Marky went mad that summer
It was as if he’d simply had enough
He tried to keep his shit together
But in the end he was just not all that tough
Whenever I think about him
Which is just about all of the time
I think about his mountain of woes
It was a mountain he simply could not climb
Oh hey Marky, oh Marky
I miss you ever since we been apart
Oh hey Marky, sweet sad Marky
You’re right here in my heart
Marky’s shrink said he had BPD
Which made him feel like he had no hope
He was never happy with that diagnosis
It became impossible for him to cope
He felt the burden of the stigma
Like he had an illness no one cared to treat
He would never find the true love that he needed
Yeah it was all just too bittersweet
Miss you Marky, miss you, miss you
Marky moved out to Los Angeles
Lived in a bungalow in Echo Park
He rode the paddle boats around the lake
It was an infamous landmark
Things were getting worse by the day
Under that canopy of pinkish smog
So he sprawled himself out on the chaise
And recited his brief epilogue
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