When I was a boy
They say to me don't ask any questions
And when I was a man
They say to me I'm an embarrassment
What a disappointment

If I took up Buddhism
Would it make me less of a knob
At least if it was that religion
I wouldn't have to pretend there's a god
If I ate a chunk of animal to break my fast
Would it upset the god that I don't believe exists

You are what you eat
Let me chew on my mind
Oh you are what you eat
Let me eat my spine
You are what you eat
And I wanna be me
I want to know what it is to be myself

Now I have fur on my lip
I can see your disguise I can see right through it
So much of you in me and me in you

And when the wine once drowned it out
I see now how easy it is to shout
At someone when nothing is what they've done

You are what you eat
Let me eat something else for a while
Oh you are what you eat
Let me at least try
You are what you eat
And I don't wanna be me
I want to know what it is to be someone else

Taking a person to fix you up
You've got to take a prisoner
Don't let them go don't let them get bored
Don't let your eyes wonder
Wonder what else you could be and find yourself a prisoner
Rinse and repeat
Or you'll find yourself alone on your own
Happy but could be happier
Maybe you'll never be able to love again
Because you see what you will become
And you don't see any more happiness
Try and change your path
Try to be someone but me

You are what you eat
Let me eat something else for a while
Oh you are what you eat
Let me at least try
You are what you eat
And I don't wanna be me
I want to know what it is i want to know what it is

You are what you eat
Let me eat something else for a while
Oh you are what you eat
Let me at least try
You are what you eat
And I don't wanna be me
I want to know what it is to be someone else