The ugly naked truth
She starves me of my youth
And I stand alone
Until you catch on

I swear it’s not by choice
But Ana has this voice
And it calms me down
It gives me purpose

And it’s alright, I’m alright
I want to be ok
I’ve seen it before, this eyesore
It’s me, oh me

I want out from under this confining skin
That I so reluctantly live in
My worth is measured solely according to the scale
I am heavy, I feel frail

And it’s alright, I’m alright
I want to be okay
I’ve seen it before this eyesore
It’s me, oh...

Me, oh...


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    Anorexia?

    killstaron December 10, 2008   Link
  • +1
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    @killstar: Yes.

    shanjion March 15, 2009   Link
  • +1
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    It's obviously about Anorexia and how she feels about having it. (yes she had an eating disorder)

    WaltzMooreAnaon December 29, 2011   Link
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    It's about maria's battle with anorexia. It describes what she feels and what she sees with her illness.

    snowwhitequeenXon July 02, 2008   Link
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    These lyrics are full of mistakes. It's not "It's calls me down", but "it calms me down". It's not " I will not be hurt by this confining skin", but "I want out from under this confining skin". It's not "My worth is measured sourly according to the scale I get heavy, I feel frale" but: "My worth is measured solely according to the scale I am heavy, I feel frail. "

    I might have missed some mistakes, there are so many of them.

    And yes, of course, this song is about her battle with anorexia. Pretty damn obvious. What I love about it is that she manages to sing about something so dark, devastating, ugly and to some degree taboo in such a beautiful and non-complaining way. No clichés, no boo hoo - pity me's.. Simple, clean, beautiful.

    enola87on September 26, 2008   Link
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    How hard can it be to read a tracklist?? "Eyesore" not "Eye soar"!!

    shanjion March 15, 2009   Link

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