Empty

Mirror mirror on the wall, yeah

Tunnel vision on the flaws

In the scale of things it's unimportant

So no talking, but it's still an intrusive thought

Tried hard to correct it, yeah

But nothing was effective, uh

No one else seemed so obsessed with it

Things were desperate until the voice crept in

"I can help you, trust me, you're ready"

It seemed dangerous

But it said to have faith in it

"The secret is to just be empty"

Didn't know if it was wise to listen, but

What could it hurt to try?

And at first, it was working

But then things were emerging

Cracked lips and tired eyes

I'm hungry with no appetite

I'm shivering and shaking, and I tell myself it's fine, but

You can't fool your body, you can only fool your mind, yeah

Empty

I just need to be empty

Hide from anybody who'll prevent me

Just fill up on water and shame

No, I'm not hungry, I just ate

I've developed a taste for this

Endure the never-ending ache

Convince myself I'm in control and it's not

All that voice that makes me sick

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I know, I know it's wrong

I'm looking, but I can't see myself

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I know, I know it's wrong

But it's so hard to stop it alone

Been getting even worse, ah

All the days begin to merge, yeah

Just a blurry haze and now it's

Almost second nature to ignore the urges

Can't trust my own nature

Every calorie a failure

Gotta push the intake down every day

'Cause the voice comes back to say

"You want to eat? Bite your tongue"

Don't want to stay an embarrassment

Just have to stomach it

"They don't know what you want"

A tug of war against common sense

Don't wanna believe that I've overstepped

But it's so overwhelming

And I hope no one can tell

'Cause the numbers keep decreasing

This ordeal is becoming routine, check

Arms, back, neck, thighs

Suck it in and pinch my sides

The scales are betraying me

The mirror is a lie, yeah

Numbers

It all comes down to numbers

I know it's wrong but

Just because you know you're colour blind

Doesn't mean you can see the colours

Fine, I'll admit I'm addicted

But the hunger feels good, how do I quit this?

I know I could die, I've seen the statistics

But the voice is with me through thick and thin

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I know, I know it's wrong

I'm looking, but I can't see myself

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I know, I know it's wrong

But it's so hard to stop it alone

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I know, I know it's wrong

I'm looking, but I can't see myself

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I know, I know it's wrong

But it's so hard to stop it alone

I can reach out

To someone not like me

If you ask for help, it doesn't make you weak

I can reach out

To someone not like me

I can help my mind learn to trust my body

I can reach out

To someone not like me

If you ask for help, it doesn't make you weak

I can reach out

Ignore what the voice tells me

I can help my mind learn to trust my body

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I know, I know it's wrong

I'm looking, but I can't see myself

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I know, I know it's wrong

But it's so hard to stop it alone

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I can reach out (I can reach out oh-oh-oh-oh)

Inside it's em-em-em-empty

I can reach out (I can reach out)