Teen Gothic

I recently found out that I love goth music. I mostly listen to Corpus delicti, twin tribes, Bragolin, Linea Aspera, Bauhaus.

I had a tendency to dress in black clothes (I know that dressing in black does not makes an outfit gothic) since I was a child.

I do not feel like I should label myself as goth. I am sayingthis bc there is an high probability that after a few months of listening constantly to goth music I will be tired of this tyle of music and I do not want to consider myself goth and then after half an year I won't even listen to this genre.

It happened to me that I listened to a genre for a few months like a crazy amount of time and then, on one day I just stopped listeningto that type of music.

And for some reason I feel unease when I see these gothic outfits that a lot of goth people wear.

So is it ok to just listen to this type of music whitout labeling myself as goth ? And maybe incorporating some ideas from goth outfits into my own style ?

For some reason people around my age ( 19-20 yo ) either call others posers if people just want to listen to goth music whitout other implications posers, or they just sexualize this subculture.

Am I a poser if I listen to goth music without labeling myself as goth ?

like… no? gothic rock has existed a long time, and is pretty clearly definied with a relatively destinct sound. i could see some arguments being made for lumping in some adjacent genres, but saying any music goths like is goth music is a dumb argument since not only, like i said, does goth have a pretty clear musical definition, but also goths can like non goth music. i like hyperpop, that doesn't suddenly make 100 gecs a goth band.

plus, if you get rid of a definition for what goth music is other than stuff that goths like, then you also end up getting rid of a definition for goth

sorry for posting a lot of discussion posts, i'm a bit high and by extension wired/chatty lol. i didn't see anything in rules about repeat posts other than posting music, but i can take down some discussion posts if need be

so.. as you know i am.. a baby bat.. and i am doing my best with appearing as goth as i can especially with my budget and working part time with weird hours.. and a friend if mine who used to be goth is.. abit of a prick to me in a way saying that “casual goths aren’t goths, you’re not goth if you’re going to be casual about it, i and my ex gf went full outfits even on casual days”

None of the lyric sites have the words he is repeating multiple times at the very end of London After Midnight's Letter to God. I even pulled the vocal track and still can't quite make out what he's saying!

Anyone happen to have the original lyrics from the CD?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hjojZAYd34

EDIT: here is the isolated vocal track: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dNuNiw36-cLLO6gK2gSlDKM0jp80gMRF?usp=sharing

My dad, uncle and their mates all grew up in the 70s so you can sort of see where this comes from. They would have admired kiss when they where about 10 before growing out of it. They all took turns posing with me and making gene Simmons faces for the camera and I didn’t know how to take it lol. It got me wondering, would you guys take it as a compliment or feel belittled like they see your style as a costume?? Its the first weird encounter I’ve had due to my clothing so it was quite unexpected heheh