But my head was underwater.\u201d The car further sinks with the two holding hands: Finneas smiles, water fills the floorboards and the viewer is left in darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \tThe viewer can interpret that Billie killed herself and her brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \tIt\u2019s dark and sobering. The lyrics showing Billie\u2019s fears around her newfound fame matched with the visuals. The metaphorical implications of this, that her fame killed her and her brother; really, it\u2019s amazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We live in a time where I believe, we as Generation Z, have been almost doomed from the start<\/a>. We embrace it, of course, joking and using humor to cope. But at the end of the day, a vast majority of us have been depressed or suicidal in our short lifetimes. To us, this side of Billie is the most normal, the most relatable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As the older generations might fearfully look upon this video as romanization, we relate to it in an almost unexplainable way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I have decided to include the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/a> number, 1-800-283-8255 in my conclusion of this article. It\u2019s okay to ask for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/a-concerning-message.png\")
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