"knowing your influences insisted all the time" must be "knowing your influences DID all the time"
She herself said that after her second (?) album she got really depressed and was under much pressure. So this line would refer to her idols/influences who she thinks never had these problems of lack of confidence. They always stayed in line and became successful.
All in all i thinks the song is not only about her eating disorder but her being so much under pressure in general.
Ah and "The red water washed around your sins" sounds more like "The red water washed away your sins"
I think:
"knowing your influences insisted all the time" must be "knowing your influences DID all the time"
She herself said that after her second (?) album she got really depressed and was under much pressure. So this line would refer to her idols/influences who she thinks never had these problems of lack of confidence. They always stayed in line and became successful.
All in all i thinks the song is not only about her eating disorder but her being so much under pressure in general.
Ah and "The red water washed around your sins" sounds more like "The red water washed away your sins"