ɪt tˈɛlz ðə stˈoːɹi əvə tɹˈʌbəld mˈæn ɪŋkˈeɪpəbəl ʌv ɹᵻvˈiːlɪŋ hɪz tɹˈuː sˈɛlf tʊ ˈʌðɚz, ænd hˈuː, ɪnstˈɛd, meɪntˈeɪnz ɐ fəsˈɑːd ʌv hˈɑːloʊ dʒˌɑːkjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi, lˈeɪɾɚ tˈɜːnɪŋ tʊ ɐ lˈaɪf ʌv ˈælkəhˌoʊlɪzəm ænd dɹˈʌɡ ɐbjˈuːs bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz fˈaɪnəl dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹəns.
It tells the story of a troubled man incapable of revealing his true self to others, and who, instead, maintains a facade of hollow jocularity, later turning to a life of alcoholism and drug abuse before his final disappearance.