Here's the Thing (Original Song)

Mark wrote and recorded this song in December of 2015. He wrote this about the song in 2017: "i really don't like this song very much but it tells the tale of my mental health thing. the only reason i like this song is because it starts out down and out but ends with positivity and hope."

Lyrics:

if you ask me
what i want to say
on any given day
i'd tell you

i'd tell you about a boy
who didn't have much joy
in life at all

i'd tell you about a time
he could hardly climb
out of bed

i'd tell you about a life
so full of strife
and bitterness
so much bitterness
for me

but here's the thing
the thing i want you to know
is that there was always a chance
a chance to show
a chance to grow
up and be happy

yes, here's the thing
the thing i want you to know
is that i always tried
tried to maintain
tried to regain
strength and stability

so if you ask me
what i want to say
on this december day
i'll tell you

i'll tell you about a smile
that was there all the while
and found its way

i'll tell you about who
finally got through
to me


i'll tell you about how
in the here and now
things are better
they're so much better
for me

i'll tell you about how
in the here and now
things are better
so much better
for me