Below, you will find the lyrics for WHEN I WAS OLDER by Billie Eilish.
When I was older
I was a sailor
On an open sea
But now I'm underwater
And my skin is paler
Than it should ever be
Verse 1
I'm on my back again
Dreaming of a time and place
Where you and I remain the best of friends
Even after all this ends
Can we pretend?
I'm on my
Verse 1
It seems more and more
Like all we ever do is see
Verse 1
Before it breaks in half and then
We bend it back again
Chorus 1
Guess I got caught in the middle of it
Yes I've been taught, got a little of it
In my blood
Chorus 1
Memories burn like a forest fire
Heavy rain turns any funeral pyre to mud
In the flood
When I was older
I was a sailor
Chorus 1
But now I'm underwater
And my skin is paler
Bridge
I'm watching movies back to back
In black and white, I never
Bridge
Seen anybody do it like I do it any better
Then going over you, I'm overdue for no endeavors
Nobody lonely like I'm lonely and I don't know whether
You'd really like it in the limelight
You'd sympathize with all the bad guys
I'm still a victim on my own right
But I'm the villain in my own eyes
I was a sailor