[Verse 1] Was it virtue, was it vice I pore through blank pages under fluorescent light The clasp locks tight And I can’t outrun this rodeo Thrown around, pitched through the air While the bull just keeps its curved contempt to spare Strip the adornment Feed me the import [Pre-Chorus] To make your smile look brighter Reassemble bone and skin Until the mirror Can’t place the face within You borrow back your youth And dismiss the consequence Of every reckless choice While regret keeps house in the corners [Chorus] Why must I be skinny Why must I blend in Why must I be skinny Tell me where this comes in (Why must I be skinny) (Why must I fit in) [Verse 2] Hurry, they’ll haul it away For the next new silhouette I lift both hands Like I’m pleading for acquittal She’s perfect now I hate her, or maybe I want her skin I can’t tell which Fantasy I’m meant to enter in this theatre [Pre-Chorus] Crowded crowns and lacquered fools Make this tender mind look savage Every polished grin Takes another rib from me I keep tallying the bruises Like proof I’m still here But the room keeps spinning And the room keeps muttering [Chorus] Why must I be skinny Why must I blend in Why must I be skinny Tell me where this comes in (Why must I be skinny) (Why must I fit in) [Verse 3] They said contempt can feel like joy, a crooked creed Envy’s the nearest thing to self-love, they’d breathe So I carved at my own reflection Calling every fault a fresh correction A constant skirmish inside my skull Lost in the doctrine they kept feeding dull Cruel thoughts flower, a toxic vine Convinced my truest self was never meant to shine [Bridge] Was it virtue, was it vice If I fracture just to be adored If I fold myself in two Will they still demand some more I don’t want the crown If it’s stitched from my own skin I don’t want the spotlight If I vanish once I’m in [Final Chorus] Why must I be skinny Why must I blend in Why must I be skinny Tell me where this comes in Why must I be skinny I’m more than this frame (Why must I be skinny) (Why must I fit in)
