long ago over deep waters (Japan's gradual decline)

long ago over deep waters your carriers turned into the wind

to conquer a myriad of islands spread over vast blue oceans and coral seas

now blissful isolation beckons once again

as you retreat into genteel decline,

computronium in man’s image will be your youth’s last gasp salvation

to support the growing, aged masses

for you have abandoned the warm human child in favour of man’s cold substitute