"The 30th" lyrics

"The 30th"

Sometimes, you look the same
Just like you did before the accident
When you're starin' into space
It's hard to believe you don't remember it
Woke up in the ambulance
You pieced it all together on the drive

I know you don't remember calling me
But I told you even then you looked so pretty
In a hospital bed, I remember you said
You were scared
And so was I

In a standstill on the 5
Thought it was unusually early traffic
Usually, I don't panic
I just wanted to be on time
When I saw the ambulances on the shoulder
I didn't even think of pullin' over
I pieced it all together late that night

And I know you don't remember calling me
But I told you even then you looked so pretty
In a hospital bed, I remember you said
You were scared
And so was I

What if it happened to you on a different day?
On a bridge where there wasn't a rail in the way?
Or a neighborhood street where the little kids play?
Or the Angeles Crest in the snow or the rain?
What if you weren't alone? There were kids in the car
What if you were remote? No one knows where you are
If you changed anything, would you not have survived?
You're alive, you're alive, you're alive

And I know you don't remember calling me
But I told you even then you looked so pretty
In your hospital bed, I remember you said
You were scared
And so am I


Writer(s): Finneas Baird O'Connell, Billie Eilish O'Connell
"The 30th" was produced by FINNEAS, who co-wrote it with Billie Eilish. It was published, along with "TV", on the 21st of July, 2022.
Speaking with Zane Lowe of Apple Music, Eilish explained, "These songs are really current for me, and they're songs that I want to have said right now. I was talking to Finneas and I was like, 'You know what, man? I don't want to wait until the next album cycle to put these songs on an album,' and then it's like, 'Wow, we have these two guitar songs that are two years old.'" She also added, "We wrote that on December 30th, and that was actually the first song that we had written since 'Happier Than Ever'. That's why it's called 'The 30th' because something happened on November 30th and it had just been the most indescribable thing to have to witness and experience."
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