Billie Eilish’s ‘Your Power:’ The rise of the self-aware pop star

Alejandro Mujica | Thursday, May 6, 2021

“Try not to abuse your power” is Billie Eilish’s message for the music industry at large. In “Your Power,” she strips back the thumping bass of her Billboard chart-topper “bad guy,” and the bravado of her latest hit “therefore i am,” to gentle acoustic guitars and breathy, vulnerable vocals. She sings of abusive lovers, of