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Everyday I wake up And measure the skin Around my waist Is this all I am good for? Is this all I am good for? Every night before I go to bed I look in the mirror And I say Is this all I am good for? Is this all I am good for? You have a soft spot For my soft spots Confer some softness Upon my hard mind I wish to be present My desire deters that I have a thirst And maybe no one can quench it I watched Nick Cave's long legs And their steps stoked my Anxieties I will never be a swannish dark man With an ever darkening voice I am bright and awful SongtexteGarish and young And trying to be coarse and dexterous And something I'm not Keep it low I just go Everyday I wake up And measure the skin around my waist Is this all I am good for? Is this all I am good for? Every night I go to bed And imagine the way that you would taste If I knew what I was good for If I knew what I was good for I know, I know, I know, I know You say that I’m crazy But I cannot help it I’ve been inculcated My strengths are conflated With dross and self-hatred Despite all your statements Despite your complaisance I was an athlete before I had legs And a brain to go with it before I could sense Because that was what was Expected of me Be the child the world will give their money And the love I learnt not to trust All I do now is Measure up Everyday I wake up And measure the skin around my waist Is this all I am good for? Is this all I am good for? Every night before I go to bed I look in the mirror and I say Do I know what I am good for? Do I know what I am good for? Every night before I go to bed I wonder if I will change Will I know what I’m good for? Will I know what I’m good for? Aus Songtexte Mania