(Verse 1)
Marley's the girl that's got me all twisted,
Her eyes sparkle like a starlit abyss,
But she's got a heart that's like a pendulum swinging,
Back and forth, never knowing bliss.
In the spotlight of the moonlit night,
We danced to rhymes that didn't quite match right,
And when she whispered in my ear so softly,
I thought she'd be the one to save me from the lostly.
But oh, who am I to judge her fate?
When I'm a wreck, stuck in a loop of my own making,
Life threw me lemons, I just didn't know to create,
Now I'm sipping on the bitterness of heartache.
(Chorus)
Marley, oh Marley, why'd you have to break me?
When all I wanted was to keep you close,
You're the storm in my sea, the fire in my heart's embrace,
But you're gone now, just a memory to chase.
(Verse 2)
I'm just a burnout from the high school scene,
Dreams of grandeur, but I'm stuck in a routine,
Flying high was never part of the plan,
But now I'm free-falling, feeling so unclean.
I wish I had the guts to walk that line,
To be the hero that I thought was mine,
But the stage is empty, the lights gone dim,
And the crowd's just a figment of my mind's whim.
(Pre-Chorus)
Guess I'm stuck in this craneman's chair,
Lifting burdens that nobody's willing to share,
But every time I think I've reached the top,
I find myself falling with no parachute to pop.
(Chorus)
Marley, oh Marley, you had me so crazy,
Our love was a rollercoaster, fast and hazy,
Now you're just a ghost in the cold, cruel air,
And all I've got are these scars that won't repair.
(Bridge)
But who am I to say she did me wrong?
We're all just trying to find where we belong,
In a world that's spinning, we're all just trying to land,
But sometimes the fall is all we understand.
(Verse 3)
She cheated on him like it was a game,
But love's not a sport with points to claim,
Her eyes said sorry as she disappeared,
But sorry's just a name without a frame.
Now I'm the villain in her tragic tale,
A fool who'd dare to let her heart prevail,
But I can't help but wonder if she's okay,
In the chaos that we both created that night.
(Chorus)
Marley, oh Marley, you set my soul on fire,
But now you're gone, it's just ash and desire,
I guess we're both lost in our own despair,
Caught in the storm that we never could repair.
(Outro)
So here's to the girl who broke my heart in two,
To the nights that I'm still trying to outdo,
You taught me pain, you taught me to be free,
In the wreckage, you're still haunting me.