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Who Killed Happy?
Where is Happy?
Always go-lucky
That guy always
Tried to one-up me
When I would frown,
He always smiled
Ain’t been around
In quite a while
Where is Happy?
I heard he died
Somebody came,
And took his life
They say he knew
When it would come,
That he just smiled
Right at the gun
Not so lucky,
Is Happy now?
Got his bright smile
Turned upside-down
I guess someone
Ain’t like him none
Just came and done
Took all his fun
Who killed Happy?
Who could it be?
The funny thing,
Is it was me
I still think it
Was a mistake
Put Happy in
A shallow grave
I got tired,
Of feelin’ sad
And now Sadness
Is all I have
I killed Happy,
What have I done?
I should’ve known
He was the one
Who tried to make
Me smile when
I felt down, and
Now Happy’s dead
He tried to help,
When I was blue
Heaven, and Hell,
What did I do?
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Originally intended to be sung as a song, this ballad expresses the story of a depressed man who kills his best friend out of envy, and jealousy of his apparent constant happiness. Feeling that Happy was always trying to make him feel worse by always smiling, the man fell into a manic rage. After taking the life of the only person who tried to help him when he was depressed, the man suffers from extreme remorse and guilt as he realizes what Happy was trying to do for him. This is a metaphor for individuals suffering from depression who refuse to do anything to help themselves, and reject any help from those close to them as they sink further and further into their emotions.