
Daniel Johnston 1961-2019
He had a gift for melody, boyish voiceBut sometimes it was hell to be himHis mental health could leave him no choiceBut to go dark and stay within Schizophrenic and manic depressedWithout art he could not get throughHe wrote and drew like someone possessedWhich was quite often true Don’t play cards with SatanHe’ll deal you...
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