Listen Before I Go - Billie Eilish's song about suicide written when she was 16.

[speak easy]

There are other songs she has written about suicidal ideation - Bury a Friend, Everything I Wanted, but this one contemplates actually doing it.

[hlthe2b]

1. She's not my favorite, but I"m glad for her success and if her messaging helps even one young person to

-Avoid going down that path, then I am absolutely in her corner.

[speak easy]

2. Teens on social media said the song

gave them a way to start talking about it to each other.

[highplainsdem]

3. Kudos to her.

[speak easy]

5. Billie said she was 50:50 about jumping out a window at Berlin*

but she decided to write a song about it instead (and in my opinion saved lives).

* The World Is A Little Blurry Documentary. There is footage of her weeping when she performed this song.

For some kids it meant, if someone as successful, and 'Iconic' as Billie feels this way, maybe I am not alone. Maybe I should not be ashamed about how I am feeling.

[NJCher]

6. there is a good deal of material on Billie

Who happens to be one of my favorites. There are podcast interviews--lots of them--plus books, too!

I listen to at least two songs of hers every morning. Right now i'm listening to Chihiro and Lunch.