Billie Eilish, When I Was Older (live), San Francisco, May 29, 2019 (4K)

Billie Eilish plays "When I Was Older" live in concert at the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco, CA on May 29, 2019. The song appears on the album Music Inspired By The Film Roma, which was released on May 8, 2019. Joining her onstage were her brother, Finneas O'Connell (bass and keyboard), and Andrew Marshall (drums).
In next month's issue, Rolling Stone magazine calls Billie Eilish "the first invader from the next generation of pop masterminds, rewriting the playbook for how it’s done. She’s the rebel who has bypassed songwriting camps and superproducers to make her own eccentric songs with her brother. . . . What makes her a truly great pop artist is that she’s too ambitious to stop there. This girl wants the world, and she wants it now."
Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep World Tour Dates:
May 29 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 31 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center
June 1 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ PNE Amphitheatre
June 2 - Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park
June 4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Saltair
June 5 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 7 - Kansas City, MO @ Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
June 8 - Minneapolis, MN @ Armory
June 9 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
June 11 - Toronto, Ontario @ Budweiser Stage
June 12 - Laval, Quebec @ Place Bell
June 14 - Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
June 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
June 18 - New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
June 19 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
June 20 - Washington DC @ The Anthem
June 21 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
June 23 - Atlanta, GA @ State Bank Amphitheatre (Chastain Park)
June 27 - Odense, Denmark @ Tinderbox
June 28 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Lollapalooza Stockholm
June 30 - New Farm Loch, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
July 6 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
July 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall
July 10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall
July 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
July 13 - San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater
July 20 - Foxboro, MA @ Mad Decent Block Party Festival
July 21 - Foxboro, MA @ Mad Decent Block Party Festival
Aug. 15 - Sankt Pölten, Austria @ Frequency Festival
When I Was Older lyrics:
When I was older
I was a sailor on an open sea
But now I'm underwater
And my skin is paler than it should ever be
Hmm
I'm on my back again
Dreaming of a time and place
Where you and I remain the best of friends
Even after all this ends
Can we pretend?
I'm on my, I'm on my back again
It's seeming more and more
Like all we ever do is see how far it bends
Before it breaks in half and then
We bend it back again
Guess I got caught in the middle of it
Yes I've been taught, got a little of it
In my blood, in my blood
Memories burn like a forest fire
Heavy rain turns any funeral pyre to mud
In the flood
When I was older
I was a sailor on an open sea
But now I'm underwater
And my skin is paler than it should ever be
I'm watching movies back to back in black and white, I never
Seen anybody do it like I do it any better
Been goin' over you, I'm overdue for new endeavors
Nobody lonely like I'm lonely and I don't know whether
You'd really like it in the limelight
You'd sympathize with all the bad guys
I'm still a victim in my own right
But I'm the villain in my own eyes, yeah
When I was older
I was a sailor on an open sea
Written by Billie Eilish O'Connell / Finneas Baird O'Connell
Typo catcher: Billy Eilish, Billie Ilish, Billie Eiliss, Billie Eyelish

[@jacky2993]

When I was older needs more attention

[@borz0inks]

Ikr? Like half of the crowd didnt even know the lyrics :l

[@jacky2993]

@@borz0inks exactly

[@eilinie2356]

YAS

[@billieeyelash1416]

I know! Alot of people think the drowning affect made it bad I think it was incredible

[@squippy7873]

IKR ITS ONE OF HER EBST SONGS IMO

[@DrewLnz]

This song is soo underrated

[@Emonerd-fn1el]

Yeah i was in one of her concerts and this song was playing this girl next to me started saying yay six feet under. 😂😔

[@theultimatefruitloop6719]

@@Emonerd-fn1el that's sad haha

[@hilalsenaturk2058]

BUT SOO GOOD

[@bi.fruitsalad]

Emonerd486 8 noooo😭🤦🏽‍♀️😂

[@lilbeanburrito4990]

Drew like 400 lol

[@frozone3577]

I don't know why,but I feel like this song is from the perspective of someone's ghost.

[@Emonerd-fn1el]

Yeah its like a ghost who is talking about her past

[@terrazasvictim5441]

Omg me too!

