"And the wind is blowing like it's the end of the world," she said,
"It's so cold, like the cold if you were dead."
Then she smiled for a second.'
--The Cure, Plainsong
'I crawl in my black box to hide
I welcome misery with pride
take turns in whipping me; I bleed
enjoy the fantasy and greed'
--Razed in Black, Oh My Goth!
'From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were - I have not seen
As others saw - I could not bring
My passions from a common spring -
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow - I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone -
And all I lov'd - I lov'd alone'
--Alone, Edgar Allen Poe
'There are Goths who take the vampire image to a
ridiculous level, wearing prosthetic fangs and
naming themselves after Masquerade characters.
There are some who believe they are vampires,
although I have not met any. I hear and read about
"blood play"-- a practice adopted from S&M--
although I have not seen this either. Goth has its
own shadow.'
--Kathleen C. LaFlamme
'"The passion of lovers is for death," said she,
"The passion of lovers is for death."'
--Bauhaus, The Passion of Lovers
'She said, "Do you remember a time when angels...
Do you remember a time when fear...
In a place where I was stronger
In a time when you were here."'
--The Sisters of Mercy, Nine While Nine
'Life is a game.
In order to have a game,
something has to be more important than something else.
If what already is, is more important than what isn't,
the game is over. So, life is a game in which what isn't,
is more important than what is. Let the good times roll.'
--Werner Erhard
'Knowing--truly knowing--that nothing lasts galvanizes our urge to create, to bond with each other, to embrace our time on this earthly plane.'
--Kathleen C. LaFlamme
'The Priests and the friars regard me with dread
Because I still love you, my love, and you're dead.
I would still be your shelter from rain and from storm...'
--I am Stretched on Your Grave, Traditional Irish song