Songs About Eating Disorders with Lyrics

There are many songs out there with lyrics that relate to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. These songs can give people a glimpse into the world of E.D., and many sufferers can relate to their lyrics.

Courage - Superchick

"I know the right words to say
Like 'I don't feel well', 'I ate before I came'
Then someone tells me how good I look
And for a moment, for a moment I am happy
But when I'm alone, no one hears me cry"

Eyesore - Maria Mena

"The ugly naked truth
She starves me of my youth
And I stand alone until you catch on
I swear it's not by choice
But Ana has this voice
And it calms me down, it gives me purpose"

Control - Alexisonfire

"You say that you're in control,
You say that you are
I can't think of a time
When you looked less alive"

Skin and Bones - Mariana's Trench

"Feeling so easy
Make me skin and bones
I'm always on my knees for you"

Dressed in Decay - CKY

"You see the struggle flood the skin
From promises to paper-thin
She turns a blind eye, will of stone
From stunning smile to flesh and bone"

Waltz Moore - From First to Last

"I can't remember
The last time I've seen my own eyes
Or the color of my skin
Do you know what it's like to feel ugly all the time?"

My Silent Undoing - Queen Adreena

"Protruding hips and skull and spine
Ribcage cuts a clear outline"

Tunic (Song for Karen) - Sonic Youth

"I feel like I'm disappearing
Getting smaller every day
But I look in the mirror
And I'm bigger in every way"

Ana & Mia - The Trews

"It sucks you in, so it begins
Turning your insides out
Skin and bones, your all alone
It's killing you slowly now
How Ana & Mia stay beautiful all day"

Mary Jane - Alanis Morissette

"I hear you're losing weight again Mary Jane
Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for?"

She's Falling Apart - Lisa Loeb

"They pull up their chairs to the table
She stares at the food on her plate
At the toast and the butter, her father, her mother
She pushes away"

Sophie - Eleanor McEvoy

"Sophie cannot finish her dinner
Says she's eaten enough
Sophie's trying to make herself thinner
Says she's eating too much"

Ana's Song (Open Fire) - Silverchair

"And you're my obsession
I love you to the bones
And Ana wrecks your life
Like an anorexia life"

Someone I Once Knew - Dead Celebrity Status

"She wasn't born anorexic, but nowadays she suffers,
Staring at these half-naked stars on magazine covers
Feeling pressured by the public
She only weighs 90 pounds but still sucks in her stomach"

Never Good Enough - Rachel Ferguson

"Everybody said she was a winner
No one knew the secret kept within her
Starving for perfection
Hating her reflection"

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - Maria Mena

"This hunger grows inside me like a tumor
The dizziness just compliments this failure of a girl
I'm settled now, the show of mine consumes me
But every pound I shed speaks volumes of my lack of self control"

Bleed Like Me - Garbage

"Avalanche is sullen and too thin
She starves herself to rid herself of sin
And the kick is so divine when she sees bones beneath her skin
And she says, hey baby can you bleed like me?"

Starving For Attention - Geri Karlstrom

"Bones are beautiful
My drug of choice
Starving for perfection"

Numbers - Pompeii

"My problems hide in numbers
That leave when I gag and heave
I weighed out every option
That scale's not fit for advice"