Perfume was first created to mask the stench of foul and offensive odors... Spices and bold flavorings were created to mask the taste of putrid and rotting meat... What then was music created for? Was it to drown out the voices of others, or the voices within ourselves? I think I know.

I've learned that I work best when I'm entirely naked. The recording process was done that way.

For this freedom I have given all I had For this darkness I gave my light For this wisdom I have lost my innocence Take my petals And cover me with the night

I still own my heart, which I know because it hurts so much.

I myself am not afraid of ghosts; I am afraid of people.

I cut myself because you wouldn't let me cry. I cried because you wouldn't let me speak. I spoke because you wouldn't let me shine. I shone because I thought you loved me.

And if I end up with blood on my hands, well I know, that you'll understand, 'cause I fight like a girl.