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Goth Girl

by VENUS GRRRLS

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'Goth Girl is most definitely a story, there is a running order to it. It begins painting a picture of two friends hanging out, who eventually realise their struggles for their choice of clothes and makeup. It's no surprise to those that know us that it was Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill that glued all of VENUS GRRRLS together when we first met. My favourite thing about that song was the upmost appreciation it had for women, the idea of empowering each other and holding each other up high. I was thinking about this when writing the lyrics to Goth Girl, I wanted there to be this figure in it that I could bond with. The idea of borrowing each other's shoes and listening to music together felt comforting, but I quickly began to think about the strange and unique stereotypes people associate with alt/goth people. There are still struggles and strange interpretations of counter-culture, e.g. Witches/Goths 'hexing' people, but currently Goth has come more into fashion than it used to be, which is fine. Albeit, I imagine it to be difficult for those who were treated unfairly in the past to accept this, just because something was less socially acceptable at the time. The rest of the song went from there, considering all of these different ideas and feelings. It just got us thinking about how fickle society is, and how it's always ready to point the finger at something new. Goth Girl clings to all of these notions, and most definitely is an ode to our younger selves.' GK of Venus Grrrls

lyrics

Make me look like you
So edgy and cool
I’m obsessed with your dress
Tell me where’d you get it

Can we be friends?
Take my shoes out on lend
Play some siouxsie sioux
And pretend that we’re cool

Ahhh, we had it so hard
Ahhh, the freaks of the dark

But I wanna be a goth girl
‘Cos I was never popular
I’m satan’s sister on the ground
I wanna be a, I wanna be a, I wanna be a goth girl

Light as a feather, stiff as a board
I’m casting the spells on those who shunned us and more
Tell us again, what happened where why and when,
On billboards towards, the ones who damned us before

Ahh, we had it so hard
And I’m the freak of the dark

But I wanna be a goth girl,
and I was never popular
I’m satan’s sister on the ground
I wanna be a, I wanna be a, I wanna be a goth girl

Ahh, we had it so hard
Ahh, the freaks of the dark

Wanna be a goth girl
I was never popular
I’m Satan’s sister on the ground
Now you wanna be a, you wanna be a

You wanna be a goth girl
And you’re so very popular
You’re satan’s sister on the ground
You wanna be a, I wanna be a, I wanna be a goth girl

credits

released January 22, 2021
Grace Kelly, Hannah Barraclough, Grace Stubbings, Jess Ayres, Gabby Cooke

Production: Ady Hall, Lee McCarthy
Mastering: ZVUK Mastering

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VENUS GRRRLS Leeds, UK

Ethereal and tenacious, VENUS GRRRLS are an all girl rock band from Leeds, promoting the participation, acknowledgement, and respect of women in the music industry. Aiming to bring fortitude and activism through hard hitting alternative rock music, the quintet use electronic and astrological sounds to amplify their sonic signature. ... more

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