[@19SWG23]

F r o z o n e it’s about a past life

[@kerimekurt8448]

watch the movie ROMA on Netflix, it was inspired by that (it was super emotional i'm coming here after just watching it) (and now the song makes much more sense)

[@j_uuls]

I think its a ghost talking to maybe a kid or something and they asked the ghost how they died and they started telling them (i hvnt watched the movie)

[@imokayforajay6896]

Billie: *stands up* Crowd:WOOOOOO!!!! YAAAAAS!!! *whistles* Me: *stands up* Crowd: *doesn’t exist*

[@user-gg2ez4xn2t]

Most_.Hated _.Singer why is this reality for most of us

[@user-gg2ez4xn2t]

**coughs**me

[@shadowtheruler0]

LETS MAKE A CROWD FOR YA I CLAM FIRST ROW SEATS,HOW ABOUT IT! :D

[@lovequinnreincarnated]

mood

[@arinatorsniper4990]

I'll be ur crowed

[@bluesclues.]

when i was older=underrated

[@LockwoodE3]

Yo when she laid down I was legitimately jealous lmao 😂

[@lilbeanburrito4990]

**Billie Eilish has entered the chat** **new Genre has entered the chat** **autotune has left the chat** This icon 👐

[@mafaldabranco5817]

I feel so bad that billie sings this song and we can't even hear anyone else singing like....THIS SONG IS SO UNDERRATED IT NEEDS MORE ATTENTION LIKE....ITS SO GOOD!!!!

[@tomflanigan3594]

These lyrics are... insanely haunting. How is she 17? She got a Yoda soul in there. *Seen* things, she has.

[@frootloops892]

PERIODT OMG THATS AN AMZING COMPARISON WAIT

[@user-nj6oy6ew9s]

lmao not a lot of ppl knew the lyrics

[@burshy16]

j. same thing at the chi concert lmao

[@stephaniecarreno1365]

j. I did ppl next to me were like “what’s this song” and I’m just there screaming the lyrics so loud lol

[@caitlynlewis8521]

I know this song of by heart tbh I know all her songs off by heart ❣

[@emilywalker1412]

Then there's me who knows all the lyrics off by hearr

[@Vera-hi6yz]

I know lyrics😂

[@jj9533]

Funny story. My sister and I went to this show. It was a Wednesday night and it took about 4 hours total to get there. It was my first time being away from my daughter for that long and I hadn't done something for myself in years so I was nervous. My sister and I got to the venue 9 hours early to make sure we could stand up close to the stage(9k capacity). Mostly girls much younger than me but who cares, we all love Billie Eilish. We managed to get wristbands with early access because we were the 506th and 507th to arrive. We get inside, run to the front. Then, suddenly the happy fairytale dissipates.. I'm getting shoved and pushed right and left as the venue fills up. Eventually, it's so crowded that you can't move an elbow. The entire GA start swaying back and forth, we're trying to keep our ground but the fans were committed and I lost my sister 🤣. I look up at the stage and a tall girl, asleep...is getting pulled up on to the stage, she passed out. It hasn't even started yet. Oh shit...the chick in front of me literally just passed out. Everyone in the crowd near me "denzel! Medic! MEDIC *waves arms* Get the medic!!" Denzel: yeah put your arms up!!! I got pulled and shoved to the right and Billie came on stage with Bad Guy. Adrenaline was rushing. I was alone, I didn't care. We were all dancing and having the most fun we've ever had....but by the time copycat came on we were rationing water bottles. Fighting over the last sip. I couldn't do it, my old ass had to get out. I sideways shuffled through thousands of fans to hit the bar for a water. As I got my water and drank it I layed flat on the ground and seconds later When I was older came on.

[@rwooosh5309]

sounds fun lol

[@frozone3577]

Holy shit. Did you find your sister though?

[@kristenmoody4635]

Literally the same thing happened to me at my DC show. I was DEAD after like 3 of her songs. It was so much. Heat, sweat, pushing, little kids pushing I will say, standing in there u see hot lights for an hour then all through Denzel’s set then another 45 min til her, I was DEAD.

