LUNCH

Album

Hit Me Hard and Soft

Label

Nonesuch Records

Genre

Post-Punk

Duration

0:00

Composer(s)

Billie O'Connell;Finneas O'Connell

Entered Chart

Jun 1, 2024

Peak Date

Jun 1, 2024

Released

May 17, 2024

The rumor mill went into overdrive when Billie Eilish's "Lost Cause" video dropped in 2021. Here she was, at a slumber party full of girlfriends, and fans and journalists alike saw it dripping with homoerotic subtext. Then in late 2023, Eilish cut to the chase in a Variety cover story, admitting she was "attracted to [women] for real." A month later, a red carpet reporter asked Eilish if her comments during her interview were intended as a coming-out statement. In response, she stated that she believed her sexual orientation was already obvious. Any lingering doubts are obliterated with "Lunch," the second track on Hit Me Hard and Soft. This is full-on, unabashed lust for another woman. Eilish throws out food metaphors like confetti – "I could eat that girl for lunch" – sung over a heavy bassline that ends up a full-blown club banger. Writing "Lunch" was a journey of self-discovery for Eilish and helped her explore and solidify her feelings of attraction to other women. "I wrote some of it before even doing anything with a girl, and then wrote the rest after," she told Rolling Stone. "I've been in love with girls for my whole life, but I just didn't understand - until, last year, I realized I wanted my face in a vagina. I was never planning on talking about my sexuality ever, in a million years. It's really frustrating to me that it came up." "Lunch" is track two on Eilish's third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. The outro of the first track, "Skinny," segues into "Lunch," a signature Eilish move. She's done this before with "Bury A Friend" segueing into "Ilomilo," and "Not My Responsibility" melting into "Overheated." Unlike Eilish's previous albums, Hit Me Hard and Soft didn't have any pre-release singles. "Lunch" became its lead single once the album was made available. "I don't like singles from albums," she told Rolling Stone. "Every single time an artist I love puts out a single without the context of the album, I'm just already prone to hating on it. I really don't like when things are out of context." "This album is like a family," Eilish continued. "I don't want one little kid to be in the middle of the room alone." In the music video for "Lunch," self-directed by Billie Eilish, she embraces a return to her earlier style. Clad in baggy streetwear, Eilish dances with clones of herself against a backdrop of vibrant, saturated colors.

Oh, mm-mm

I could eat that girl for lunch
Yeah, she dances on my tongue
Tastes like she might be the one
And I could never get enough
I could buy her so much stuff
It's a craving, not a crush, huh
"Call me when you're there"
Said, "I bought you somethin' rare
And I left it under 'Claire'"
So now she's comin' up the stairs
So I'm pullin' up a chair
And I'm puttin' up my hair

Baby, I think you were made for me
Somebody write down the recipe
Been tryin' hard not to overeat
You're just so sweet
I'll run a shower for you like you want
Clothes on the counter for you, try 'em on
If I'm allowed, I'll help you take 'em off
Huh

I could eat that girl for lunch
Yeah, she dances on my tongue
Tastes like she might be the one
And I could never get enough
I could buy her so much stuff
It's a craving, not a crush, huh

Oh, I just wanna get her off, oh
Oh
Oh, oh
Oh

She's takin' pictures in the mirror
Oh my God, her skin's so clear
Tell her, "Bring that over here"
You need a seat? I'll volunteer
Now she's smilin' ear to ear
She's the headlights, I'm the deer

I've said it all before, but I'll say it again
I'm interested in more than just bein' your friend
I don't wanna break it, just want it to bend
Do you know how to bend?

I could eat that girl for lunch
She dances on my tongue
I know it's just a hunch
But she might be the one

I could
Eat that girl for lunch
Yeah, she
Tastes like she might be the one
I could
I could
Eat that girl for lunch
Yeah, she
Yeah, she
Tastes like she might be the one