My Man: When Your Body Doesn't Want to Get Along with Your Brain

A disconnected and removed discussion about My Man by They Might Be Giants. Plus an emotional reflection on what it's like to lose control of your body.

Blankly, Chase stares at his mechanical keyboard as waves of color flow through the keys. He is sitting at his desk, reaching into the deepest corners of his mind to find the words he needs to type.

Nothing.

Is this his third attempt at a draft? The fourth?

He can’t recall.

An essay for the song My Man off They Might Be Giants’ album Mink Car is overdue. N…