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Billie Eilish has just released her third studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft and fans have begun analyzing the songs and their lyrics. Among all the 10 tracks, “Wildflower” has drawn the special attention of fans as they delved into deducing who this song might be about.
Many speculated “Wildflower” is meant for Devon Lee Carlson, who dated Jesse Rutherford before The Neighborhood singer began dating Billie. Carlson is a Los Angeles-based model and social media influencer who is the co-owner of the company Wildflower Cases.
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Billie Eilish was also photographed leaving Kendall Jenner’s 2023 Halloween party with Devon Lee Carlson. Although it is unclear if the two were friends or mere acquaintances, fans on social media soon connected the dots from “Wildflower” lyrics and were convinced the song was about Carlson.
Billie Eilish's ex Jesse Rutherford and Devon Lee Carlson broke up in 2021
Billie Eilish’s former boyfriend Jesse Rutherford and Devon Lee Carlson reportedly first met at a mall. They began interacting on social media, which led to them starting a relationship in 2015. The two briefly split that year but got back together. However, the pair ended things in 2021 and their breakup was reported to be amicable.
Carlson, who founded Wildflower Cases with her mother Michelle and sister Sydney, spoke about her split with Rutherford on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast. She said there was no drama involved and the breakup was mutual. She said at the time:
"We still are totally chill and friends, and supportive of each other and whatever. But then I was like 'Holy f**k I’m single!' for the first time in my entire life"
Jesse Rutherford began dating Billie Eilish the following year before ending things in May 2023.
While it is not confirmed Billie's song "Wildflower" is about Devon Lee Carlson, it has a melancholic theme. In the lyrics, the narrator speaks about her lover’s previous relationship where he loved the other woman, but the man fell out of love and they parted ways without putting up a fight.
The pre-chorus of the song makes suggestions that the former woman in question, supposedly Devon Lee Carlson, in this case, had confided in Billie Eilish and cried about Jesse Rutherford as the "Happier Than Ever" hitmaker lent her a shoulder. They likely developed a bond from that incident as the lyrics go:
"She was cryin’ on my shoulder/ All I could do was hold her/ Only made us closer until she lied"
Although Billie does not provide much detail, it seems as if she felt a certain amount of guilt about being with her lover while also being friends with his former partner as she sings:
"But I see her in the back of my mind all the time/ Like a fever, like I’m burning alive, like a sign/ Did I cross the line?"
Towards the end of the song, there's a mention of crying in a hotel on Valentine's Day. While it's uncertain whether Billie Eilish referred to herself or the former woman in this line, she kept repeating throughout the song how she felt reassured in her partner's love for her. Nonetheless, the lyrics hint at the singer being unable to love freely without feeling a speck of guilt and sadness.
However, it is to be noted that Billie Eilish has not confirmed who she meant this song for at the time of writing this article.
