Thou Shalt Not (Voltaire) - If Only I Were Goth (Lyrics)

[smashsoftballgirl17]

then be a goth dumby

[frostmonky208]

thumbs up if you know who Lestat is!

[Firerosemon]

@frostmonky208 Who doesn't know Lestat!? 8D

[Roxashater3]

..This sounds werid unlike voltiare.

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@Roxashater3 That's because it's not Voltaire. It's thou shalt not. It just has Voltaire because many people seem to think it's him.

[unknownwolfperson]

@ArielDarkBlade69 If its not Voltaire, you should take Voltaire out of the title and make a note in the description. It's misleading otherwise.

[darkscreamchaos]

That moment when this mostly describes you...

[GaurdianofMetal]

@metavash Nice

[beatlesfan8171763]

Im a goth and i sing this when people ask what goth is

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@beatlesfan8171763 I hate when people do that :(

I guess thats one of the reasons I don't hang out with many people much younger than 30...

[paramoretwilight2010]

@epicemo110 ha ha me too :)

[metavash]

A guy named peter murphy goes to my school



[Qbot10]

yes. just yes. hell. fucking. yes.

[epicemo110]

if i only were a goth .... but i'm a emo 

[SargeantShaw]

I'm BATMAN!!!

[hallowgirl1]

i think knowledge covers it pretty well and alot of pagan gods and goddesses are egyptian...well honestly more than alot

[Thesupersiblings37]

And pagan hymns to Thoth? Isn't Thoth the Egyptian god of knowledge, scrolls, and baboons?

[ArchaicJester]

@Thesupersiblings37 The baboon thing is just fucking random as hell. xD I know Ra was the sun god, and Anubis was the god of the dead and of Embalming, I think.

[lamoEmo100]

aaaaaawwwwwwsssssoooooommmmeee­eee

[Jessp98CPV]

If I only were a goth .

[BOLSHEVIXTREME]

well voltaire you area goth :)

[GeneralBunnyManson]

thumbs up if your a goth like me and found this funny :)

[GuitarRocker2008]

i always imagine this as a sadist telling off a guy for calling hima got with anive big grin on his face

[pup333]

man i lvoe these song. explains almost all about me. i love being goth. :3

[heavensvampire]

This is hilarious! I'm a goth and i laughed so hard listening to this-lol!

[cakegorawr603]

I like this song xDD <3

[FlorieAlice]

This song makes me think of Richmond from The IT Crowd, Especially the scurvy bit. :)

[jochemlol]

Goths are nice people, really, i'm not goth, but i'm alternative, people that know all the alternative styles assume me as a goth or punker, people that do not know a fuck about what they talk about think i'm an emo...But, all Alternative styles are mostly fun people, nicer, more kind and less depressed as those HELLANNOYING gangster people...Yet, this is a nice song x3

[DancingWithMidnight]

@jochemlol I'm goth and i completely agree with you. This song isn't accurate but a real goth would surely get a kick out of it as much as anyone else. Gothic, Emo, Alternative, Punk, it's all about music, not human personality, well not completely xD. If someone read What is Goth? by Voltaire, everything would make sense. Anyhoodle, the song is bloody hilarious X3.

[jochemlol]

@DancingWithMidnight Totaly is mate, totaly is! You know the Steampunk genre/style/music style?...It's my favorite...Tophats, goggles, fob watches, all fucking winage.

[DancingWithMidnight]

@jochemlol Agreed! I'm a bit of a Victorian Steampunk myself ^_^. I love it!

[tekkenarmorkingking]

lol if i only had a brain from wizzard of oz

[tekkenarmorkingking]

The blizzard of Oz

[Kitty4TheWin]

I AM A GOMOOOOO

THE FEARED GOTH/EMO HYBRID.

HEAR ME ROAR: *cries*

just kidding.

xD

[piratedessa]

I'd just like to know what he's doing undressing a corpse to begin with.

[streamingmadly]

@piratedessa Thereby hangs a tale.

[henter136]

on most of voltaires songs on utube, most of the comments seem to be arguments about either goths or emos

[MyXxXBrOkEnXxXDrEaMs]

LESTAT. <3

[BlueStar098]

lol. XD

[KittyIvie]

XD <3 it

[GothGirlIsGoingUnder]

ha i find that hilarious 

[CagedWolfy]

It's a great song, will some one expilen the Pagan hyums to Thoth to me Plz.

[MusicForever688]

Oh how I love thins song. Its my theme song. But I am a goth though.....I need a new theme song...

[Jian13]

You, sir, do not understand parentheses at all. What you should have done is label Thou Shalt Not as the artist. You should have then, in the description point out that many people mistaken this song for Voltaire, and that it's actually by Thou Shalt Not. Putting Voltaire's name in parentheses by the band's name like that implies that Voltaire is a member of the band, or is some how responsible for the band. -sigh- But I guess it can't be helped now.

