FINNEAS除了是妹妹Billie Eilish的製作人,且一起贏下5座Grammy Awards外,自己也是歌手,2019發行個人EP:Blood Haramony ,向世界介紹屬於他細膩溫暖的曲風,當中I Lost A Friend藉由他個人的真實故事,來訴說許多人都能有所共鳴的經歷:失去朋友。
延續相同的風格,他在9月3日發行新的單曲 What They’ll Say About Us ,這首歌的創作靈感來自於「黑人的命也是命」運動(Black Lives Matter,以下簡稱BLM運動)與武漢肺炎,6月FINNEAS與女友Claudia Sulewski(註1)在洛杉磯市區參加BLM運動的抗爭活動,受到數百萬來自世界各地的參加者,一同為制度化的種族歧視與不平等抗議而鼓舞,對他來說能與一大群看到制度缺陷的人們,一起抗爭是很正向的經歷,因此他充滿著希望地寫下這首歌。
What They'll Say About Us 其他人口中的我們 You're tired now, lie down
現在你累了,躺下吧
I'll be waiting to give you the good news
我會等著,給你好消息
It might take patience
也許需要一些耐心
And when you wake up, it won't be over
當你清醒時,我仍舊在這
So don't you give up
所以你不准放棄
We've got the time to take the world
我們還有時間,把這世界
And make it better than it ever was
變得比過去任何時候都更好
That's what they'll say about us
這將是其他人口中的我們
If I say a cliche, it's 'cause I mean it
也許聽起來陳腔濫調,我說得全心全意
We can't walk away, we gotta get in between it
走掉是行不通的,我們要正視問題
And when you wake up, we'll grow together
當你清醒時,我們將一起成長
So don't you give up
所以你不准放棄
We've got the time to take the world
我們還有時間,把這世界
And make it better than it ever was
變得比過去任何時候都更好
That's what they'll say about us
這將是其他人口中的我們
I never said it would be easy
我從沒說過,這會是件輕鬆的事
I'm never giving up, believe me
我絕對不會放棄,相信我
I used to think the pain would fade, but it never does
我曾以為傷痛會淡去,但它根本不會
You're tired now, lie down
現在你累了,躺下吧
I'll be waiting to give you the good news
我會等著,給你好消息
It might take patience
也許需要一些耐心
And if you don't wake up
如果你不會醒來
I'll know you tried to
我知道你試過了
I wish you could see him
我希望你能見到他
He looks just like you
他就像你一樣