UNSELF - Not Hungry (Official Lyric Video)

"You said you weren't hungry. You were lying so I'd eat." Not Hungry by UNSELF - a metalcore / post-hardcore song about a parent who went without so their child could eat, and the child who only understood it years later. One pot of rice. The midnight bus. The name tag still on at a quarter to one. Now the roles are reversed: two plates on the table, and nobody leaves until she eats. Heavy guitars, aching clean vocals, and a last bus running through a wet window. Which line stays with you? Subscribe for more music from UNSELF. LYRICS You said you weren't hungry. You were lying so I'd eat. One pot of rice for the two of us. You'd scrape it all onto my plate. You fell asleep on the midnight bus With your name tag on and your hair unmade. The door would click at a quarter to one. You'd kiss my head like I was asleep. I heard you count the coins for rent. I heard you tell yourself, "Next week." I asked, "Did you eat?" "I ate at work." I believed it. Every night, I believed it. Nine years old, it was easy. You made it look so easy. Not hungry. (Not hungry.) You said it every night. You were lying so I'd eat. Not hungry. (Not hungry.) Now I set two plates. I don't leave till you eat. I don't leave Till you eat. Now your hands shake on the kettle lid. You still say, "Go home, you work too hard." You still say that you already did. You still keep coupons in a jar. I pay the bills you hide in drawers. You find new places. I find those too. You say, "That's my job, it isn't yours." I say, "You did it. Now I do." You say, "I ate at noon." I check the fridge. You haven't. I know that trick. I learned it all from you. Not hungry. (Not hungry.) You said it every night. You were lying so I'd eat. Not hungry. (Not hungry.) Now I set two plates. I don't leave till you eat. I don't leave till you eat. Size seven. Tape around the heel. You walked me through the snow in those. I never asked how cold it was. I never asked. I never asked. How cold was it? How cold was it? Tell me now. I'm listening now. Two jobs. One coat. No sleep. All for me. Not hungry. (Not hungry.) I say it back to you. I'm lying so you'll eat. Not hungry. (Not hungry.) I slide you my plate. Your turn. Please. Just eat. You used to say, "Next week." It's here. Sit down. Eat. #UNSELF #Metalcore #PostHardcore