NDA

## Music Video

"**NDA**" is a single by Billie Eilish, included as the thirteenth track on her sophomore studio album *Happier Than Ever*. It was released on July 9, 2021 along with a music video and preceded the full album's release.

## Background

On July 2nd, 2021, the song was first announced to be a single on an Instagram post, featuring a still of the music video, captioned

On July 6th, Eilish teased a lyric of the song once again,

On July 8th, another snippet of the music video was shared on Instagram,

## Theme

"NDA" is an abbreviation for "Non-disclosure agreement", a legal contract in which the participant is prevented from publicizing confidential information.

Eilish claims the song includes many different topics over the course of her life, see § Lyrical Detailing for a more in-depth breakdown.

## Lyrical Detailing

* "Had to save my money for security // Got a stalker walkin' up and down the street // Says he's Satan and he'd like to meet" and "I can barely go outside, I think I hate it herе (I think I hate it here)"
	+ Both describe Billie's issues with being famous. The first stanza calls out a situation from May of 2020 where a stalker, repeatedly showing up at her house, would ring the doorbell constantly and ask her parents "does Billie Eilish live here?" when they answered the door. She eventually got a restraining order against the individual.
* "I bought a secret house when I was seventeen // Haven't had a party since I got the keys"
	+ With Billie's surprisingly rapid rise in fame, according to IMFM.ie, at the age of 17, she had an estimated Net Worth of around $6 Million dollars. Billie later admitted in a June 2021 interview with Rolling Stone that she wants to be more secretive about moving between houses, most likely because of previous obsessive fan events.
* "Had a pretty boy over, but he couldn't stay // On his way out I made him sign an NDA"
	+ To prevent her visitor from revealing information on their meet-up, Billie forces him to sign an NDA, a legal statement preventing him from disclosing this information. This is most likely to go against the media's obsession with figuring out Billie's relational life and sexuality.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Did you think I'd show up in a limousine? (No)

Had to save my money for security

Got a stalker walkin' up and down the street

Says he's Satan and he'd like to meet

I bought a secret house when I was seventeen

Haven't had a party since I got the keys

Had a pretty boy over, but he couldn't stay

On his way out I made him sign an NDA, mm

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Yeah, I made him sign an NDA

(Once was good enough)

'Cause I don't want him having shit to say-ay, ayy, ayy, ayy-ayy

**[Chorus]**

You couldn't save me, but you can't let me go, oh, no

I can crave you, but you don't need to know, oh-oh

Mm-mm, mm-mm

**[Verse 2]**

30 Under 30 for another year (Another year)

I can barely go outside, I think I hate it herе (Think I hate it here)

Maybe I should think about a new career

Somewhere in Kaua'i where I can disappear

I've been havin' fun gettin' older now

Didn't change my number, made him shut his mouth

At least I gave him something he can cry about

I thought about my future, but I want it now

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Oh-oh

Want it now, mm-mm-mm

(You can't keep me up)

**[Chorus]**

You couldn't save me, but you can't let me go, oh, no

I can crave you, but you don't need to know, oh-oh

**[Bridge]**

Did I take it too far?

Now I know what you are

You hit me so hard

I saw stars

Think I took it too far

When I sold you my heart

How'd it get so dark?

I saw stars

Stars

## Videos

Billie Eilish - NDA (Official Music Video)Billie Eilish - NDA (Official Lyric Video)
## Trivia

* The ending of the song transitions into Therefore I Am.
* NDA stands for Non-Disclosure Agreement, which is an agreement between two parties to keep something secret or unknown.
* This song cross-references multiple other songs on the album.
	+ "Gettin' older now" references Getting Older.
	+ "Didn't change my number" references I Didn't Change My Number.
	+ "I thought about my future, but I want it now" references My Future.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nda.asp
3. ↑ https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/11/billie-eilish-restraining-order-obsessed-fan-house-parents/
4. ↑ https://www.lmfm.ie/news/showbiz/billie-eilish-net-worth-what-shes-earning-at-just-17-years-of-age/
5. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/billie-eilish-new-album-happier-than-ever-tour-1183156/