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My First Award
Hi My Brothers and My Sisters
Previously, I thank you infinitely for the friend who had refused to visit my blog that this rudimentary particularly for a friend who has been a shock and I also unexpected will get this award.
Once again I thank you very much for Pramudita Puspita hopefully with this award makes me keep the spirit to continue working so that blogs are still vacant can be filled and rewarding for us all, especially the lovers of gothic
Previously, I thank you infinitely for the friend who had refused to visit my blog that this rudimentary particularly for a friend who has been a shock and I also unexpected will get this award.
Once again I thank you very much for Pramudita Puspita hopefully with this award makes me keep the spirit to continue working so that blogs are still vacant can be filled and rewarding for us all, especially the lovers of gothic
Away From The Shadows
She doesn’t know how
She doesn’t know where she’s going to end
In this back seat of leather
All she sees are trees that are passing her by
To reach an end
In this place
That seems a duel with time
In the end the distance calms
The memories
There are deaths that cannot save
There are pains that cannot heal
She doesn’t know why
She doesn’t know where she’s going to end
In this train to nowhere
All she sees are fields with her last memories
To reach the end
In a day
That crawls against the time
In the end what matters is to escape
From emptiness
Memories of her shattered soul
In the end it’s a train to nowhere
All that’s left just keeps you bounded
You cannot go before the mourn
In the end the distance calms
The memories
There are deaths that cannot save
There are pains that cannot heal
She doesn’t know where she’s going to end
In this back seat of leather
All she sees are trees that are passing her by
To reach an end
In this place
That seems a duel with time
In the end the distance calms
The memories
There are deaths that cannot save
There are pains that cannot heal
She doesn’t know why
She doesn’t know where she’s going to end
In this train to nowhere
All she sees are fields with her last memories
To reach the end
In a day
That crawls against the time
In the end what matters is to escape
From emptiness
Memories of her shattered soul
In the end it’s a train to nowhere
All that’s left just keeps you bounded
You cannot go before the mourn
In the end the distance calms
The memories
There are deaths that cannot save
There are pains that cannot heal
Dreadful Dream
Standing in this painting, that it seems to be alive
It’s black but has some contrasts I can barely see it all
Don’t wake me up, is this a dream?
Don’t know anymore what’s real or not
The painting is real, the crows start to move now
But at the same time everything is paper and watercolor
Don’t know what they’re doing
They’re coming in my direction
I take the soil and cover as a blanket
But made of wood paper and I
Try to hide from them now
They stop besides me they know
I’m there now…
They start to look at me
And I see their ignis fatuous so clear
This imagery is real and I know
At the same time that it is just a dream
It’s black but has some contrasts I can barely see it all
Don’t wake me up, is this a dream?
Don’t know anymore what’s real or not
The painting is real, the crows start to move now
But at the same time everything is paper and watercolor
Don’t know what they’re doing
They’re coming in my direction
I take the soil and cover as a blanket
But made of wood paper and I
Try to hide from them now
They stop besides me they know
I’m there now…
They start to look at me
And I see their ignis fatuous so clear
This imagery is real and I know
At the same time that it is just a dream
Senseless Dilemma
The sorrow just went away
The coldness started to end
The things just get clearer
They do not posses me
A concept that makes us through
Is a progress that terminates
And determinates us too
The idea itself proclaims
Proclaim now your position
Or you will get lost
Don’t escape now to the reason
That makes us fall
But now I’ll have to show you my strength, or keep it hidden
Right now I see clear you through my mind, I seem to follow
This state of mind is pulling me down, it controls me now
I know the only way out to this is facing my demons
The maze helps me proclaim
The pain slowly fades away
The maze is my own mind
That will release me to my own hell
And makes us fall
So I’ll show you my strength
The coldness started to end
The things just get clearer
They do not posses me
