Goth Goes Green
Springtime isn’t the most goth of seasons. With all the sunshine and rebirth going on, it lacks the requisite gloominess for a truly spooky mood. Which is kind of a downer for us shadow-dwellers.
But take heart.
If you’re bemoaning the return of Daylight Savings Time and the increasing length of each successively sunnier day, you can still find temporary solace through music.
Type O Negative’s seasonally appropriate tune “The Green Man” (from their October Rust album, ironically) evokes a mournful melancholy that contrasts with a lyrical backdrop of springtime images.
As the song progresses the lyrics paint a series of beautiful metaphors for the changing seasons, including “Autumn in her flaming dress” and winter’s “befrosted paths to the unknown.” So by the time the song concludes, the new life it describes in its opening lines eventually returns to the earth as nature comes full circle. (In other words, it all works out fine in the end.)
Plus, like most Type O tunes, “The Green Man” is carried along on the shoulders of a solid melody and a rhythm of heavy, primal power chords. Give it a listen. I hope it lifts your forlorn spirits just a little bit.