[xlsfd]

At 1:22 , that "Einstürzende Neubauten" that's German. In English it would mean something like "Collapsing new buildings"

[NastytheGREASERZOMBI]

@xlsfd Einstürzende Neubauten is a goth band :] one of the first :p..... next to the cure of course -.-

[xlsfd]

@NastytheGREASERZOMBI

I'm sorry, I don't know much about bands. I just like to listen to the music.

[sesshypuppysbff]

I take that back, actually. I think that the first page of lyrics is the bit that sounds like Voltaire. More than three words! More like... well, I don't know exactly, but around 20 words, I think.

[voltairenyc]

CAtchy little ditty..... still not by me. ; )

V

[sesshypuppysbff]

@voltairenyc We know. ^-^ Your voice is entirely different. I would say that the only part of this song that even remotely sounds like your voice is the veeeery beginning. Maybe three words of it. Still, it is an amusing song about Goths, so I can see how some people would think it was your work. -_-

[kryten77]

LMAO The Cure, Lestat, and Peter Murphy! Song FULL of WIN

[2296jess]

WIN :D

[bowben5]

marilyn manson O.O?

[mynuose2]

excuse me please,if I got the song wrong.Its been awhile.anyway it is the same song, only darker and with different lyrics.

[Schurik1988]

Love the way he pronounces Einstürzende Neubauten. It's quite good for a non-German, actually. XD

[Scenedreamer17]

its funny,really it is,but its CHOP FULL of stereo types :P

[Voltairefan76]

I like it, its a really good Song, but its Not by Voltaire... Or Even from a different Band he's worked with, I don't think. Sorry for random capitals. My keyboard hates me.

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@Voltairefan76 thus the reason Voltaire is in the () as many people consider it to be Voltaire as opposed to Thou Shalt Not (which seems to be the only other major group name or whatev that's come up so there it is)

[whorlly]

@ArielDarkBlade69 Thats because it is by the band Thoushaltnot. Voltaire has nothing to do with this song. His mane shouldn't be listed at all.

[YuTao3215]

@whorlly he listed it because people think it is by Voltaire

[TheRandomamp]

@Voltairefan76 If I remember correctly, Thou Shalt Not was a band Voltaire was in when he was younger. :)

[Voltairefan76]

@TheRandomamp I don't think he has worked with them, it's not even on ThouShaltNot's FAQ. :)

[angelraiieanna]

@Voltairefan76 Voltaire himself just told me he has never worked with them. But he DID work on Dark Noel. Search it. Thanatos is GREAT!

[streamingmadly]

@Voltairefan7 It was first found written in blood in a parking garage in Seattle.

[Knoiv]

@Voltairefan76 No PRobLEm man

[camisadokiller666]

Well, I don't know about you lot arguing about the definition of goth, but I like this song.

[deadpool514]

this song is exlakly like the song from the wizerd of oz if only i had a heart by the tinman

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@deadpool514 not "exlakly" like the song. were it "exlakly" like the song from "Wizerd" of Oz, it would be the song from the "Wizerd" of oz.

Go back to school or pick of a dictionary please.

[shanoh123]

@ArielDarkBlade69 dont you mean pick "up"

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@shanoh123 yea...I tend to think faster than I type

[pieman173]

@ArielDarkBlade69 i know how that feels i do that all the time.

[PewFwoomPew]

@ArielDarkBlade69 -snickers-

[ColoredGrayscale]

@shanoh123 Don't you mean "Don't".

[neodarlek]

@shanoh123 you my friend, get an award for Recognition of Achievement in the Field of Comebacks

[scaryguy004]

@ArielDarkBlade69 oh and i think you need to go back too to spell "wizard"

[gaaraXasupen]

@ArielDarkBlade69 you don't have to be so mean about it O.o this person was only posting a comment and it wasn't even a negative one.

[DrTripwire]

@ArielDarkBlade69 I'm sure they didn't mean word for word. The tune is the same, and the "If I only ________" is the same. Don't be rude.

[joeandtay2]

@deadpool514 ur close. it sounds like a sadistic version of if i only had a heart by the tinman :P so your right but your wrong. all in all its a good song ^^

[mynuose2]

@deadpool514( if I only had a brain)sorry.

[Deathstorm501]

@mynuose2 No, the Scarecrow wanted the Brain, And the song was by the Scarecrow, not the TinMan.

[Evan32Talbot]

@deadpool514 wow.......had NO idea....

[TheDominicmacabre]

@deadpool514 Christ, my brain exploded. Ignoring your grammar, the song is "If I Only Had a Brain", and it is by the Scarecrow.

[ujusttodambugly]

haha! now whenever i see the wizad of oz i'll be thinking of this! :D

[himurakenshinfan19]

 what does "einsturzende neubauten" mean?