A concept that makes us through
Is a progress that terminates
And determinates us too
The idea itself proclaims
Proclaim now your position
Or you will get lost
Don’t escape now to the reason
That makes us fall
But now I’ll have to show you my strength, or keep it hidden
Right now I see clear you through my mind, I seem to follow
This state of mind is pulling me down, it controls me now
I know the only way out to this is facing my demons
The maze helps me proclaim
The pain slowly fades away
The maze is my own mind
That will release me to my own hell
And makes us fall
So I’ll show you my strength
The Funeral
And her life seemed smaller
The smell of dirt and death was all around it
And she knew that something
Had happened when she saw them that night
In this place she will lie
The eternal sleep of a new life
Take me why don’t you look at me
Cause I have came to you
You’ll be with me forever more
So come with me or you…
Will be here for the entire eternity
Just realize that you can no longer be as you
So now we’ll leave this place
Conceive this like
A place where will you dream
So don’t be afraid they know
That you will not despair
Take me, please come with me
Cause I have came for you
You’ll be with me forever more
So now I’ll wait for you
And they left with the mourning
The smell of dirt and death was all around it
And she knew that something
Had happened when she saw them that night
In this place she will lie
The eternal sleep of a new life
Take me why don’t you look at me
Cause I have came to you
You’ll be with me forever more
So come with me or you…
Will be here for the entire eternity
Just realize that you can no longer be as you
So now we’ll leave this place
Conceive this like
A place where will you dream
So don’t be afraid they know
That you will not despair
Take me, please come with me
Cause I have came for you
You’ll be with me forever more
So now I’ll wait for you
And they left with the mourning
Fading Away
Awaiting here in silence, seems so far away
I’ve tried to stop this burden, but it breaks again
Can’t control this thoughts I cannot
Loose my sanity or I’ll fail
I have to stop running away from my self
Or I’ll end away from thee
I need to cure what’s deep in me
Take my eyes…
The reason seems so fair
…Thus far
This bitter drink we taste,
What make us hide away… in the dark
So see what’s deep inside
And take good care
This awful drink we take,
What makes us fade away… in the night
So you’ll face the reason, the choice that
You made a contradiction
You ask for perfection, I ask for my self
You have to learn from the flame
You have within
And try to use it well
I’ve tried to stop this burden, but it breaks again
Can’t control this thoughts I cannot
Loose my sanity or I’ll fail
I have to stop running away from my self
Or I’ll end away from thee
I need to cure what’s deep in me
Take my eyes…
The reason seems so fair
…Thus far
This bitter drink we taste,
What make us hide away… in the dark
So see what’s deep inside
And take good care
This awful drink we take,
What makes us fade away… in the night
So you’ll face the reason, the choice that
You made a contradiction
You ask for perfection, I ask for my self
You have to learn from the flame
You have within
And try to use it well
Fire Across The Land
There was a time when darkness and light
Collide in a battle to decide who would have the power
To rule all the fire is the main task for each side
And since then they have struggled
Until one day…
The time has come
The fire will tear it down
Look how it tries to escape
This will exterminate it all
Here comes the fire!!
Ask for no conditions or it will burns us faster
And in the darkness!!
We’ll have to use our power to annihilate our conscience
There goes the fire!!
And now through the fire
A new world order has risen
And those who oppose it will
Eternally burn
They will burn
Collide in a battle to decide who would have the power
To rule all the fire is the main task for each side
And since then they have struggled
Until one day…
The time has come
The fire will tear it down
Look how it tries to escape
This will exterminate it all
Here comes the fire!!
Ask for no conditions or it will burns us faster
And in the darkness!!
We’ll have to use our power to annihilate our conscience
There goes the fire!!
And now through the fire
A new world order has risen
And those who oppose it will
Eternally burn
They will burn
Of Dream And Redemption
The ghosts do not destroy the memory
They feed it from the corner of this dark room
The memories of his life
The only thing that has some value
NOW!
