Dr Max from Birthday Songs by Matthew Thornton

This man is in distress
I’ve never seen him so dour
He just can’t get his head around
The nature of knowledge and power
Is there anyone to help him
I just wouldn’t know how
We need a professional
Somebody call the doctor now

(Paging dr max)
Make way everybody
The theologian is here
I think Foucault has a few co-gent things to say
Go read Surveiller et Punir

This person’s in a bind
They can’t make head nor tail
Using reason or passion to understand the world
Either way they fail
Is there anyone to lend a hand
So many questions needing fielding
I’m ill-equipped to understand
Is there a doctor in the building?

(Paging dr max)
Stand aside everybody
I’ve preconceptions to crush
Some Derrida will merit a look I believe
And this 20 minute song by Rush

So many people in need of deeper thought
So many patterns learned were never taught
I may not cure your aporia
You'll probably never find all the answers you sought

Bound up in a spiral dance
What’s up with this technology
Could someone help by any chance
Show how it shapes identity

Paging DR Max
I have a word or a few thousand to say
This deserves exploration
In work of my own it is shown how these things interplay
Go read my dissertation

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