Dr. Gaslight

A doctor causes his patient to question her own sanity.

This is my latest song hot off the presses.  It was in inspired by this excellent Substack by a amidwesterndoctor.  Read it here:

A Primer on Medical Gaslighting

And here are the lyrics:

Dr. Gaslight

If you ever end up sick in a bind
Just trust me and you will find—
No you will not end up dead
Just admit it’s in your head
Time to drive you out of your mind

You say you see the flickering flames
But there’s nothing there despite all your claims
My treatment now you can’t refuse
For you are really so confused
This is how we play the game

Chorus: All this impropriety
You suffer from anxiety
Why do you insist you’re right?
I’m the expert, there’s no gray
It’s black and white, you must obey
Just call me Dr. Gaslight!

There is nothing going on that’s adverse
All your observations they have been cursed
Just listen and I’ll let you pass
Or else I must turn up the gas
Look at how things are getting worse

Chorus: All this impropriety
You suffer from anxiety
Why do you insist you’re right?
I’m the expert, there’s no gray
It’s black and white, you must obey
Just call me Dr. Gaslight!

Bridge: I can’t see what ails you
No diagnosis I recall
Maybe now I’ll fail you
Explain it with one size fits all

Verse instrumental

You’ve got pre-existing issues for sure
Contrary opinions we ignore
How can you say it’s true?
When it’s not peer-reviewed
Your explanation’s rotten to the core

Chorus: if you act defiantly
Time then for psychiatry
Perhaps now you’ll see the light
There is nothing much to gain
If we can’t fiddle with your brain
Just call me Dr. Gaslight