Lyric discussion by yousaidpunksucks 

Cover art for 4st 7lb lyrics by Manic Street Preachers

The first 'verse' is actually:

I eat too much to die, And not enough to stay alive, I'm sitting in the middle, waiting.

And it is a sound clip taken from the British documentary series, '40 Minutes', titled "Caroline's Story". It was the story of a British girl who had anorexia.

This is a great song from an AMAZING band. It is literally impossible to listen to it without feeling some sort of emotion.