Ed was at the end of his rope, an expression he "There is no rope", he scream at the laughing walls There is only the end, no hope, no Ending is than mending Doors of perception, windows of are illusions like the killing floor
Ed in a squeaky whiny voice With a slight tinge of glee But this was only because he couldn't be To try to develop a manner of That truly reflected his
is a vaccum, there is no air in this room Despair is no fun knocked three times on the ceiling But the rosy fingers of dawn always themselves In the nose of promises
sang, "Heysanna, Hosanna" Paralyzed prima-donnas danced in the all day But the darkness came, everybody went home I was ready, everyone was asleep
And while it might have a relief to see I was right all along Here I am still, and trapped Awaiting the end
And I can it all around And laugh at it and laugh at I can louder than the walls, the halls, the waterfalls Louder than Charles De Gaul or Mall
But I know what I'm laughing at I don't know what I think is so goddamn funny I don't why I don't just shut up And up and lay down and die
"What do I have to complain anyway?" Ed his Picasso, "I'm a millionaire" This actually true Ed's Picasso was an forgery
His three Rothkos had just singled out In an in 'Art forum' entitled 'The Three Most Insignificant Paintings of Rothko' And his Barbara Krugers had been irreparably By Rein Sanction and a few bands from Gainesville That refused to the value of art
"Come to think of it", Ed To the laminated coffee table that he had purchased When times had seemed slightly bleak "Come to of it, not only does art have no intrinsic value But my has no extrinsic value either"
"I I'm not a millionaire But that's no to complain There is no reason to is no reason to do anything"
"I believe in reason, objective reality or collective farming I believe in public speaking Which is another why I'm here alone I don't believe in or death I would kill myself but I don't in suicide"
Ed put on a red shirt and a quick walk around the block While whistling softly to He reentered his screaming "There is no on this planet"
"Jehovah One all life with machinery five centuries ago The so-called Industrial Was another hoax and we all fell for it 'Cause we all programmed to, even I fell for it I believe in the steam Even though I believe in anything"
Logical inconsistency is the Mr. Bubble I in Each and evening, except for yesterday evening When I roller bladed over to the Temple To play with Pope John Paul the First I had no choice in the matter"
Ed certainly go on and on And he did, and he and he will Until you or I or does something about it Sterno of Louisiana Announced over circuit television And as long as he to pontificate pointlessly I will do
Ed walked away from the feeling fortified and stapled His brain was buzzing, the way it did just after 'Jeopardy' He loaded up the micro bus atlases and poseidons And headed for County
"I've had it", he sang, "I've had it with puns, Russian literature, Italian Meaningless cross references and lists of nonsense I shall drive a license, without clothing, without direction"
"And if I it to Arkansas, fine And if I'm running late, if I'm running a game It doesn't matter, I keep on running"
"Yes, is the answer, this is the ending, I shall keep on running Because a body in motion tends to emotional And it's better to feel, is better than emptiness Emptiness is than nothing, and nothing is better than this"