Your Power-Billie Eilish
发行时间：2021-06-03
Your Power – Billie Eilish
Written by：Billie Eilish O’Connell/Finneas O’Connell
Try not to abuse your power
I know we didn’t choose to change
You might not wanna lose your power
But having it’s so strange
She said you were a hero
You played the part
But you ruined her in a year
Don’t act like it was hard
And you swear you didn’t know
Didn’t know
No wonder why you didn’t ask
She was sleeping in your clothes
In your clothes
But now she’s got to get to class
How dare you
And how could you
Will you only feel bad when they find out
If you could take it all back would you
Try not to abuse your power
I know we didn’t choose to change
You might not wanna lose your power
But having it’s so strange
I thought that I was special
You made me feel
Like it was my fault you were the devil
Lost your appeal
Does it keep you in control
In control
For you to keep her in a cage
And you swear you didn’t know
Didn’t know
You said you thought she was your age
How dare you
And how could you
Will you only feel bad if it turns out
That they kill your contract would you
Try not to abuse your power
I know we didn’t choose to change
You might not wanna lose your power
But power isn’t pain
《Your Power》是美国歌手Billie Eilish（比莉·艾利什）于2021年4月28日发行的单曲，后收录于其个人第二张录音室专辑《Happier Than Ever》中。该歌曲由Billie Eilish与其兄长FINNEAS共同创作。
创作背景
《Your Power》的创作理念源于Billie Eilish对生活中权力滥用现象的观察与思考，尤其是那些占据权力优势地位的人（ often men ）对他人造成的伤害。她表示，这首歌算是给那些爱占人小便宜的人的公开信，并希望人们能深思其背后的普遍性问题，而非聚焦于特定人物。许多女性乃至男性都可能有过令人不舒服或糟糕的体验，她希望歌曲能启发听众作出改变，不要滥用力量和权力。这首歌是Billie Eilish自认为写过最喜爱的作品之一，其情境很多人都曾见过或亲身经历。
表达含义
歌曲以“权力”为核心，批判了权力不对等关系中的滥用行为，并呼吁人们不要滥用自身的权力。歌词通过“Try not to abuse your power”（试着不要滥用你的权力）等语句，直接点明主题，描述了施害者如何扮演英雄角色却在短时间内摧毁他人（“She said you were a hero, you played the part, but you ruined her in a year”）。歌曲还触及了受害者可能产生的自我怀疑（“Like it was my fault you were the devil”），并质问施害者是否只在恶行暴露后才会感到懊悔。
音乐上，歌曲以简单的吉他伴奏为主，辅以零星合成器点缀，营造出空灵、脆弱而哀婉的氛围，突显了Billie Eilish声音中的真实与疏离感。MV中Billie被巨蟒缠绕的意象，象征了令人窒息的权力关系与束缚。
整首歌不仅是对个人经历的反思，也广泛指向社会中的权力不平等现象，鼓励人们保持清醒，不要滥用权力，因为“权力并不等于痛苦”（“power isn't pain”）。
