Song Description
Recorded live at Uncommon Ground in Chicago.
| Song Length |
2:12 |
Genre |
Unique - General, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Charming, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Madly In Love, Comedy, Funny |
| Similar Artists |
Cake, Weird Al Yankovic |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Put your black dress on, and your black lipstick too
We'll go strolling down the avenue
Discussing morbid topics
Let's do something gothic
I love your ancient soul in its teenage incarnation
You go to my head like strong libation
You intoxi-
Cate me, darling, you're so gothic
Parenthetically, parapetitically
(As we walk)
We'll be contrarian and sesquipedalian
And make the neighbors squawk
I'm your work of body art
You pierce me, love, like a spike through the heart
I find the pain cathartic
And oh so very gothic
Classes get out at three
Come away with me
Down the hall
Your face is greenish-white
In the fluorescent light
Of Pleasant Valley Mall
I'll feed you cinnamon rolls, my thorny rose
We'll hit Glamour Shots and strike a pose
Looking misanthropic
Call it American Gothic