Feel in the air the joy of past times
Just hold the corpses of those who are gone slow
The bodies they found some protection
Redemption, they fill up with the forces that
Brings them some heat that has never been felt
(in every inch of their bodies)
Feel in your body the force and power
That emanates from their rotten skins
Their thoughts corrupted, their omnius presence
Fell for the first time their last moments
They feed it from the corner of this dark room
The memories of his life
The only thing that has some value
NOW!
Feel in the air the joy of past times
Just hold the corpses of those who are gone slow
The bodies they found some protection
Redemption, they fill up with the forces that
Brings them some heat that has never been felt
(in every inch of their bodies)
Feel in your body the force and power
That emanates from their rotten skins
Their thoughts corrupted, their omnius presence
Fell for the first time their last moments
Shadowy Season (A Ravenous Moon)
The night is proclaiming, she owns all the beings
That torments your soul, you won’t escape now
Bloodthirsty she looks for, and searches for a lost soul now…
You won’t escape the shadows
Alliance, alliance of the mistress of the night
And all your fears now
Gets real the imaginations will come true
So they’ll posses your feeble mind
Nooo!!
They’re hearts ache!
Look away or the blaze will freeze you
The bodies in agony and pain convulse
Look away or she will spell you
And in the end you will be one more stone
Cause she’ll leave you cold and soulless
Look away or she will keep your life
That torments your soul, you won’t escape now
Bloodthirsty she looks for, and searches for a lost soul now…
You won’t escape the shadows
Alliance, alliance of the mistress of the night
And all your fears now
Gets real the imaginations will come true
So they’ll posses your feeble mind
Nooo!!
They’re hearts ache!
Look away or the blaze will freeze you
The bodies in agony and pain convulse
Look away or she will spell you
And in the end you will be one more stone
Cause she’ll leave you cold and soulless
Look away or she will keep your life
Open Minds Will Dominate
I got away in the end, to see your own failure
I’ll choose a day, just to take the life that made you
This represents and shows the way, of a common brainstorm
Now the path is clear, we’ll just pretend that
You are coming you are coming
Now see the end of your salvation
This means enforce
Now you will fall and you’ll fall to a bottomless pit
And you will learn that our way means domination
This represents and shows the way of a common brainstorm
OOOOO!!
You’ll see me coming, see my coming
Now see the end of your existence
It’s our time. Come on and join our
Legion that will dominate all
Can’t face now the truth I state
So you’re fading away
And you just wait for the moment to come
And you pray for your life, and misery I cannot give
And you embrace the fact of your mistake, so don’t expect
Can’t face now the true mistake
You’re coming along
And in the end you’ll have to fall…
Into your darkness and away accept the fact:
You are dead.
I’ll choose a day, just to take the life that made you
This represents and shows the way, of a common brainstorm
Now the path is clear, we’ll just pretend that
You are coming you are coming
Now see the end of your salvation
This means enforce
Now you will fall and you’ll fall to a bottomless pit
And you will learn that our way means domination
This represents and shows the way of a common brainstorm
OOOOO!!
You’ll see me coming, see my coming
Now see the end of your existence
It’s our time. Come on and join our
Legion that will dominate all
Can’t face now the truth I state
So you’re fading away
And you just wait for the moment to come
And you pray for your life, and misery I cannot give
And you embrace the fact of your mistake, so don’t expect
Can’t face now the true mistake
You’re coming along
And in the end you’ll have to fall…
Into your darkness and away accept the fact:
You are dead.
Last Act Of A Sickening Show
As I was walking, the night started to close
And the rain was freezing my soul
I felt like this was, the last night witnessing
A man with the cold inside
But then a light seemed to appear in a dark alley
That was near a door and I couldn’t help to go in
I entered to the place, and realize that it was a
Small theater filled with strange people
A sad vision
So I seated, as far as I could of
The main stage where a show was going to be played
Very soon!!
AAAHHHHH!!!
