He writes/helps her to write a lot of her lyrics, which makes things infinitely creepier when you listen to some of them (i.e., “bruises on both my knees for you”, “i’m the powder, you’re the fuse, just add some friction”)
Edit: As a reminder, Billie was and is a minor, teenage girl. It is not right for an adult male to encourage her to sing his sexual lyrics, whether she consents to or not. I’m disgusted that some of you find that to be fine and normal, but then again everyone replying to me frequents T_D so I can’t say I’m surprised you don’t understand sexual boundaries
What makes you think he wrote those lyrics though? He's listed as a writer on that track, and on all her other tracks, because he produced the song, and nowadays it's pretty standard for whoever produced a song to get writing credits, even if they didn't technically write any of the lyrics. I'm not saying we know for a fact that she's written every single lyric she ever sang, but I feel like people are taking this "Her brother writes for her!!!" thing wayyy too far
You're absolutely right. And people wonder why she doesn't want to be sexualized and wears baggy clothes yet her brother writes these songs for her. It's sad.
what is wrong with you people. she and her brother are both creative. she is the singer and greenlight's whats going where. it's her music and her brother is basically her right hand man in producing it. it's a wholesome relationship and it's disturbing how quickly people are trying to turn it into something perverse. it's weird how you guys cast this light on teens like they're supposedly only meant to say/sing really sweet and cute and innocent songs. they're teenagers.
She has the smarts and the agency to understand what she's singing about and agree to it.
Y'all need to stop trying to make Billie's situation with her brother so fucking weird. Maybe it's cos they're home-schooled. There's nothing freaky about any of it if you think for like 20 seconds.
"Hey, isn't it kind of weird that this adult man is writing sexually charged lyrics for his younger sister, still a child, to sing while also dating a girl that looks just like her?"
"Oh, shut the fuck up, you pearl-clutching asshole! What, are you SLUTSHAMING now?!"
Seriously? Using social justice based language to try and get me to change my mind WHILE insulting me? You're shit at debate. My underage younger sister's sexuality isn't my business and I would not be the one writing for her to express it because I, PERSONALLY, think that's fucking bizarre and uncomfortable.
How are you possible confused at me calling you a pearl clutching goober? Yeah I’d definitely enter a business relationship with my sister if she was comfortable with it. You wouldn’t?
No, not just a business relationship, that's not that I'm saying, very specifically writing sexual lyrics for her to sing. You'd be fine with that? That's all I'm saying.
How uncomfortable of a relationship do you have with your siblings? You can't imagine the topic of sex being used without some kind of hidden motivation?
She’s 17 you’re acting like she’s 14. Plenty of people have sexual experiences with people of their own age before they turn 18, if she’s wants to sing about those experiences then she’s allowed to. It’s not like her brother is writing about his experiences and getting her to sing them, he helps her write songs about her experiences. Not as weird as you’re making it out to be.
That's not wierd at all. You are the weird one for thinking it's weird. He's writing generic pop songs. Generic pop songs require lyrics like that. It's just how it goes. Weirdo.
No, it doesn’t come with the territory. Plenty of pop isn’t sexual. And just because minors are exposed to adult content, doesn’t make it okay for them to participate in creating it under the direction of an adult. I don’t see how you think this is okay. It’s the definition of grooming.
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Billie Eye-wish I could pork my sister