“L'AMOUR DE MA VIE,” meaning “THE LOVE OF MY LIFE” in French, is the seventh track from Billie Eilish’s third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. The song finds Eilish delving into the complexities of love and heartbreak, reflecting on a past relationship filled with emotional chaos.

Ironically, Eilish never says the phrase “L'amour de ma vie,” sticking to the English phrasing in the song, and only mentions the French phrase once throughout the entirety of HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – in “BITTERSUITE,” which specifically references this song. The closing track, “BLUE,” also references this song, but says “I told you a lie, désolée, mon amour,” which translates to “I told you a lie, [I’m] sorry, my love,” a phrase that can be seen as a confession and an apology from Eilish for not caring enough about the relationship.

When listening to the song, Eilish’s tone of voice is heard in a careless tone, even chuckling at some parts, which signifies that she is happy that the relationship is “over now,” a phrase repeated numerously throughout the second part of the song.

The song is split into two parts, with the first being titled the same as the song, while the second is referred to as “OVER NOW” by Eilish. Not too long after HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’s release, Eilish released an extended edit of “L'AMOUR DE MA VIE” subtitled “OVER NOW,” which is an extended version of the second part.

Fan speculation is that the subject of “OVER NOW” is Eilish’s ex-boyfriend, Jesse Rutherford, and that the third party mentioned is Devon Lee Carlson, who Rutherford had also dated. Eilish has specified that the two parts cover two different people. Additionally, “OVER NOW” is not the only song on HIT ME HARD AND SOFT that many fans believe to have Rutherford as the muse, such as “WILDFLOWER,” which seemingly references Carlson, too.