Brain Fog Oddity

Lyrics

[Intro]
Sabina, it's 3 PM again, in this dimly lit office.
The wall clock ticks, each second stretching like taffy.

[Verse 1]
You sit there, my old ceramic mug, half-empty with cold coffee from this morning.
I grip you, feel the chill seep into my palms, a reminder of hours lost.
Sabina Brennan wrote in 2021, it's not a diagnosis, just symptoms piling up.
Forgetfulness, that lack of clarity, like staring at your flickering screen.
The email unfinished, words dissolving before they form.

[Chorus]
Oh, brain fog, you're an oddity, slipping time through my fingers.
Tick-tock, the clock on the wall, minutes I can't register.
Sticky notes everywhere, reminders of tasks I swore I'd remember.
Granola bar stale on the desk, self-care forgotten in the haze.

[Verse 2]
I address you, my tangled earbuds, lying next to the stress ball I squeeze.
The room at 18 degrees, chilly sluggishness wrapping around me.
Hampshire's study from 2021, post-COVID echoes in my head.
Confusion, memory lapses, like sand leaking from a cracked hourglass.
Your musty scent mixes with stale coffee, windows unopened since noon.

[Bridge]
Small strange fact, time slipping away, I watch the clock but it doesn't stick.
Fibromyalgia whispers, long COVID tales, voices missing from the pages.
Caregivers unseen, adapting routines, their stories fade into the fog.
But here, in this moment, I feel you, mug, grounding me just a bit.

[Verse 3]
Notebook with half-formed lists, smartphone apps blinking reminders.
Sabina says beat it with strategies, neuroscience lighting the way.
Yet right now, at 3 PM, the ticking slows, thoughts heavy as lead.
I hold you, cold ceramic, willing the clarity to return.

[Outro]
Brain fog oddity, you'll pass, but today, you're all I know.
Sabina, guide me through.