In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Dark are the streets, gloom's creeping out of the walls
Dirt comes alive and all the neon-lights call
Demons and fools and a lady of black
She's of the kind nighttime-insomniac
She sees the pray and she's aware
The times are hard but she don't care
She's a vampire
Desire darker than black
She's a vampire
Reach higher, no turning back
Her wings are curtains of the night
She knows no wrong or right
Dead are the places where this goddess has been
Cold is the skin that this creature has seen
Her universe is an ocean of blood
Her dining table the cradle of mud
She sees the prey and she's aware
The times are hard but she don't care
She's a vampire
Desire darker than black
She's a vampire
Reach higher, no turning back
Her wings are curtains of the night
She knows no wrong or right
The night is blind, the mistress she is calling you
To be by her side forevermore
Follow her until her thirst is sated
An immortal lie, heartblood
Can't help yourself, she's got you paralyzed
So would you kiss the sun goodbye?
And give your life to never die?
She's a vampire
Desire darker than black
She's a vampire
Reach higher, no turning back
She's a vampire
Desire darker than black
She's a vampire
Reach higher, no turning back
Dirt comes alive and all the neon-lights call
Demons and fools and a lady of black
She's of the kind nighttime-insomniac
She sees the pray and she's aware
The times are hard but she don't care
She's a vampire
Desire darker than black
She's a vampire
Reach higher, no turning back
Her wings are curtains of the night
She knows no wrong or right
Dead are the places where this goddess has been
Cold is the skin that this creature has seen
Her universe is an ocean of blood
Her dining table the cradle of mud
She sees the prey and she's aware
The times are hard but she don't care
She's a vampire
Desire darker than black
She's a vampire
Reach higher, no turning back
Her wings are curtains of the night
She knows no wrong or right
The night is blind, the mistress she is calling you
To be by her side forevermore
Follow her until her thirst is sated
An immortal lie, heartblood
Can't help yourself, she's got you paralyzed
So would you kiss the sun goodbye?
And give your life to never die?
She's a vampire
Desire darker than black
She's a vampire
Reach higher, no turning back
She's a vampire
Desire darker than black
She's a vampire
Reach higher, no turning back
Lyrics submitted by ForgottenDreams
Vampire Lyrics as written by Kamaal Ibn John Fareed Elisabeth Middelhauve
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network
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