Youth Decay Lyrics

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Cover art for Youth Decay lyrics by Sleater-Kinney

It's about bulimia. "Acid tooth"; "Am I rotting out?" describe the effects of the disorder. No one except her mother sees this as a problem; they think that it is in her head. With every doctor she sees, she feels herself slip away. They chip away at her, leaving her as good as dead.