Editor’s Note: The following essay and poetic musings are contributed by Socotra House stalwart Marlow, prince of the Coastal Empire. It was an item in a contentious morning meeting by the Editorial weenies at Socotra House. Some said that total compliance with new Footnotes would limit the semblance of objectivity we harness to make the current social lunacy seem reasonable. “Why would we change something that seemed to be working pretty well to try something that has never worked out anywhere it was tried? A series of orderly shrugs seemed to express solidarity with change, though no one really recalled asking for anything except to be left alone. Marlow’s piece was a case in point. As a point of order, we support all the crazy stuff you agree with and are resolute in opposing anything you don’t, unless someone more powerful tells us something different.

– Vic

Author’s Note: The presser was surreal. They are openly and deliberately trying to change our experience of these “shows.” They want to free us from our restrictive mindsets. Our preconditioned perception of reality must change.

I feel that we Americans are now living inside Magritte and Dali paintings.

Earlier in March, I thought 46 was sedated like a previous piece below described. Now I see he’s something entirely different.

He’s an Automated Man.

-Marlow

You’re wondering where I’ve been (Secret, secret, I’ve got a secret)
Machine or mannequin (Secret, secret, I’ve got a secret)
With China parts made my son (Secret, secret, I’ve got a secret)
I am the Post Modern Main Man

There’s a secret I’ve been hiding under my skin
My heart is human, my blood boiling, my cloud brain Amazon
So when you see me acting strangely, don’t be surprised
I’m just an Automated Man who needed someone and somewhere to hide
Please keep me alive, just keep me barely alive
Somewhere to hide to keep me alive

I’m not a robot without emotions, I’m not what you see
I’ve come to help you with your problems, so you can live for free
I’m not a Hero, I’m not a Savior, forget what you know
I’m just an Automated Man whose circumstances went beyond his control
Beyond control, you all need control
We need control, you all need to be controlled

I am an Automated Man (Secret, secret, I’ve got a secret)
Who hides behind a plastic mask (Secret, secret, I’ve got a secret)
So no one else can see (Secret, secret, I’ve got a secret)
My true Roomba identity
America’s problem’re plain to see
Not enough tracking technology
It will save your lives
Constitutions and rules dehumanize

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Last night while watching 46’s first nationwide televised speech, I was slack jawed, I muted him while turning on closed captioning. To complete my thoughts and comfort my soul, I blasted a Ramones punk rock anthem while sipping my nightly brown liquid infusion.

Maybe we should be sedated as well? Or are we already?

– Marlow

27 March 2021
He Sounds So Sedated
Coastal Empire

Twenty-twenty, twenty-four hours to go
Joe sounds so sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go-o-oh
He looks so sedated

Just get him to the podium, then put him on a plane
Hurry, hurry, hurry before he goes insane
He can’t control his hands, he can’t control his brain
Oh no-o-o-o-o

Twenty-twenty, twenty-four hours to go
Joe sounds so sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go-o-oh
He looks so sedated

Just get him to the podium, then put him on a plane
Hurry, hurry, hurry before he goes insane
He can’t control his hands, he can’t control his brain
Oh no-o-o-o-o

Twenty-twenty, twenty-four hours to go
Joe sounds so sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go-o-oh
He looks so sedated

Just put him in a wheelchair, get him to the show
Hurry, hurry, hurry before he goes full loco
He can’t control his body, he can’t control his “ya-knows”
Oh no-o-o-o-o

Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go
Joe sounds like he’s sedated
Nothing to do nowhere to go-o-oh
He really looks sedated

Just put him in a wheelchair, get him to the TV show
Hurry, hurry, hurry before he goes full loco
He can’t control his body, he can’t control his “ya-knows”
Oh no-o-o-o-o

Bla bla blabla, blabla bla balbla, he really looks sedated
Bla bla blabla, blabla bla balbla, he really looks sedated
Bla bla blabla, blabla bla balbla, he really looks sedated
Bla bla blabla, blabla bla balbla, he really looks sedated

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