Miss Torsion has crafted an ode to the “invisible ailment” of chronic pain on a song titled, simply and directly enough, “Pain.” In the lyrics she expresses the frustration with the whole process of dealing with such pain and its sources and how it can disrupt your entire psychology when it hits hardest and complicates anything resembling normal life functioning that people who don’t suffer from chronic pain take for granted like walking normally, or being able to sleep well or any physical activity requiring exertion, exercise and being able to have your brain work normally rather than focus on the pain when it’s there in full force or as a dull background annoyance threatening to crash in. The source of chronic pain is wide and different and too often you can suffer from more than one form. But whatever that might be, Miss Torsion’s playfully moody, post-punk pop song captures that experience in a way that is accessible and accurate including how your mind wants to find a way to fix what’s happening even though it can be a complicated ailment and may resist an easy treatment that lasts. It’s a rarity to hear this subject matter in any song and rather than express the anguish and dark thoughts, Miss Torsion presents it all as something that many people have to live and find a way to get through the worst times even if it’s something that may or may not be a thing of the past in one’s life. Listen to “Pain” on YouTube and follow Miss Torsion at the links below.
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