Tom: Dm
C/E Em C/E Bm/D C
[Verse 1]
C/E Em
Mirror mirror on the wall, yeah
C/E Bm/D
Tunnel vision on the flaws
C
In the scale of things it's unimportant
C
So no talking, but it's still an intrusive thought
C/E Em
Tried hard to correct it, yeah
C/E Bm/D
But nothing was effective, uh
C
No one else seemed so obsessed with it
C
Things were desperate until the voice crept in
[Verse 2]
C/E Em C/E Bm/D
"I can help you, trust me, you're ready"
C
It seemed dangerous
C
But it said to have faith in it
C/E Em C/E Bm/D
"The secret is to just be empty"
C/F
Didn't know if it was wise to listen, but
C/A
What could it hurt to try?
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
And at first, it was working, but then things were emerging
F G
Cracked lips and tired eyes, I'm hungry with no appetite
Am
I'm shivering and shaking, and I tell myself it's fine, but
F G
You can't fool your body, you can only fool your mind, yeah
Am F
Empty, I just need to be empty, hide from anybody who'll prevent me
G
Just fill up on water and shame, no, I'm not hungry, I just ate
Am
I've developed a taste for this, Endure the neverending ache
F G N.C.
Convince myself I'm in control and it's not all that voice that makes me sick
[Chorus]
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7
I know, I know it's wrong
F
I'm looking, but I can't see myself
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7
I know, I know it's wrong
F
But it's so hard to stop it alone
[Verse 3]
C/E Em
Been getting even worse
C/E Bm/D
All the days begin to merge, yeah
C
Just a blurry haze and now it's
C
Almost second nature to ignore the urges
C/E Em
Can't trust my own nature
C/E Bm/D
Every calorie a failure, ah
C
Gotta push the intake down every day
C
'Cause the voice comes back to say
[Verse 4]
C/E Em C/E Bm/D
"You want to eat? Bite your tongue"
C
Don't want to stay an embarrassment
C
Just have to stomach it
C/E Em C/E Bm/D
"They don't know what you want"
C/F
A tug of war against common sense
C/A
Don't wanna believe that I've overstepped
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
But it's so overwhelming and I hope no one can tell
F G
'Cause the numbers keep decreasing, this ordeal is becoming routine, check
Am
Arms, back, neck, thighs, suck it in and pinch my sides
F G
The scales are betraying me, the mirror is a lie, yeah
Am
Numbers, it all comes down to numbers I know it's wrong but
F G
Just because you know you're colorblind, doesn't mean you can see the colors
Am
Fine, I admit I'm addicted, but the hunger feels good, how do I quit this
F G N.C.
I know I could die, I've seen the statistics, but the voice is with me through thick and thin
[Chorus]
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7
I know, I know it's wrong
F
I'm looking, but I can't see myself
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7
I know, I know it's wrong
F
But it's so hard to stop it alone
[Chorus]
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7
I know, I know it's wrong
F
I'm looking, but I can't see myself
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7
I know, I know it's wrong
F
But it's so hard to stop it alone
[Bridge]
Am
I can reach out
Asus2 Asus4
To someone not like me
Fmaj7 G
If you ask for help it, doesn't make you weak
F
I can reach out
Am/F Asus2/F Asus4/F
To someone not like me
Fmaj7 F
I can help my mind learn to trust my body
Am
I can reach out
Asus2 Asus4
To someone not like me
Fmaj7 G
If you ask for help, it doesn't make you weak
F
I can reach out
Am/F Asus2/F Asus4/F
Ignore what the voice tells me
Fmaj7 F
I can help my mind learn to trust my body
[Chorus]
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7
I know, I know it's wrong
F
I'm looking, but I can't see myself
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7
I know, I know it's wrong
F
But it's so hard to stop it alone
[Outro]
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7 F
I can reach out (I can reach out oh-oh-oh-oh)
Am C/D C
Inside it's em-em-em-empty
Fmaj7 F
I can reach out (I can reach out)
