Between the ages of 17 and 21 I wore black velvet, lace, and fishnet; painted my face white and my lips black; and haunted the dance floors of every clove-cigarette-scented goth club I could sneak into. Here are 14 of my favorite songs from that period.

Oh and the cover of the mix is me at 19. Like the hat with the veil and the ankh necklace?