The Original London Cast of American Psycho - Opening (Morning Routine) lyrics

[TV ADVERTISEMENT 1, spoken] It took me nineteen years, but I finally developed a good relationship with my body.” [TV ADVERTISEMENT 2, spoken] Today, computers are management tools, giving you a competitive edge…” [TV ADVERTISEMENT 3, spoken] 24-hour, person-to-person service with every checking account. Where's the nearest ATM? [TV ADVERTISEMENT 4, spoken] I don't clean anymore, because none of these ordinary cleaners give me what I want. [PATRICK BATEMAN, spoken] Whenever I shower, sometimes twice, sometimes three times a day, I use a honey-almond wash on my ripped body, and an exfoliating spearmint gel on my face. I apply Clinique moisturiser and an anti-aging eye-balm before I shave, with a razor and cream by Pour Hommes. No cologne on the face ever, as the high alcohol content dries out your skin, and makes you look... older. [TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT 5, spoken] Milk's about the best thing I can drink at the moment to help me build strong arms, powerful legs and a broad chest. And when all my work is done, will you love me just for my body? I can live with that. Milk: it does a body good. [PATRICK BATEMAN, spoken] My suit today is an eighties drape from Alan Flusser with a bladed back to accommodate my impressive physique. My tie is by Valentino Couture; shoes by A.Testoni; underwear by Ralph Lauren. [TELEVISED RONALD REAGAN, spoken] And if all else failed, you could get a sense of patriotism from the popular culture. The movies celebrated democratic values and implicitly reinforced the idea that America was special. TV was like that too; but now we're about to enter the nineties, and some things have changed… [PATRICK BATEMAN, spoken] The painting: a David Onica. The TV set: 30-inches, digital, Toshiba. High-contrast, highly defined, plus it has picture-in-picture capabilities, PLUS freeze-frame. My walkman, with autoreverse continuous play, is by Sony. I am 26 years old, living in New York City at the end of the century, and this is what being Patrick Bateman means to me…