Suddenly a group of actors
Entered the stage with masks
And start to mutilate them selves with fierce hate
The show seemed to be real
It was so human but oh so terrible
That my heart started to hurt
So I escaped from there
Escaped from there
As I was going out
I knew that it was a show
That was ending and the act was
About the world
About a sickening show
And the rain was freezing my soul
I felt like this was, the last night witnessing
A man with the cold inside
But then a light seemed to appear in a dark alley
That was near a door and I couldn’t help to go in
I entered to the place, and realize that it was a
Small theater filled with strange people
A sad vision
So I seated, as far as I could of
The main stage where a show was going to be played
Very soon!!
AAAHHHHH!!!
Suddenly a group of actors
Entered the stage with masks
And start to mutilate them selves with fierce hate
The show seemed to be real
It was so human but oh so terrible
That my heart started to hurt
So I escaped from there
Escaped from there
As I was going out
I knew that it was a show
That was ending and the act was
About the world
About a sickening show
Dialogue
This darkened prison, obscures the only light
That shines through the heart and this disturbed mind
And I m feeling dead
As I, as if I were dead
The day is coming, I feel it closer to me
I know that something… I’ll have to do
But what is it? Is it me? Is it them?
I don’t know, but they are here to stay
They are taking all over again
I’m feeling alone again
Doesn’t matter if they are here
I feel alone and dead anyway, I’m wasting away
I’m so ashamed of you!!!!
I seek salvation through madness
Condemned to a fate of horrid ways
Beware! You’re playing a new game
And again… Remember this prison
I seek salvation through madness
Condemned to a way of horrid fates
Beware! You’re living for all of them
So I’ll play until another collision
And I’m feeling alone
As if I were dead
Now I know the only way out
Is to stop playing this game
So I’ll take my life in order to kill all of them
Can’t you realize that if you
Kill you’re self you’ll kill me?!
Can’t you realize that me and them
Are the same?!
That shines through the heart and this disturbed mind
And I m feeling dead
As I, as if I were dead
The day is coming, I feel it closer to me
I know that something… I’ll have to do
But what is it? Is it me? Is it them?
I don’t know, but they are here to stay
They are taking all over again
I’m feeling alone again
Doesn’t matter if they are here
I feel alone and dead anyway, I’m wasting away
I’m so ashamed of you!!!!
I seek salvation through madness
Condemned to a fate of horrid ways
Beware! You’re playing a new game
And again… Remember this prison
I seek salvation through madness
Condemned to a way of horrid fates
Beware! You’re living for all of them
So I’ll play until another collision
And I’m feeling alone
As if I were dead
Now I know the only way out
Is to stop playing this game
So I’ll take my life in order to kill all of them
Can’t you realize that if you
Kill you’re self you’ll kill me?!
Can’t you realize that me and them
Are the same?!
Hollow
Para que he nacido, que me entierren vivo
Para estar contigo, que me entierren vivo Noooooooooo
Me siento vacío
What’s the direction!!
To separate our ways is the only path
And what’s the result!!
To take one thing and split it in two
Para que he nacido, que me entierren vivo
Para estar contigo, que me entierren vivo Noooooooooo
Me siento vacío
NOOOOOOO!
You took your life without considering me
No, I just considered my self
Couldn’t you think that I was gone?
This death is a dark detail
My time is ending in space
Do not estimate that I can't save you now
So come and join me
Once again
Para estar contigo, que me entierren vivo Noooooooooo
Me siento vacío
What’s the direction!!
To separate our ways is the only path
And what’s the result!!
To take one thing and split it in two
Para que he nacido, que me entierren vivo
Para estar contigo, que me entierren vivo Noooooooooo
Me siento vacío
NOOOOOOO!
You took your life without considering me
No, I just considered my self
Couldn’t you think that I was gone?
This death is a dark detail
My time is ending in space
Do not estimate that I can't save you now
So come and join me
Once again
Lovesong (The Cure cover)
Song : ... In Her Lie
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am home again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am whole again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am young again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am fun again, again
However far away, I will always love you
However long I stay, I will always love you
Whatever words I say, I will always love you
I will always love you
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am free again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am clean again, again
However far away, I will always love you
However long I stay, I will always love you
Whatever words I say, I will always love you
I will always love you
Love you
Love you
Love you
Love you...
