The brand new Bond theme song has just been released from Billie Eilish and people are absolutely loving it so far.
It certainly wipes the floor with Sam Smith’s ‘Writing on the Wall’ for me and gives ‘Skyfall’ a good run for its money!
But do the lyrics of the song spoil a major plot point of the movie?
No Time to Die Song Lyrics
Below I have written out the song lyrics for the movie by ear. So naturally, I will have no doubt made a few mistakes here and there but you get the gist!
Verse 1
I should’ve known
I’d leave alone (A Secret has been revealed)
Just goes to show
That the blood you bleed is just the blood you own (Pain and suffering )
We were a pair (Bond and Madeleine Swann)
But I saw you there
Too much to bare
You were my life but life is far away from fair
Interlude
(Regrets) Was I stupid to love you
(Stepped in to save them) Was I reckless to help
Was it obvious to everybody else
Chorus
That Id fallen for a lie (A reference to Bond being betrayed in the trailer)
You were never on my side
Fool me once
Fool me twice
Are you death or paradise
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just no time to die
Verse 2
I let it burn
You’re not longer my concern
Faces from my past return (Blofeld or it could be Rami Malek’s link to Madeleine or someone else entirely)
Another lesson yet to learn
Chorus
That Id fallen for a lie
You were never on my side
Fool me once
Fool me twice
Higher there than paradise (couldn’t make this bit out)
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just no time to die
Refrain
No time die
No time to die
Outro
Fool me once
Fool me twice
Higher there than paradise
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just more time to die
No Time to Die Lyric Deconstruction
This song could be interpreted in two ways. Billie could be singing from either the perspective of Bond or of Madeleine Swann.
It’s clear that a secret has been unveiled. Our only frame of reference of this is in the trailer where Madeleine is saying to James “Why would I betray you?”
The secret in question could be Madeline’s relation to Rami Malek’s character. It’s from this perspective of Bond that we could use in the song saying he’d be better off if he hadn’t met her.
On the flip side we have Madeline’s perspective where she could have found something out about James Bond.
No doubt linked to Blofeld and another detail that is yet absent from scenes shown so far.
It really could go either way.
There’s only one way to find out and that’s to watch the movie!