[@MrWhatisalife]

j j I experienced similar at Leeds I’m 50 yrs old and haven’t been to a festival for years. I got down the front early and thought I had loads of space, but about 10 mins before she came on thousands of teenage girls appeared out of nowhere and I spent the whole set getting bounced around all over the place. I have arthritis and thought I was gonna get my back snapped ! It was well worth it though, one of the best experiences of my life ❤️

[@naztava5888]

Lmao, cool story 😂

[@elenaebling3529]

Billie needs to put on a concert for her true fans

[@leigha3083]

@Anayah Gutierrez exactly

[@alanuchiha]

she has

[@lelidawi2446]

How exactly would that work?

[@TimBracken]

@Leli: She actually did a free acoustic show a year ago for 1,000 fans at Apple headquarters. To win tickets, you had to complete a lyric and enter a lottery. The free tickets could not be transferred or resold, so only the winning fans could attend.

[@alanuchiha]

@@TimBracken wait i didn’t know that. that’s actually so dope and very smart.

[@camilae3883]

prettiest baby

[@luciapoole1905]

camila e SKSKSKS YEEZZZ SJDJDKE

[@cpiek7611]

Idk why its so dope that she starts singing from laying down

[@davidkovac4080]

This song is so underrated 😓💙

[@victoriaharris7366]

I wonder what she thinking during this song especially when she lead down

[@firstnamelastname9574]

Past life

[@greyspookss]

I know kind of but I don’t wanna say 😳

[@tarikseifert868]

☺️😀❤

[@kj_1116]

Zerp King say it say it

[@qepdestehombre]

"Im on my... im on my back again ..." maybe

[@angeldust6172]

billie can rap tho :3

[@Emonerd-fn1el]

She isn't raping

[@carsonmkeller]

@@Emonerd-fn1el Ye definitely not raping but definitely rapping that one verse

[@x.gligeychan.x9104]

Duh! She's good at everything

[@Emonerd-fn1el]

@@carsonmkeller she is singing fast alot of singers do that

[@heartchains6182]

*weird little bitch* :Ω she kind of is when she says: 3:06 I'm watching movies back to back in black and white, I never Seen anybody do it like I do it any better I'm goin' over you, I'm overdue for new endeavors Nobody lonely like I'm lonely and I don't know whether You'd really like it in the limelight You'd sympathize with all the bad guys I'm still a victim in my own right But I'm the villain in my own eyes, yeah

[@miko1716]

if i was there, i would be like WHEN I WAS OLDER~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS A SAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLOOOOORRRRRRRR but this audience is like, when i w- what are the lyrics?

[@soltrice]

i just want to meet billie just to compliment her on this songs

[@iamtheforeverboy8580]

I have goosebumps everytime I listen to this song

[@meredithmohan5248]

Only Billie would lay down her concert

[@Ri_5475]

THIS SONG LIVE WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST 😭

[@pennywise5946]

This song is so underrated

[@clara8820]

This is the best of all her songs but also the most underrated :(

[@Wizard_Level_1]

It's so great watching her do this song, you can tell she loves it.

[@marialeticiar]

This song is SO good, what a shame it's so underrated😕

[@rojan3770]

This is one of my favorite songs of her I don’t know why it’s not that papular and underrated

[@miko1716]

Lets hide from new fans here

[@lill.2795]

They're so creepy luckily they dont know bored,hostage,party favor,this

[@miko1716]

Rainbow Cat they barely know any songs

[@zeta222]

Gacha Bread- all they pretty much know is Bad guy

[@lill.2795]

@@zeta222 all the fake toxic fans came from bad guy

[@v3ryr4re55]

bAd gUy iS mY fAvOuRiTe BiLLiE sOnG

[@lucabluewater]

I love when she does that thing with the mic during the chorus. Even tho that part is a track, still! it's fire!!

[@lovequinnreincarnated]

god she’s so amazing

[@jaebee9847]

Nobody: Me pretending I was there: " WHOOOOOOO YEAAAAAA ILY BILLIEEEEEEEE" *cries*

[@patriciajones5108]

I’m too broke to see that 😂

[@marie-reinekabis1515]

Patricia Jones The tickets weren't that expensive

[@abdulmalekx6537]

Marie-Reine Kabis Marie-Reine Kabis how much was the tickets ?

[@maddieg2336]

@@marie-reinekabis1515 how much was it?

