By Alexandria Schneider
Note 1
Call me Mrs. Doubtfire
Call me Teddy Roosevelt
Call me John Keating
oh captain my captain
Some call me the world’s greatest dad
Or genie if you know
I’ve been a dad
I’ve been a teacher
I’ve been a lost boy
But the one character
I’ve never played
Is Robin Williams
Note 2
Fuck you all
You never knew
What I’ve suffered through
Through it all
I’ve been appalled
At the sight you’ve come to love
Note 3
Time is of the essence
As I have so little left
And my watches reflect
My mind, my mind and time gone by
The time is being taken
Taken, but I’ll take control
Keep the clocks
As I have lost
Anything I could laugh about
Note 4
You’re only given a little spark of madness
if you lose that, you’re nothing
(and) death is nature’s way of telling you
your table is ready
(so) we use comedy
as a cathartic way to deal with trauma
(and) no matter what anyone tells you
words and ideas could change the world
I’ve quoted it all
knowing it once meant something
An idea that my life is mine for taking
Note 5
Call me Mrs. Doubtfire
As you have all come to know
She makes up
The father you know
You never knew
What I’ve suffered through
The papers never tell
The stories locked behind doors
The time is being taken
Taken, but I’ll take control
My life is mine alone
Please don’t say you know
Death is nature’s way
Of saying your table is ready
Recall the days of laughter
Funny should not be fleeting
I want you all to remember
The man that you knew
Not the death of a man
But the life that grew
I did not want you all to see
What a disease could do to me
Rip me of my well-being
Nothing but a sight of pity
Always find a way to laugh
Always find a reason to smile
Always remember I’m still around
Always remember Robin Williams