| Juliana Hatfield – Feed Me Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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obviously about an eating disorder "i'm down to a hundred-and-two" meaning she's down to 102lbs "i had a hole in my heart" she experienced a bad relationship with a partner, which triggered her eating disorder. "threw away my plate" states that the eating disorder is anorexia people either turn to food in difficult times, or turn away from it "nothing would fill me up, no matter what i ate" shows that she turns away from it i'm too tired to do more tomorrow. |
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| Lisa Loeb – She's Falling Apart Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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it's blatently about anorexia, practically every verse contains obvious hints however, most lines have a double meaning "she stares at the food on her plate...she pushes away" is she pushing away her plate or her parents? "she's falling apart" refers to her mental stability, but could also mean her body; from starving herself, her body breaks down, everything falls apart "she gets home from school too early" i can't grasp this line is she skipping school? if so, do problems at school contribute to causing her eating disorder? "there's nothing inside her" refers to her not eating, and her stomach being empty, which explains why she is "weak" the double meaning could be that she is empty of mental strength because she is so depressed, she has no fight left "they call her for dinner, she makes up a reason" refers to her avoiding dinner, giving her parents a reason to why she won't eat, such as her already having eaten, or not being hungry "she looks at her arms and she rolls down her sleeves" means either her boney arms reveal her secret, so she hides them, or that in addition to her eating disorder, she cuts, as many ED sufferers do the change from "they" to "we" in the last chorus changes from the girl's parents to us. we may not notice an eating disorder in somebody we know, no matter how close they are to us. i think everybody should be open to different points of view. often, lyrics are meant to have a double meaning, and most song writers want listeners to take their own view on the song. there is basicly no wrong interpretation |
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