[@patriciajones5108]

Marie-Reine Kabis I tried to get tickets one time and it said I was a robot and wouldn’t let me on the site until 12 minutes and by then it was already sold out

[@cassie9682]

@@savannahjohnson3542 Ticketmaster is more trusting since a lot of sites scam aswell

[@luliencinas]

those visuals tho wiwo needs more recognition

[@omov1474]

finally an original artist in the music scene good

[@mr.x3906]

when Billie sings the world stops turning for awhile

[@mackenziej4]

Legit one of my favs- it is underrated but beautiful♡ The song is just as beautiful as the movie

[@ur-local-lesbian-comrade]

I want to see this live so badly 😭

[@emelietv8767]

I love billie so much ❤️❤️😇😩

[@brycieeee9162]

everything about this song is so haunting

[@gracepelletier3526]

This song goes HARDDDD

[@Reema_Zahra]

Billie is the only reason i question my sexuality 😂

[@kiranmasand6025]

Mhmm girl 😏

[@Ri_5475]

I love this song sm like love it 😢💞

[@lolstudio1947]

Billie try’s to kill me for sure? I love her so fucking much like I can’t. Someone helps me pls? I can’t stop thinking about her, don’t get me wrong I’m straight but I love her so so much. I feel like she’s destroying my self with love

[@mvltversal]

Friend: What song do you like Me: When I was OoooooooOh ldeer Friend: you are not a Skeleton

[@avocadosnest5652]

I love this song

[@elizabethmiars3777]

I’m so sad :( I had to miss the concert in Fremantle Aus bc the ticket order got messed up and my mum couldn’t be bothered to take me :( I wanna see her so bad and ik that everyone is prob like ur not the only one and ik bit I feel like her music has helped me through so much like I’ve been battling with depression for about 2 years now with anxiety on top of it and I feel like billies music just lets me forget everything

[@gamingsalma571]

Im so sorry, I'd have been devistated if i had any chance to go but didn't 🙏

[@evelynabreu9277]

I hope you get to meet Billie and see her live.

[@zwididi]

This song takes me to another world 😭❤️

[@maureen172]

love this

[@wherearetheavocadosl5049]

oohhh shittttttt omg i'm litterly sesing her on 2021 omg omg omg omg omg omg my dream litterly came trueee

[@liitlepetei4sure763]

I love this song it just goes through me and takes me to another land... great song to meditate too!!!

[@stephenreilee8119]

This is my favorite Billie Eilish song but even better when you hear rain outside lol

[@karenaandreasen7029]

I love her....

[@AlenaNRain]

This. Is. THE BEST. SONG. EVER. Change my mind 👋

[@MyChristi123]

This might be my favourite song of hers

[@TinyTajee82709]

Glad she found her sound

[@nurnutss8369]

ily🥑

[@IsabellaSofie]

This song is so underatted

[@lilyhazell7617]

I’m really sorry but I feel like people are being really horrible to new fans in the comments it’s not fair to them. everybody was once a new fan and I don’t think we should confuse new fans with ‘locals’ just be nice to everyone, if they are a new fan tell them stuff!!!! at the end of the day we are all human, no matter what we think. If you disagree that’s fine but remember words do hurt and they stay in people’s minds, so be careful what you say ❤️❤️

[@billieeyelash1416]

A queen can rap

[@sheapila]

I think this song is super interesting...i love it. The beat is sick...and the lyrics sound like a cool ass poem or something...its artistic is a musical way.

[@user-xr2qz5ls1d]

WooooooW

[@AMANDAAMANDAAMANDAAMANDAAMANDA]

Quiet when their waiting for something interesting , but they have no idea this is the most interesting it can get, the depth , of the ocean omg , god is , hahahahahhaah she litt

[@WeLOVEeny_]

this was a day after my birthday

[@vkarml1204]

Call me a crackhead but I know all the lyrics to every one of her songs

[@kiranmasand6025]

I’ll call you normal not crackhead 😂

[@frootloops892]

@@kiranmasand6025 lol 😂

[@carlyjohns8017]

Lol me too

[@squippy7873]

I would kill to get a ticket for one of her tours like this *hope that's what u call it*

[@imaginacoesdamari4154]

I Love you

[@imaginacoesdamari4154]

❤❤

[@billiebilish8249]

💚💚💚

[@skaterdude14b]

She stood up too soon. “I’m on my back again”

[@user-mu2hu6gc7m]

Baylen Miller she always stands up at that part, because by that time she’s singing louder and needs to be standing

[@Daniel-in5xx]

No puedo estoy muerta

[@graceb8928]

i was there🥺 best. night. ever

[@marissacox4462]

was she hurt or something if she was be safe on the ground billie: stands up like nothing happened me: trys to stand up I think I pulled something

[@sam-yn1pz]

This song needs to be in a horror movie or something tbh

[@souzzakana9291]

It's actually from a movie "ROMA" try to check it out.

