"Hidden in disguise, cheap wrappings of lies...keep your heart alive with a song from inside."

30 November

(From Israel)

"Fingers like a fountain of needles shiver along my spine..."

29 November

(From The Sweetest Chill)

"Harmful elements in the air, symbols clashing everywhere."

28 November

(From Hong Kong Garden)

"You hear laughter cracking through the walls, it sends you spinning..."

27 November

(From Spellbound)

"Crumbling castles in the sand."

26 November

(From Blow the House Down)

"Got to give up life in this netherworld, going to go up to where the air is stale..."

25 November

(From Overground)

"Dancing winds blow a parody of swirling currents in a long forgotten sea."

24 November

(From Silver Waterfalls)

"Come into this room, come into this gloom."

23 November

(From Red Light)

"In the blood of the twinkling sky, breathing in air drunk dry..."

22 November

(From Rhapsody)

"Into another night of bleeding flowers..."

21 November

(From Hang Me High)

"Daylight devours your unguarded hours."

20 November

(From Belladonna)

"& when the party's over, you retreat in a realm of slumber."

19 November

(From Party's Fall)

"Up in the galaxy, staring down on me."

18 November

(From Stargazer)

"Pulled to bits in silence, left rotting on the ground."

17 November

(From Pulled to Bits)

"All that glisters leaves you cold."

16 November

(From Shadowtime)

"Furtive eyes peep out of holes..."

15 November

(From Peek-a-Boo)

"Slowly, glowing, bold & bright."

14 November

(From Fireworks)

"King of moon, gloomy afternoon, losing track of word & metre..."

13 November

(From Sick Child)

"Because we're painted birds by our own design."

12 November

(From Painted Bird)

"Row on row, that mark a place."

11 November

(From Poppy Day)

"Attracted by the light...blinded by the sight..."

10 November

(From Into the Light)

"Shaky lines on the horizon...snaky thoughts invade each person."

9 November

(From 92 Degrees)

"Your hidden dreams chill & swoon..."

8 November

(From Turn to Stone)

"The night is still & the frost it bites my face; I wear my silence like a mask & murmur like a ghost..."

7 November

(From Hallowe'en)

"Something's missing - she's going home ..."

6 November

(From Take Me Back)

"Running from your enemies & falling on your knees."

5 November

(From Playground Twist)

"My limbs are like palm trees swaying in the breeze..."

4 November

(From Mirage)

"Only at night time I see you - in darkness, I feel you."

3 November

From (Night Shift)

"Locked away or polished every day."

2 November

(From Trophy)

"The stars that shine & the stars that shrink ..."

It's often pointless to intellectualise what comes (apparently) naturally, however there are clear signposts in life which guide you artistically & culturally.

This is the case with Siouxsie & the Banshees. There was never any chance they'd pass me by on the journey. We would find each other.

So.......no more analysis.

It boils down to one question.

Is it significant that this is the first female frontperson on the blog this year?

Yes.

There are few people in the world as cool.

1 November

(From Dazzle)