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@himurakenshinfan19 its a german band

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@himurakenshinfan19 I'm pretty sure english translation though is "collapsing buildings" or something like that

[SKAiman]

@ArielDarkBlade69 somewhat like that, only you skipped the "neu" wich means "new". so its somehow... collapsing newbuildings or so. in german "neubauten" is used for a building finished just a little time ago. but dunno how to call it in english.

[greeina]

@himurakenshinfan19 einsturzende neubauten Means " collapse-end new buildings

[SweetDeath777]

hhahaha if someone wrotea song like this for some other style for example Emo evryone would think is offensive but we (Goths) actually have sense of humor!!!

[tmandoo1]

@SweetDeath777 Look up I'm So Emo. Hilariousness.

[TKOblue]

@SweetDeath777: Does it matter? Both types of people dedicate their lives to a social movement that literally means jack-shit on the grand scale of things.

Your high school stereotype does not define you, people. Wake up.

[SweetDeath777]

@TKOblue Goth isn't only the stereotype. It's a way of life. a taste in clothes, music etc.

[TKOblue]

@SweetDeath777: What...are you serious? It's an image, and nothing more. They constantly criticize other sub-cultures for being conformist, when they themselves conform to a national image that, yes, IS popular.

You are not a group of people. You're teenagers in black clothing. And you most certainly are not individualistic when you copy the same images as one another.

[SweetDeath777]

@TKOblue Riiiiiight... well belive what you want. I really don't care.. and I 'm not in the mood for that conversation right now....

[TKOblue]

@SweetDeath777: Right. I'm sure that's it.

[SweetDeath777]

@TKOblue no really it is. I've had this conversation a million times with people who had the same opinion about Goths but siriusly I'm ill and my head hurts so please let's just leave it be...

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@SweetDeath777 If you were a true goth you would know how to spell. The goth subculture is one of the most educated (book wise) subcultures there are.

[SweetDeath777]

@ArielDarkBlade69 well sorry but I'm Greek. English is my second language.

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@SweetDeath777 Goth is a stereotype. to give you a complete stereotype: Goths are dark, wear all black all the time, are pale, wear strange makeup and drink their coffee like their souls-black.

I was a perfect goth for my time...Only I liked french vanillas...I can't stand tim hortons coffee black

[SweetDeath777]

@ArielDarkBlade69 well first of all Goths don't wear black all the time. and there are actually black people who are goths. and I 'll have to agree with the strange make up. But I do it only cause I like it. and the coffe part is were you are wrong. EvrYone has his own taste in thingS. For example I like my coffee with chocolate chips. Evryone has his/her own personality. well of course there are posers like in evry style.CAUSE IT'S A SLYLE!! BUT THY TURNED IT INTO A STEREOTYPE. sorry about sp

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@SweetDeath777 you seemed to have missed the part where I said I was once goth. And I was pointing out the goth stereotypes to you as you appear to be asinine when it comes to stereotypes, subcultures, styles, etc, etc. Goth is a style but you don't seem to realize that there are different types of goth that all have different clothing styles, different music types and different stereotypes. You have the Manson goths, the vampyres and the gothic types to name a few. Just as emo is a form of....

[ArielDarkBlade69]

music but is also a style and a "way of life". But emo(tional) kids don't necessarily listen to emo(tive) music. Then you have punks which have a style, a music, and a stereotype involved there. Not to mention the jocks, cheerleaders, loners, etc, etc, all have a clothing style, a makeup style, music, and stereotype associated with them.

[SweetDeath777]

@ArielDarkBlade69 But that's exactly what I mean... why are we arguing? XD

[Justino108]

@SweetDeath777

So true. I just looked at "the emo kid" song in the suggestions, and the comments are just spammed with emo kids raging about it. XD

[Moonfairy251]

@SweetDeath777 I agree with you

[poisionlynn]

@SweetDeath777 DUDE we do!!! xD

[sexxiligerXXX]

@SweetDeath777 havent you heard the emo song?!?! its an emo version of this emos got humor too >.<

[SweetDeath777]

@sexxiligerXXX I think you mean it's a song about emos. and it's full of emos whining about how ''offensive'' it is and blah blah blah. I don't think that counts as sense of humor...

[DoYouFearDeath333]

haha i love that

[ArielDarkBlade69]

Ya know, I put both Voltaire and Thou Shalt Not to avoid arguments...

[Naru4ChanProductions]

LESTAT! FUCK YEAH I WANNA MARRY THIS GUY!

[DarkCrystal64]

It's by the band ThouShaltNot.

It's not Voltaire.

[HORRoRFrEak4EvEr1]

@DarkCrystal64 same lead singer

[DarkCrystal64]

@HORRoRFrEak4EvEr1

Not at all.

Alex Reed is ThouShaltNot's lead singer.. Voltaire is Aurelio Voltaire Hernández.

[JohnotheWolfBoy]

Voltaire - Funny, funny guy!

[beatlesfan8171763]

great job! It sooo explains me hehe (ecept i am goth)