Teen Gothic

Compared to the guitars, drums and bass my favorite part of a goth song is it's lyrics especially when it's sung dramatically and grandiose. As a gothic writer I'm usually more interested in the clever lyrics and narrative storytelling of goth songs e.g [Lesbian Vampyres From Outer Space] and [Lung cancer] both made by Scary bitches. Compared to some others it seems only Scary bitches is doing that while others are non linear and have lots of repeating lyrics, which is also completely fine and good.

I've looked on Genius, on Bandcamp, even on the thumbnail of In Darkness you Will Feel Alright where the lyrics to all the songs in the album are, but somehow this one specific song is the only one that doesn't feature there. Could anyone help??

Songs like "Tell Me Your Life" and "That's Why" have all the hallmarks of post-punk, "Kill Me Because I'm Dying" is the ultimate expression of love (not necessarily romantic) after death, "Until You Stop Breathing" speaks of desire in such an exalted way, "Wind" with its line "Bewitch me, let's become eternal," and other songs like "Until I Die," "Shadows in Lost Times," etc., contain certain lyrics that I believe fit perfectly within the gothic genre.

My #1 song of all time, the song I've listened to more than any other, the song that will even be featured on my funeral playlist is Dark Entries. Yet, I only understand about 30% of what he's saying. The rest is just inaudible to me. Even following along to the lyrics, it just looks like a series of words but no interpretation is understood in my head. In English class, I always struggled the hardest with poetry. It's like scripture, it's words I know but I have no idea what any of it is supposed to mean as a whole. Is there a way I can help improve that trait? Plus, it would be great to understand the pain and misery Ian Curtis was actually feeling instead of just letting the music itself setting the mood

'The edge of her heaven' by Tors of Dartmoor, even dark lyrics .com didn't have it 🙁 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XJrArSEaIvU&pp=ygUnVGhlIGVkZ2Ugb2YgaGVyIGhlYXZlbiBUb3JzIG9mIERhcnRtb29y

Not sure what more I can add. I just like really morbid and macabre lyrics.

Maybe its just me but does anyone have trouble understanding what bauhaus lyrics mean because i also seem to have this issue with other artists but are things meant to be figurative or literal? Is it actually supposed to mean something or is it just words tossed together?

Let’s take spirit as an example. What does: “wearing a coat of drums” mean? Or “whispering in red”? What even is the whole song about!??

It might be because im bilingual i still have a limited understanding of figurative speech in english. What I have heard though is that alot of the references refer to movies and books but still i am left confused. I would like to know what you all know and think about this.

Musically, i feel im not too bad at writing stuff, especially basslines. However, when it comes to lyrics i can't re-read anything i've written without wanting to tear out my vital organs. Any tips?

Listening to the When I Was Bed by Christian Death this morning. Does any clue what the song is about? Definitely am thinking some sort of sick bed/death bed situation, but does anyone know with any certainty what Rozz was going on about?