"Just a little bit pretty
Just a little more aware
Just a little bit thinner
And maybe I'd get there" Obvious. Association of thinness with happiness.
"clearly, clearly I remember
Hiking up my skirt
And asking for your time" - Asking for help?
"Clearly, clearly I remember
Nervous if ever confronted
And questioning myself" - Hiding it.
"Oh perhaps, perhaps if I got better
Perhaps if I challenged myself" - Getting better (as in getting rid of it) vs. getting better at the eating disorder
"Clearly, clearly I remember
Pulling up my shirt
And staring blank ahead" - Studying your body in the mirror.
"Clearly, clearly I remember
Days of useless crying
And almost feeling dead" - The way it drains the life from you, physically and mentally.
"Oh perhaps, perhaps if I was smaller
Perhaps I could control myself.." Again, smaller/thinner associated with happiness.
Links to relationships and love could also be a correct interpretation, this is just how I read it.
All I can think is EATING DISORDER.
"Just a little bit pretty Just a little more aware Just a little bit thinner And maybe I'd get there" Obvious. Association of thinness with happiness.
"clearly, clearly I remember Hiking up my skirt And asking for your time" - Asking for help?
"Clearly, clearly I remember Nervous if ever confronted And questioning myself" - Hiding it.
"Oh perhaps, perhaps if I got better Perhaps if I challenged myself" - Getting better (as in getting rid of it) vs. getting better at the eating disorder
"Clearly, clearly I remember Pulling up my shirt And staring blank ahead" - Studying your body in the mirror.
"Clearly, clearly I remember Days of useless crying And almost feeling dead" - The way it drains the life from you, physically and mentally.
"Oh perhaps, perhaps if I was smaller Perhaps I could control myself.." Again, smaller/thinner associated with happiness.
Links to relationships and love could also be a correct interpretation, this is just how I read it.