4st 7lb

Lyrics

[Sampled Intro] "I eat too much to die And not enough to stay alive I'm sitting in the middle waiting." [Verse 1] Days since I last pissed Cheeks sunken and despaired So gorgeous, sunk to six stone Lose my only remaining home See my third rib appear A week later, all my flesh disappears Stretch it taut, cling-film on bone I'm getting better [Bridge 1] Karen says I've reached my target weight Kate and Emma and Kristen know it's fake Problem is, diet's not a big enough word I wanna be so skinny that I rot from view [Chorus] I, I, I, I, I Wanna walk in the snow And not leave a footprint I, I, I, I, I Wanna walk in the snow And not soil its purity [Verse 2] Stomach collapsed at five Lift up my skirt, my sex is gone Naked and lovely at five stone two May I bud and never flower My vision's getting blurred But I can see my ribs and I feel fine My hands are trembling stalks And I can feel my breasts are sinking [Bridge 2] Mother tries to choke me with roast beef And sits savouring her sole Ryvita "That's the way you're built," my father said But I can change, my cocoon shedding [Chorus] I, I, I, I, I Wanna walk in the snow And not leave a footprint I, I, I, I, I Wanna walk in the snow And not soil its purity [Outro] Kate and Kristen and Kit Kat All things I like looking at Too weak to fuss, too weak to die Choice is skeletal in everybody's life I choose my choice, I starve to frenzy Hunger soon passes and sickness soon tries Legs bend, stockinged, I am Twiggy And I don't mind the horror that surrounds me Self-worth scatters, self-esteem's a bore I long since moved to a higher plateau This discipline's so rare, so please applaud Just look at the fat scum who pamper me so Yeah, four stone seven: an epilogue of youth Such beautiful dignity in self-abuse I've finally come to understand life Through staring blankly at my navel