[Verse 1]
Don't you know I'm no good for you?
I've learned to lose you, can't afford to
Tore my shirt to stop you bleedin'
But nothin' ever stops you leavin'

[Chorus]
Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that


[Verse 2]
Don't you know too much already?
I'll only hurt you if you let me
Call me friend, but keep me closer (Call me back)
And I'll call you when the party's over

[Chorus]
Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own
And I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
Yeah, I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that

[Bridge]
But nothin' is better sometimes
Once we've both said our goodbyes
Let's just let it go
Let me let you go
[Chorus]
Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that

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Genius Annotation

The second single from WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, “when the party’s over,” sees Billie putting some distance between her and her lover. It was described by the singer not as a sad song, but rather as more of an angry mood.

Its official release was first teased by Eilish’s brother (who also produced this track as well as many other Eilish songs), Finneas, on Twitter:

Eilish later shared the official release in an Instagram post. In a later Instagram story, Eilish also confirmed the release of a music video in addition to the Spotify Vertical Video, saying:

you are not even READY for the official video

The video, released on October 25th, 2018, was inspired by fan artwork. It features Eilish crying thick, inky black tears, and reached #1 on YouTube trending in several countries, including the US.

The song was first performed live on the 30th of January 2018 at The Tuning Fork in Auckland, New Zealand, and stayed in the setlist of the singer’s second tour, the “Where’s My Mind Tour.”

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Billie Eilish say about "​when the party's over"?
Genius Answer

It’s not really, “I’m sad,” you know what I mean? So “When The Party’s Over,” I feel like that’s such a sentence. It’s like, “I’ll call you when the party’s over,” you’re on the phone with someone and you can’t hear them, they can’t hear you, it’s loud, they’re mad at you for some reason. I feel like everybody’s had that struggle with someone – somebody on the phone yelling for some reason, and you’re just like, “You know what? Fucking leave me alone.

Is the track a sequel to "party favor?"
Genius Answer

What’s kind of weird is that Finneas called it that “when the party’s over” when we wrote it because it’s kind of a sequel to “party favor”

What was the inspiration behind the song?
Verified Commentary
FINNEAS
via Vulture
Genius Answer

Conceptually, most of that song came to me on a drive home from the house of a girl I was dating. It’s one of those cases where I had left her house kind of for no reason. I just sort of had said, ‘Yeah, I gotta go home.’ I remember driving home, and there’s this freeway in L.A., the 2. I was driving down the 2 back to my house, and it’s a very kind of quiet freeway. It just turns around a mountain. I remember just having that quiet when I’m coming home, and I’m on my own. “I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that.” When you’re the one putting an end to something, and you’re not actually happy about it, you’re not enjoying it, but you feel compelled to for some reason. I feel like there’s kind of a safety in not letting yourself become fully invested in something.

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Credits
Produced By
Written By
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Performance Rights
Video Director
Background Vocals
Percussion
Piano
Mixing Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Recorded At
Billie's home
Release Date
October 17, 2018
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