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am home again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am whole again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am young again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am fun again, again
However far away, I will always love you
However long I stay, I will always love you
Whatever words I say, I will always love you
I will always love you
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am free again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am clean again, again
However far away, I will always love you
However long I stay, I will always love you
Whatever words I say, I will always love you
I will always love you
Love you
Love you
Love you
Love you...
A HISTORY OF GOTHIC (IV)
Part IV: Gothic Variety
But this isn't by far everything. So many different styles are being associated with gothic nowadays. Take dark folk for instance. The best examples are Current 93, Death in June, Sol Invictus and Fire + Ice. The first releases of Current are very experimental and hard to digest, but in later years they switched to an acoustic folky style, with the characteristic vocals of David Tibet. My favourite album is Of ruine and some blazing starre, compilations which form a good introduction to their oeuvre are Emblems and the '99 release 'Calling for vanished Faces'. Death in June s first albums like Nada offer a rather classic gothic sound. The group is a bit controversial, because they are being accused of extreme right-wing tendencies. Later work, like Rose Clouds of Holocaust is folkier. Their latest album Take Care and Control is recommended, with a very dark ritual sound. Sol Invictus is the band around Tony Wakeford, who also has side-projects like the neo-classical L'Orchestre Noir. A good introduction to Sol Invictus is In Europa, which contains most of their best songs. The most prominent label in this genre is World Serpent, who release all the aforementioned bands. Another nice folky band is the Italian group Ordo Equitum Solis.
A HISTORY OF GOTHIC (III)
Part III: EBM, Industrial, Dark Wave
But England wasn't the only place where `dark' music was being made. The Swans for example, originating from the New York avant-garde scene, made some great albums, like Children of God, White Light from The Mouth of Infinity and The Burning World. Only recently their career ended, but Michael Gira and Jarboe continue to make fascinating music. Another legendary band is Christian Death, perhaps the best known US goth band. They are still active, making numerous, often controversial albums, with a lot of B-movie and sexual themes. Most recommended are Only Theatre of Pain and Catastrophe Ballet. Contemporary American goth bands are for instance Faith & the Muse and London after Midnight.
A HISTORY OF GOTHIC (II)
Part II: British Developments
During the 1980's a new gothic movement came to the surface. It was preceded by punk, which came into life at the end of the 70's when there was a need for a distinctive non-conformist alternative culture. Maybe gothic came as a sort of reaction against punk, at the same time a group of people seemed to share certain needs and tastes. According to The Vampire Book; the Encyclopedia of the Undead: "Gothic music, as all counter-cultural forms, articulated an explicit nonconformist stance vis-a-vis the dominant esthablishment. It opposed narrow sexual mores and traditional established religions. (..) The music celebrated the dark, shadowy side of life and had a distinct fascination with death. Its slow, driving sound was frequently described as melancholy, gloomy, even morbid. Those enthralled by the new gothic culture found the vampire the single most appropriate image for the movement".
A HISTORY OF GOTHIC (I)
This article by Hans B was first published in 1998 in his webzine Funeral Procession (http://www.funprox.com/) and is reproduced here with his kind permission.
What is gothic? This question can of course not be answered in one sentence. It's clear that gothic is not only about music, it's a lifestyle, a certain sensibility. According to the Collins Cobuild English Language Dictonary, the word "gothic" is used in three ways. First of all, 'a building such as a cathedral that is gothic has a style of architecture that is distinguished by tall pillars, high vaulted ceilings and pointed arches.' Furthermore, 'gothic is used to describe stories in which strange, mysterious adventures happen in dark and lonely places such as the ruins of a castle.' Gothic is also 'a style of printing or writing in which the letters are very ornate.' On this website, I use gothic mainly as a collective noun to describe a subculture, with many related musical styles, from gothic to industrial, from electro to dark folk. But let me first start with some origins.
Part I: Some Origins
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