Happy Goth
Revealing Shades: Embracing Identity in Neurotic Fiction's 'Happy Goth'
Lyrics
Couldn’t tell my mother, couldn’t tell my father
Expressing difficulty in confiding in parents about a personal matter.
Couldn’t tell my friends, couldn’t tell my supervisor
Highlighting the challenge of sharing the issue with friends and a supervisor.
But I could tell you
Emphasizing the ability to share the secret with a specific person.
I could tell you
Reiterating the willingness to confide in the mentioned person.
If I showed my colours, thought that people would be blinded
Fearing judgment if true feelings or identity are revealed.
But I showed you and you didn’t bat an eyelid
Expressing relief that the person addressed did not react negatively to the true self.
It’s a stigmatism that you know
Referring to societal biases or misconceptions, possibly related to the goth subculture.
You’re the one, you’re the only one that I can show
Acknowledging the addressed person as the only one who accepts the true self.
Your waking thought is “oh hooray”
Contrasting the addressed person's positive outlook with the speaker's more pessimistic mindset.
My waking thought is “oh no, not again”
Expressing a recurring sense of dread or negativity in the speaker's waking thoughts.
You feel like cherry syrup
Describing the addressed person's demeanor as joyful and positive.
I feel like death warmed up
Contrasting the speaker's internal state with the addressed person's cheerful disposition.
I say “life’s to be endured”
Viewing life as a struggle or challenge to be endured.
You postulate it’s to be enjoyed
Stating the addressed person's belief that life is meant to be enjoyed.
It’s a new theorem to me
Describing the addressed person's perspective as a new and unfamiliar concept.
You’re changing my biology
Implying that the addressed person's influence is causing a change in the speaker's nature.
My waking thought is “oh no, not again”
Repeating the recurring negative thought pattern in the speaker's waking moments.
Now you’ve turned me upside down
Indicating a significant impact on the speaker's life caused by the addressed person.
And I’m dizzy all the time…
Expressing a constant state of disorientation or dizziness due to the mentioned influence.
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