Allergic to Water - Ani DiFranco

You can’t even imagine

The tortuous state I’ve been existing in

I am allergic to water

It itches my throat and it blisters my skin

Still, I drink cuz I have to, I bathe cuz I have to

But boy it’s a pain

But I don’t cry

Cuz it hurts to cry

And I don’t go outside in the rain

And you may wonder what would possess

Someone like me to go on

You may wonder how it’s possible

Something so basic could go wrong

And all I can say is

If you stretch your mind all the way as far as it goes

There’s someone out there who lives further than that

In a place you can never know

So right now if you’re looking at me

You can assume that I am thirsty

And a good day is one when that ache in my brain

Can remain at a doable three

And I don’t really want your sympathy

I’m just telling you so you’ll understand

This is me, sincerely

Doin' the best that I can