Behind The Tracks: ØVI - Lilith (Single) (2025)

“Lilith” isn’t a love song. It’s the moment you realize you’ve been pulled into something that looks like a connection but feels more like a trap.

 

As the opening track on ØVI’s upcoming EP Hedera Helix, “Lilith” sets the stage with sharp clarity. It’s about people who use emotional vulnerability like a weapon. They know exactly how to draw you in, just enough to wrap around you and take hold. There’s something undeniably attractive about them, but it comes with a cost.

 

The name Lilith has a lot of weight. She's often seen as powerful, independent, even dangerous. ØVI taps into that mythology but leans into the darker side of it. This Lilith isn’t just mysterious. She’s manipulative, calculating, and hard to shake. That’s where the poison ivy metaphor comes in. The song compares these people to something that spreads quietly, wrapping around you before you even notice. And once it’s there, it’s hard to pull away without leaving a mark.

 

Musically, “Lilith” is tense and controlled. There’s anger in it, but it’s not chaotic. It’s the kind of anger that comes after a long silence—the kind that’s been building. The vocals move from cold and restrained to raw and unfiltered, like someone finally saying the thing they’ve been holding in. You can feel the release as it builds.

 

The track also appears in the upcoming film The Roughneck, which makes perfect sense. There’s a cinematic quality to the song, a kind of slow-burn intensity that fits right into a story about inner battles and breaking points.

 

For ØVI, “Lilith” marks a shift. It’s not about wallowing or playing the victim. It’s about naming the thing that hurt you, seeing it clearly, and choosing not to let it stay. This is the sound of boundaries being set, of clarity cutting through confusion.

 

Hedera Helix will carry that energy forward, but it all begins here with “Lilith.” It’s the moment the fog lifts and you finally see what you’ve been tangled in. And you start reaching for the shears.