[@oliviaidk454]

@@souzzakana9291 whats the movie about?

[@Love-xx2dk]

Это моя любимая песня!!!

[@inikkie895]

Só acho q ela tem q vir pro brasil

[@tranminhanh2303]

0:40 i heard someone say " I think she's pregnant" @@

[@zeneeah]

lmao

[@dreamingdawn5968]

Minh Anh Trần Thị lol

[@evelynabreu9277]

I heard it too!

[@urmomxd9999]

My bday is may 29 xD

[@shototodoroki7947]

When i was older i was a worker at the morg 💀

[@thebootypirates9978]

Auto tune has left the chat

[@juliaana4372]

actually she’s using a like a live auto tune

[@saanvi7661]

@@juliaana4372 Bro are u serious? She doesn't use auto tune at all. In this song (When I was older) it's a robotic effect. Not auto tune

[@lynn6806]

Saanvi it is auto tune tho, she just doesn’t use it to cover up any flaws in her voice but she uses it for the style of the song

[@user-mu2hu6gc7m]

Julia Ana only for this song so it sounds underwater, it’s a voice effect not autotune

[@thebootypirates9978]

Billie Eilish fangirl yas queeen xD

[@renatamarquez6392]

Bilie eilish i love You cute bebe

[@adiyamin3321]

IM ON MY BACK AGAIN

[@Victoria-xj2pl]

this song it's good but its waaay better live, I think it might be the real drums

[@saj00dysajid77]

😔😔💔💔

[@Cat-qc2jx]

literally nobody knew the song.. 😕

[@randomstuff6726]

@billieeilish

[@candicefazio2170]

I did the rap as she did it

[@AMANDAAMANDAAMANDAAMANDAAMANDA]

She’s saying our ancestors were pirates on an open sea

[@claratatyanammoura4693]

Malandros malandrinhos estejam atrás de mi!!

[@leobaxxanny7620]

Homemade on this song: @gyR0

[@alexandrarubalcava7627]

There's songs that I don't know that are from Billie Eilish and they're from Billie Eilish so kind of weird

[@goldenheather8779]

She won't die lol

[@RoyAksnes]

Everytime I hear this song live I wonder, how much of this song is being played with autotune or a vocoder and how much of it it's Billie's voice?......cause I can't recognize her real voice until the end of the song.

[@user-dw8ch8fu8q]

Do you guys know she got hurt her knee

[@carlosmedina5187]

Billie Joe Armstrong was at this concert lol

[@oliviaidk454]

Actually?

[@vp4744]

Yes he was his wife and famiily. They posted on Instagram backstage pics with Billie and Finneas.

[@angelamasterson3906]

I'm pail

[@tabahimamhariyanto9456]

rr sukana with ILO UNESCO

[@mohlachi]

.

[@jiminisdangerous7508]

When I was older I was a sailor on an open sea But now I'm underwater And my skin is paler than it should ever be Hmm I'm on my back again Dreaming of a time and place Where you and I remain the best of friends Even after all this ends Can we pretend? I'm on my, I'm on my back again It's seeming more and more Like all we ever do is see how far it bends Before it breaks in half and then We bend it back again Guess I got caught in the middle of it Yes I've been taught, got a little of it In my blood, in my blood Memories burn like a forest fire Heavy rain turns any funeral pyre to mud In the flood When I was older I was a sailor on an open sea But now I'm underwater And my skin is paler than it should ever be I'm watching movies back to back in black and white, I…

[@willowtreeyoutube]

Billie said she was gonna have a kid now I think Ik why she’s holding her stomach I think she’s pregnant

[@maddieg2336]

😂😂she was kidding

[@billieeyelash1416]

Oh my gawd 😂😂 it helps me keep singing because it makes air

[@moonlightsun3496]

What the fuck she's 18 years old..