Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
This song is a harrowing account of a teenage girl who suffers from anorexia: she thinks she is improving herself by gradually degrading into a skeletal state.
[Sampled Intro]
"I eat too much to die
And not enough to stay alive
I'm sitting in the middle waiting."
[Verse 1]
Days since I last pissed
Cheeks sunken and despaired
So gorgeous, sunk to six stone
Lose my only remaining home
See my third rib appear
A week later, all my flesh disappears
Stretch it taut, cling-film on bone
I'm getting better
[Bridge 1]
Karen says I've reached my target weight
Kate and Emma and Kristen know it's fake
Problem is, diet's not a big enough word
I wanna be so skinny that I rot from view
[Chorus]
I, I, I, I, I
Wanna walk in the snow
And not leave a footprint
I, I, I, I, I
Wanna walk in the snow
And not soil its purity
[Verse 2]
Stomach collapsed at five
Lift up my skirt, my sex is gone
Naked and lovely at five stone two
May I bud and never flower
My vision's getting blurred
But I can see my ribs and I feel fine
My hands are trembling stalks
And I can feel my breasts are sinking
[Bridge 2]
Mother tries to choke me with roast beef
And sits savouring her sole Ryvita
"That's the way you're built," my father said
But I can change, my cocoon shedding
[Chorus]
I, I, I, I, I
Wanna walk in the snow
And not leave a footprint
I, I, I, I, I
Wanna walk in the snow
And not soil its purity
[Outro]
Kate and Kristen and Kit Kat
All things I like looking at
Too weak to fuss, too weak to die
Choice is skeletal in everybody's life
I choose my choice, I starve to frenzy
Hunger soon passes and sickness soon tries
Legs bend, stockinged, I am Twiggy
And I don't mind the horror that surrounds me
Self-worth scatters, self-esteem's a bore
I long since moved to a higher plateau
This discipline's so rare, so please applaud
Just look at the fat scum who pamper me so
Yeah, four stone seven: an epilogue of youth
Such beautiful dignity in self-abuse
I've finally come to understand life
Through staring blankly at my navel
4st 7lb was written by James Dean Bradfield & Sean Moore & Nicky Wire & Richey Edwards.
4st 7lb was produced by Manic Street Preachers.
Manic Street Preachers released 4st 7lb on Mon Aug 29 1994.