Lyrics of
Wish You Were Gay

Wish You Were Gay by Billie Eilish deals with the frustration of unrequited love and wishing that the reason the other person is not interested is something as simple as sexual orientation. Billie explained that the song was inspired by her own experience of liking someone who didn’t feel the same way about her and jokingly wished that they were gay to make the rejection feel less personal.

"Baby, I don't feel so good", 6 words you never understood
"I'll never let you go", 5 words you'll never say
I laugh along like nothing's wrong, 4 days has never felt so long
If 3's a crowd and 2 is us, 1 slipped away

I just wanna make you feel okay
But all you do is look the other way
I can't tell you how much I wish I didn't wanna stay
But I just kinda wish you were gay

Is there a reason we're not through
Is there a 12 step just for you
Our conversation's all in blue
11 heys
10 fingers pulling on my hair
9 times you never made it there
I ate alone at 7, 6 minutes away

How'm I s'posed to make you feel okay
When all you do is walk the other way
I can't tell you how much I wish I didn't wanna stay
I just kinda wish you were gay

To spare my pride
To give your lack of interest an explanation
I'm not your type
Maybe I'm not your preferred gender orientation
I'm so selfish but you make me feel helpless
And I can't stand another day
I can't stand another day

I just wanna make you feel okay
But all you do is look the other way
I can't tell you how much I wish I didn't wanna stay
I just kinda wish you were gay
I just kinda wish you were gay