Hotel Quarantina: We Are Most Def Not in California
It was a long flight from London
Masks tangled in our hair
Security guards and policeman
Standing stern over there
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a bus in the light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
We had to stop fourteen nights
There they stood in the doorway
‘Put your mask on’ they yelled
And I was thinkin' to myself
'This could be heaven or this could be hell’
On the floor there was arrows
And they showed us the way
There were voices down the corridor
We thought we heard them say:
Welcome to the Hotel Quarantina
Such a lonely place (such a lonely place)
Such a lonely space
Plenty of room at the Hotel Quarantina
For this virus year (for this virus year)
You are staying here
Our minds completely twisted
We really miss our friends
We got a lot of major jet lag noise
That we can’t amend
We should dance in the fresh air
But we can only dream
When they finally take us there
We could probably scream
So I called up the desk guy
"Please bring us some wine"
He said, "You can have it for a grand old price of 29.99"
And still those freedoms are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say:
Welcome to the Hotel Quarantina
Such a lonely place (such a lonely place)
Such a lonely space
We’re not living it up at the Hotel Quarantina
Not a nice surprise (not a nice surprise)
Bring your forks and knives*
Think you are going somewhere
Maybe you think twice
You are all just prisoners here of Morrison’s* device
And in our four walled chambers
We gather for the feast
We stab it with our plastic knives
But we just can't kill the beast
Last thing we remember
They permanently shut the door
I had to find diazepam pack
To stop me waking up at four
"Relax", said the hotel staff
We’ll try to give you some relief
You can check out in a week or so
Won’t be long before you leave’
Some context - if you haven't seen my previous posts. My husband and I are stuck in two weeks hotel quarantine in Australia under guard, courtesy of Australian government. The forks and knives reference is because we can't have crockery or proper cutlery - who knows why, I 'm yet to discover. And Morrison is our prime minister. Damn I wish we had Ardern - she lets people have 45 minutes fresh air and exercise. We have 15 minutes - hence the need to scream.
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You're allowed 15 minutes recreation? Under guard?
Sorry, words fail me.
Cute poem, though :)
Not recreation. Fresh air. Sunshine, if there is any.
Ha,it's a rewriting of Hotel California by the Eagles.
I realised :) I used to listen to that album a lot when I was driving at night.
Oh phew - it's because you called it a poem, I thought you missed it! It's pretty familiar to most people but then i wondered, from some of the comments, that people didn't know it or pick it up!
You may need to be a certain age :)
Right, now I feel super old, and it's not even from me era haha.
Awwtsss, living in Hotel Quarantina... But at least you're already in Australia... few more days and you will be "free". Take care and keep sane. :D
Yeah can't wait - going to be soooo good to be home!
Hope you'll be released very soon. Best of luck and positive vibes !
Cheers - it won't be long - we have an end date, so that's good news! Hope you are doing well too. Positive vibes help a lot!
Can't wait ! and thank you, I am doing well :)
Have a great day!
Sounds awful, but I love the song.
Haha - I'm not entirely sure what you mean, you cryptic whale you, but .. thanks?
I meant being locked in the hotel sounds terrible, but...
I loved your rewrite of Hotel California!
OH, hahaha - !!! Jet lag and claustrophobia don't do good things to comprehension skills...
haha, well I could see if I were being snarky... it could have meant something else.
but anyway, lol. :)
Who knows with you, you're scary sometimes!
I think you're a peak madness, now it's all downhill from here!
Hopefully downhill to an easy release, rather than downhill towards being sectioned.
Hhahaaa!!!!! xxx I'm not even sane to begin with, but I'll try to keep a lid on it so that I can get some freedom - being in a padded cell would also drive me mad.
Maybe you should write a 'spare a thought' for the prisoners eco-train post this week, I was actually just thinking if I was in your situation I'd probably use it to do some research on the experience of Prison!
Actually, most of my thoughts have been going to asylum seekers and indigenous deaths in custody, plus the effects of solitary confinement and how man fares when he is separated from nature. Struggling to write sensible posts at the moment - it's hard to clear one's head in confinement.
Oh I guess in Aus that is a thing! I know the country likes to shut its boarders. I guess Covid has just given the anti-immigrant brigade the perfect agenda.
I can't imagine what kind of hell it must be being an asylum seeker right now!
Maybe get out for an extra walk around the courtyard?
Yeah, there's a bit of xenophobia in Australia that's for sure. As soon as it hit, Asians really copped it - so unfair, considering how many live here and contribute to the economy and the relationship between Australia and Asia geographically and economicaly! So dumb ass.
We CAN"T get out around the courtyard! We're lucky to have one a day - and sometimes it's cancelled or they don't turn up. Some people get two in the fortnight if they are lucky.
I didn't realise this was a satirical version of the classic rock track until half way through. Well written. Hope you've still got most of your marbles collected in a nice package that you can plonk on the head of someone as you're leaving when you're "allowed".
All the best!
Oh I'm glad you did in the end, @holoz0r!!! I should have been more obvious about it, but those that know the song I thought would pick it up anyway....
I think the marbles I did have rolled under the bed or something, I've been looking for them for days now!