So when I hear you saying that we stood no chance ...

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The candle burns to the end.

The lack of IMPENDING THERMONUCLEAR APOCALYPSE is why goth sucks these days. It's almost impossible to get this across to anyone under thirty.

(thanks to s0b for inspiration)

Update: Fifty-one comments from other people in just over an hour? This could be my greatest hit.

Update 2: This has now inspired marnameow to a poll.