Fibromyalgia

Songs of Substance ©2021 Sockpuppet https://sockpuppet.band/ Cover artwork by Awkward Starstuff Track 13: Fibromyalgia Get the album at https://sockpuppet.band/album/songs-of-substance *ABOUT THIS TRACK* I wrote this song the night after I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, based on the then-current understanding of the condition (before new research showed that it's actually an autoimmune condition), and also about my long-time frustration with just how people who don't experience chronic pain talk to people who do. *LYRICS* Every day I’m just a little older I feel a little twinge up in my shoulder Icing up my limbs until they’re colder Reduce the burning pain into a smolder I’ve got fibromyalgia I’ve got fibromyalgia I feel a lot of pain but it’s Mostly in my brain I have Fibromyalgia I’ve got Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia There’s something in my brain that makes me Sensitive to pain I’ve got Fibromyalgia Well I think it’s pretty nice To eat turmeric and rice With a spicy Indian c