Welcome, have a seat; make yourself at home
Sorry the place is such a mess
I'm the Writer. Pleased to meet you ...and embarrassed
Whatever you expected, I must be less
As creators go, I'm no Supreme Being
Sorry, just a regular guy
No great powers, no divine wisdom
No eternal life, no house in the sky
I made you in my image, but better than me
Less flawed, more powerful, everything I wish I could be
Sorry
I'm the reason the Reader can't change your story
Sorry to do that to you
You're not fighting for entertainment or glory
But because I don't know what else to do
Your struggle with the demon is by my design
Hoping answers are in your world that I can't find in mine
Sorry
Sorry I can't help you solve this problem
Sorry I can't make it go away
Sorry I can't do this without you
Sorry, I don't know what else to say
Sorry to disappoint you
With all that I lack
All I can do now is send you home
This should take you back
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