The Gentleman in Room Six

[Music] ah now what comes first on my crowded calendar what comes first oh yes good morning bird oh the joy of the fresh hot gurgling water ah now are we ready are we quite prepared to face the adventure of a brand new day what do i do first ah yes my morning constitutional my promenade on the balcony what's next on the calendar for today little sightseeing excellent charm this glorious unobstructed view of mountains a pretty people in the plaza charming my marble halls another 24 hours in here now i'm hungry i'm getting hungry where is he where the devil is he he's late come in you're late look at it like all the rest little people little people butterflies birds he talks like a bird all right all right never mind i'm sick and tired of excuses i ask for action i get excuses in the meantime this thing walks the earth like a free man while i i sit in this filthy rat hole living on alibis and apples look what follows me birds cats butterflies what happened to all the men are they all dead it is rusty or to run for a while a hundred times i've told him about the water for help me i'll kill him if it happened to the mate you could take a naughty list once just once all right sit down what have you got for me this morning if i didn't know planets he's full of plants is that so very interesting you fascinate me i've only heard this one 30 times it stinks i'm listening what else have i got to do utterly fantastic this little pipsqueak of an inca poop with his plans when i think of who used to come when i think of what it used to be like shut up get out go on get out take those stupid plans pick your stupid self off that floor and get out of here out this monotony filth birds cats and rats and i must i must something to hold on to it's better i mean take off your hat this one my diplomat my politico look at him listen to machiavelli once upon a time he came to me on all fours a foot kisser delirious when i praised suicidal when i insulted him now he does me a favor by coming here now he gets impatient if he dares to light that so help me i'll go on talk oh and don't come back no what have i done to deserve this what did i ever do coming behold the queen of hearts behold the farm fatale once she slept on feathers from the underbelly of 30-day old ducklings silk sheets every morning new birds goat's milk pink wine and gold caviar and she was once upon a time she was when i looked into those faces from the past i dare not look at my own even one look i could not tolerate women at least have the advantage of paint it does nothing for the wrinkles it does not support the chin but it can disguise the color of the complexion what is her true color under that layer of flower is it green gray mine must be green by now or gray but i dare have to look i have asked you not to smoke in my presence you will not use this hideous habit to even suggest to me that my day of authority is over you will continue to do as i say i have asked you a hundred times not to use this makeup things are not what they used to be but i am i know that's holy i still am out how much longer can this go on how many more days ah lamar i can't understand this i cannot not another day i can't if i cannot write another day not another day not another day it is [Music] uh you