DESOL:
This world
So full of people
and beauty
and love
This world is going to die
HERO:
The day goes cold
A pestilent shadow
Shrouds the earth from the light
Wings unfold
A face so malevolent
A voice mocking and arrogant
Darker still than the night
DESOL:
Hi, my name is Desol
I'll be your destroyer today
Should I give you a few minutes to cower in fear
or are you ready to die?
HERO:
All faces turn to the skies
I hear a cheer as I rise
into a night as black as coal
I am the Supersonic Soul
Where there is fear
Reach out, I'll be near
I am the hero
And you don't have to be afraid
I will keep you safe
If you're in pain
Just call out my name
I am the hero
And whatever is hurting you
will answer to me
Didn't anybody tell you this is my town?
I'm not afraid of shade
You made a great mistake
To try to take me down
I believe I've heard this all before
So scary, very evil,
best believe you'll leave
without what you came for
Stand down, you enemy of right
And give us back our light
This world you can't control
This is a fight you cannot win
You'll lose if you begin
You face the Supersonic Soul
A gaze that stings
Turn my direction
Promising endless pain
Eyes that sing
gleefully of shallow graves
radiating hateful waves
Murderous, mirthful, insane
DESOL:
Little hero, you have no idea what I am
But I'm glad you're here
I was in the mood for an appetizer
I am a shadow on the sun
eternity undone
I'll swallow your world whole
I am the cold and bitter death
Your world's final breath
Behold the destroyer Desol
HERO:
This world
So full of people and beauty and love
This world is not going to die
Powerful you may be
But you've never faced me
I am the hero
And your time is over
Tim Arnold's latest album of lushly detailed art-pop explores the insidious ways tech surveillance has become a part of our lives. Bandcamp New & Notable May 9, 2023