...and if you're so inclined, there is a Creeping Man website filled with news and other tidbits: www.thecreepingman.com
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For the last 23 years, I have been employed in a job that's caused me untold stress, frustration, and mental anguish. Teaching is a good job for many, but for me, it was a rut I couldn't climb out of. The last few years, due to Covid and unfortunate happenings within my school district, have felt nearly unbearable. Which made me miserable. Which didn't help my personal relationships. So, I made a colossal decision in June 2021 and resigned from my job.
I no longer sit in bed, unable to fall asleep, stewing over difficult students and parents.
My evenings and weekends are no longer filled with lesson planning and grading mountains of papers.
I no longer wake up in the morning, wishing a meteor would smash into my house and put me out of my misery.
My bank account has taken a definite hit, but there's more to life than working like a dog for a paycheck. One of the results of having more free time is the opportunity to create more music--the track "I've Got a Secret," recorded for this Mental Health collection, is one such example.
The Creeping Man has always walked a line between soothing and strange, disquiet and calming. "I've Got a Secret" is a rather soothing dark ambient track (really!), reflective of my newfound inner peace.