Songs of the Stag Track 9 ➡️ No Time To Die, Billie Eilish

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As Cait’s world view expands and her curiosity grows, there are aspects of her old life that start to rub with each step forward she takes. The main symbol of this outgrowing of her old life is her relationship with Kenzie, and this song perfectly encapsulates Cait’s bitter disillusionment when everything falls apart. There was actually a very early draft of Song of the Stag where Cait helps Aggie burn down Hart Hall, and this was the song that played in my head during that scene. I ended up scrapping this in favour of a more measured, mature exploration of the pain that comes with a toxic relationship, and now this is the song that plays as Cait sits alone in the Crabbit Corbie near the end of act 1.

‘Was I stupid to love you?

Was I reckless to help?

Was it obvious to everybody else

That I’d fallen for a lie?

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’