Marilyn

Diamond in the rough, girl with a dream

Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend

But with star potential, just looking for love

This is the story of Norma Jean

L.A. Baby with a troubled past

Just looking for a chance to escape

Brunette beauty- a true misfit

Who knew she’d dye great?

After being told “no”, incessantly

She never gave up, always tried

To be recognized and to make something of herself

She longed to escape their lies

Now everyone’s saying “yes” to this damaged mistress

All for the wrong reasons

Miss Monroe’s just looking for real love

While herself she’s trying to improve on

Plantinum Blonde Bombshell felt lonely inside

Did anyone understand her at all?

The cameras and the fame sculpted her

While deep inside she was falling apart

Booze was her best friend, the pearls gave her comfort

Behind closed doors she could fix herself

When everyone else was in love with the idea, not her

Did they really love this vulnerable mess?

Hollywood wanted her body but not her soul

As the days passed she felt insecure

“What happens when the cameras turn off?’

She began to wonder

“What happens when I grow old?”

Don’t Bother to Knock, as she rehearses her lines

She’s just trying to be perfect

In the mirror, she looks, trying to find herself

Her Hollywood Heaven’s becoming her Hell

Dazzling, Glamorous, Enchanting- the critics label her

As she slowly starts to decay

But she still smiles and winks, for them pretty cameras

Maybe she can captivate the voices away

Immortal Goddess can’t take it no more

She feels the time has finally come

For the curtains to drop, she feels no one cares

As far as she’s concerned, she’s done

Pleasure in pills and solace in booze

She lies peacefully in bed

This timeless beauty’s created a legend

At just 36, Marilyn’s dead

Have I ever told you guys how much I love Marilyn Monroe?

Spent most of yesterday reading biographies, watching interviews and watched “Norman Jean & Marilyn”, ugh as gorgeous and reputable as she was, you’d be stunned to see how beneath the beauty lied a flawed and vulnerable persona. She was quite brilliant though, contrary to popular belief.

So so tragic.

I find stories about self destructive pop cultural icons particularly interesting idk…