[00:00:00] Ed was at the end of his rope an expression he detested [00:00:16] There is no rope he would scream at the laughing walls [00:00:23] There is only the end no hope no rope [00:00:25] Ending is better than mending [00:00:26] Doors of perception windows of opportunity [00:00:28] These are illusions like the killing floor [00:00:31] Ed spoke in a squeaky whiny voice [00:00:34] With perhaps a slight tinge of glee [00:00:36] But this was only because he couldn't be bothered [00:00:38] To try to develop a manner of speaking [00:00:40] That truly reflected his mood [00:00:42] This is a vaccum there is no air in this room [00:00:46] Despair is no fun anymore [00:00:49] Nihilism knocked three times on the ceiling [00:00:55] But the rosy fingers of dawn always inserted themselves [00:00:57] In the nose of unfulfilled promises [00:00:58] Angels sang Heysanna Hosanna [00:00:59] Paralyzed prima donnas danced in the streets all day [00:01:01] But when the darkness came everybody went home [00:01:04] I was ready everyone else was asleep [00:01:05] And while it might have been a relief to see [00:01:08] That I was right all along [00:01:08] Here I am still alone and trapped [00:01:09] Awaiting the endless end [00:01:10] And I can turn it all around [00:01:11] And laugh at it and laugh at myself [00:01:12] I can laugh louder than the walls the halls the waterfalls [00:01:14] Louder than Charles De Gaul or Fulton Mall [00:01:23] But I don't know what I'm laughing at [00:01:24] I don't know just what I think is so godd**n funny [00:01:28] I don't know why I don't just shut up [00:01:30] And give up and lay down and die [00:01:32] What do I have to complain about anyway [00:01:36] Ed asked his Pica*so I'm a millionaire [00:01:37] This wasn't actually true [00:01:38] Ed's Pica*so was an obvious forgery [00:01:41] His three Rothkos had just been singled out [00:01:44] In an article in 'Art forum' entitled [00:01:45] 'The Three Most Insignificant Paintings of Mark Rothko' [00:01:48] And his Barbara Krugers had been irreparably damaged [00:01:51] By Rein Sanction and a few other bands from Gainesville [00:01:52] That refused to acknowledge the value of art [00:01:54] Come to think of it Ed mused [00:01:54] To the laminated roadkill coffee table that he had purchased [00:02:51] When times had seemed slightly less bleak [00:03:01] Come to think of it not only does art have no intrinsic value [00:03:04] But my collection has no extrinsic value either [00:03:06] I know I'm not a millionaire [00:03:07] But that's no reason to complain [00:03:14] There is no reason to complain [00:03:18] There is no reason to do anything [00:03:27] I don't believe in reason objective reality or collective farming [00:03:38] I don't believe in public speaking [00:03:40] Which is another reason why I'm here alone [00:03:42] I don't believe in life or death [00:03:59] I would kill myself but I don't believe in suicide [00:04:00] Ed put on a red shirt and took a quick walk around the block [00:04:09] While whistling softly to himself [00:04:10] He reentered his apartment screaming [00:04:18] There is no life on this planet [00:04:20] Jehovah One replaced all life with machinery five centuries ago [00:04:24] The so called Industrial Revolution [00:04:27] Was just another hoax and we all fell for it [00:04:30] 'Cause we were all programmed to even I fell for it [00:04:33] I believe in the steam engine [00:04:34] Even though I don't believe in anything [00:04:36] Logical inconsistency is the Mr Bubble I bathe in [00:04:39] Each and every evening except for yesterday evening [00:04:45] When I roller bladed over to the Masonic Temple [00:04:48] To play pinochle with Pope John Paul the First [00:04:50] I really had no choice in the matter [00:04:50] Ed certainly could go on and on [00:04:52] And he did and he would and he will [00:04:53] Until you or I or somebody does something about it [00:04:56] Senator Sterno of Louisiana [00:04:56] Announced over closed circuit television [00:05:00] And as long as he continues to pontificate pointlessly [00:05:03] I will do nothing