M1R4G3 CL4SS GOTH GF          
                                        
                    
                                          
                                          
  1 US3D TO B3 4 GOTH, 1N MY YOUTH, DO1NG 
 CR1M3S MOSTLY FROM OR 1N MY B3LOVED 4ND  
   TRUST3D C4R, 4ND SOM3T1MES MY MOTH3RS  
   B4RN. W3 L1V3D JUST OUTS1D3 TOWN, 4    
   GROV3 4T TH3 3ND OF 4 D1RT RO4D, 4ND   
  TH3 B4RN W4S PL4C3D SO YOU COULD JUST   
  M4K3 OUT TH3 SURROUND1NG F13LDS THROUGH 
                TH3 TR3ES.                
                                          
    MY C4R W4S BL4CK 4ND LOUD, BOTH TH3   
   3NG1NE 4ND TH3 W4Y TH3 P4RTS D1DN'T    
     R34LLY ST1CK TOG3THER. 1 TOOK MY     
  CR1M3FRIEND FOR R1D3S, 1N TH3 D4RK, TH3 
   3TERN4L D4RK TH4T S3EMED TO SURROUND   
   US. SH3 S3EMED TO C4ST TH1S V31L OV3R  
  3VERYTH1NG. H3R BL4CK SK1RT R34CHED TO  
   H3R KN3ES BUT TH3N SOM3HOW 4LSO B4CK   
  4ROUND, 3NVELOP1NG 4LL MY M3MOR1ES OF   
            OUR T1M3 TOG3THER.            
                                          
  TH3RE W4S BLOOD 3VERYWHERE. SOM3T1MES   
   TH3 BLOOD W4S H3R R3D L1PSTICK OR H3R  
  CH3CKERED SH1RT. SH3 W4S ON T3LEV1SION. 
      W3 D1D CR1M3, 4ND W3 M4D3 W31RD     
  STRUCTUR3S 1N TH3 B4RN, T4LL P1LL4RS OF 
  D4RK WOOD, L4DD3RS 4ND PL4T3AUS, F1R3S  
  4ND F41RY L1GHTS. W3 WOULD SL3EP TH3RE  
  4ND DR1NK TH3RE 4ND SH3 WOULD GO 1N TH3 
                T3LEV1SION.               
                                          
  4ND TH3N TH3 SUN C4M3 OUT, 4ND SH3 W3NT 
  4WAY. 3VERYTH1NG CH4NG3D... 1 Y34RNED,  
   4ND TH3 WORLD B3C4ME DULL 4ROUND M3.   
                                          
    1 STOPP3D DO1NG CR1M3, 3XCEPT WH3N    
  N3CESS4RRY. TH1NGS SOM3HOW S3EMED L1K3  
   TH3Y W3RE 4LLR1GHT, MOULD3D 1N PL4C3,  
   4ND 1 LO4TH3D 1T ------ 1 M1SS3D H3R   
                 SO MUCH.                 
                                          
                                          
                          
                                          
                                          
  1 S34RCHED FOR H3R, BUT NOBODY H4D 4NY  
    M3MOR1ES OF H3R. NOT SO MUCH OF M3    
 31THER, FROM TH3 T1M3 W3 W3RE TOG3THER.  
  MY MOTH3R S41D 1 K3PT TO MYS3LF 1N TH3  
           B4RN, OR 1N TH3 C4R.           
                                          
     SOM3T1MES 1 COULD ST1LL S3E H3R      
    FL4SH1NG BY ON TH3 TV 1N TH3 B4RN.    
     3VERYTH1NG W4S BL4CK TH3N, FOR 4     
  MOM3NT. 1 R3MEMBERED H3R L4UGH 4ND KN3W 
   W3 H4D DON3 CR1M3S TOG3THER, TH4T 1T   
             H4D B3EN R34L...             
                                          
                                          
                          
                                          
                                          
    1 D13D BY G3TT1NG SHOT 1N TH3 H34D    
  WH1L3 R4MM1NG TH3 F3NCE TO 4 M1LIT4RY   
   F4C1LITY. BY TH1S T1M3 TH3Y H4D B3EN   
    CH4S1NG M3 FOR D4YS. 1 LOST CONTROL   
   OV3R TH3 C4R, CR4SH3D 1T 1NTO 4 ROCK   
    W4LL 4ND FL3W OUT TH3 W1NDSHI3LD.     
                                          
   4ND TH3N 1 GOT UP, 4ND LOOK3D 4ROUND.  
   1T W4S D4RK, WH3RE 1T PR3V1OUSLY H4D   
    B3EN 4 BR1GHT D4Y. 4ROUND M3 WH3RE    
    DOZ3NS OF CR4SH3D C4RS, 4LL MY C4R,   
               SOM3 ON F1R3.              
                                          
       TH3 GROUND W4S ST1CKY, R3D.        
                                          
   4ND TH3N 1 R34L1ZED TH4T 1 KN3W TH1S   
     D4RKN3SS. 1 KN3W TH3 W4Y TH3 SKY     
 TOUCH3D TH3 GROUND. TH1S W4S H3R DO1NG!  
              SH3 W4S H3RE!