50 Best Rock Songs About Anorexia
Rock Songs That Describe Anorexia
There’s a certain tension in songs that circle around eating disorders. The lyrics lean shaky, sometimes raw, sometimes cryptic, and you can feel how the weight of it bleeds through the chords. Not every track lays it out literally, but the vibe clicks with the restless pressure of control, shame, or the fight to take space in the world. You get singers who sound hollow even when the production goes loud, and guitars that gnaw like they’re chewing on nerves instead of melodies. It’s uncomfortable in ways that feel true, and that’s why these songs hit.
What’s strange is how the subject slips across genres. You’ll hear traces in pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, though it often shows up loudest in rock where blunt honesty collides with distortion. The words might be hidden under metaphor, or they spill out too directly, but the unease sticks. Sometimes a song wasn’t written to spotlight eating disorders at all, but the lines fall into place so tightly that people take them there anyway. It’s that overlap where intention matters less than the feeling you’re left holding.
Nobody presses play on these tracks for easy listening. They creep in, they scratch, they pull the air thinner, and in some strange way that makes them feel honest. If you’ve ever found yourself clinging to a track because it speaks to something you couldn’t, this is that space. Here are the best rock songs on anorexia.
Top 10 Anorexia Rock Songs
1. 'Ana's Song (Open Fire)' by Silverchair
2. 'Tunic (Song for Karen)' by Sonic Youth
3. 'Oh Ana' by Mother Mother
4. 'Paper Bag' by Fiona Apple
5. 'I Go Hungry' by Mother Mother
6. 'Papercut' by Linkin Park
7. 'Me and Mia' by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
8. 'Dear Diary...' by Mikel Wilson Jones
9. 'Eating Disorder Lovers' by My Little Pony Is Jesus
10. 'Skeleton Appreciation Day' by Will Wood and the Tapeworms
Songs About Body Image and Rock Music #11 to 20
11. 'Paper Wings' by Rise Against
12. 'Orange Juice' by Melanie Martinez
13. 'Good Enough' by Sasha Alex Sloan
14. 'Skin & Bones' by Picture Me Broken
15. 'Pretty Isn't Pretty' by Olivia Rodrigo
16. 'Prom Queen' by Beach Bunny
17. 'Empty' by Jaiden Animations and Boyinaband
18. 'Paperweight' by The Huntingtons
19. 'Body' by Mother Mother
20. '4st 7lb' by Manic Street Preachers
Songs Exploring Anorexia Themes #21 to 30
21. 'Please Eat' by Nicole Dollanganger
22. 'Tied Together with a Smile' by Taylor Swift
23. 'Faster' by Manic Street Preachers
24. 'My Body's My Buddy' by Tessa Violet and Brye
25. 'Big Isn't Beautiful' by King Adora
26. 'Hunger' by Florence and the Machine
27. 'Anorexiqueen' by Nick Coyle
28. 'A Perfect Sonnet' by Bright Eyes
29. 'I'll Have Some In A Bit' by Crywank
30. 'The Competition' by Kimya Dawson
Rock Songs About Body Image and Weight #31 to 40
31. 'Unpretty' by TLC
32. 'Creep' by Radiohead
33. 'Beautiful' by Christina Aguilera
34. 'Shatter Me' by Lindsey Stirling ft. Lzzy Hale
35. 'Courage to Change' by Sia
36. 'Love Myself' by Hailee Steinfeld
37. 'Brave' by Sara Bareilles
38. 'Fight Song' by Rachel Platten
39. 'Numb' by Linkin Park
40. 'Fighter' by Christina Aguilera
Rock Songs Addressing Insecurities #41 to 50
41. 'Scars to Your Beautiful' by Alessia Cara
42. 'Victoria's Secret' by Jax
43. 'Try' by Colbie Caillat
44. 'Human' by Christina Perri
45. 'The Light' by Disturbed
46. 'Perfect' by Alanis Morissette
47. 'Body Love' by Mary Lambert
48. 'Just the Way You Are' by Bruno Mars
49. 'Girl on Fire' by Alicia Keys
50. 'I Am Enough' by Daphne Willis
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