Billie Eilish thunders on new track, ‘you should see me in a crown’

Sarah Beckford



Billie Eilish’s newest single is a blend of magnificent punchy lyrics and perfectly blended sounds, and it’s certainly well-produced. It’s a clear demonstration that her future music, much like her current catalog, is chock-full of creativity and her unique energy.

The song begins with near silence, which then fades into Eilish’s opening lyrics. She sings quietly but with authority, forcing you to listen to what she has to say. The song begins with minimal instrumentation in order the main focus to be on Eilish’s voice, but the song’s momentum begins to pick up in order to usher in the chorus. Much like her songs ‘Bellyache’ and ‘COPYCAT’, Eilish blends her personality with the character of the song, adding depth to the track. ‘you should see me in a crown’ is a song of authority, celebrating Eilish’s ability to command a song and the setting it creates. With each reprise of chorus, especially near the end, more background elements, like vocal echoes, harmonies, and added instruments come in, which add a finalizing touch to the song.

The song’s lyrics are pointed in their structure and in their delivery as well, which is what makes the song so great. Billie plays with the way she sings the notes, which gives the song an unpredictable nature, so that one can’t really tell where she’s going to go with it. This is apparent on the second verse, where she sings, “Count my cards, watch them fall/Blood on a marble wall/I like the way they all/Scream.” When she sings the scream lyric, one would expect her to say something else, or sing it differently- but she doesn’t, once again shattering the listener’s expectations in the best way possible.

Through ‘you should see me in a crown,’ Eilish is cementing her rule as a force to be reckoned with in music. She’s not here to entertain the constructs and assumptions people have, but rather, to astonish them by being herself.