I've Been Eating (for You) Lyrics - Bright Eyes

So, Im just the medicine 

You take when youre sick 

You get well and thats it 

Im put back on the shelf in your mirror 

And it isnt exceptional 

The course of our fate 

So people love and they hate 

And I guess its just our turn to hate 

Yeah, you were just some song I wrote 

A poem on a page 

A sculpture I made out of clay 

Desire was the flame 

But now youre more of a basketball 

Boys just pass you around 

They bounce you hard on the ground 

And dribble, and then we all get high fives 

And you think Im an asshole now 

Well, youre probably right 

But at least Im not blind 

To the facts Ive been wishing were lies 

But still I hope you get everything 

That you care to possess 

And unbelievable sex 

With him or any one of my friends 

But just dont ask about my appetite 

I didnt lose it tonight 

No, its been gone half my life 

Its just act, Ive been eating for you