Transylvanian

I absolutely adore this song. I've listened to it many a time on cold, rainy nights (something about the combo just feels right!) and it holds a lot a meaning for me.

It's the story of a narrator whose custom to using and abusing former lovers or simply shutting them off altogether. The first few lines "bent over the grand piano/ feel my eyes slide over you/ legs that curve the same as hers/ could run as quickly too" describe his memories of a past lover as he watches the newest interest. "my lazy tongue lies low and ready/ it cannot seem to speak its words/ i'd axe it off to shut me up/ but you've already heard" Here, he's trying to bite his tongue to stop himself from beginning the cycle all over again, but he can't help it. He speaks, and "the murders have occurred" - he's so used to mistreating past loves that he can guarantee it will happen again, and so by now it's as good as done. The chorus is pretty self-explanatory, continuing the whole corpse imagery to paint a pretty grotesque picture. I get the feeling that the boy doesn't really want to be this way anymore, but he can't help it. he doesn't know any better. He's been a "transylvanian" from the start. "so take me where they cannot see us/ and lay me down on coffin rich dirt/ tonight, i am a transylvanian/ a taste of you won't hurt" Here, the song ties into the title with the vampire concept, and it's where I think the narrator begins to deceive the girl. It's the dating stage, if you will. he's like a vampire, cold and twisted and lustful, and cannot deny himself a "taste". The boy even admits his indifference to himself: "cause i am numb to every feeling/ stubborn ears will hear no sound" By now he's totally desensitized, acting mercilessly and coldly.

All in all, it's amazing how, despite the metaphors towards death, vampires, and murder, the narrator still manages to induce sympathy within the listener. The chorus feels almost like a plea, a cry for help. Looks like it'll be one of those cold nights again, where I'll have this on repeat.

Wow...I love this song to no end. To me, this song is about the singer is very hurt and not interested in having there heart broken again, and someone is interested in them. but the singer is telling them that they are very hurt and that there not worth there time right now. so bueatiful

"So child don't go getting your hopes up" -Amazing lyric. Even though this song reminds me of someone I wish I wouldn't remember, it is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard. It's hard to tell somebody you are not worth their time.

sooo good, fits the situation i'm in perfectly. this girl i like is afraid to get into anything cuz she's afraid of gettin hurt but yeah songs fucking awesome.

great song..one of my favorites..i have seen Say Anything four times in concert and their yet to play it :[..love SA lovee this songg

"feel my eyes slide over you legs that curve the same as hers could run as quickly too" grreeaaat lines. im guesssing that this part means, that he realizes simalirties, in not only the girls looks, and a past lover, but also im guessig in personality, and hes afraid that she could leave him just as his past lover

It's about self-destructive love. If anyone watches Dracula movies they'd know that often times there's serious romantic themes involving vampires, but the whole blood sucking thing gets in the way. They end in some serious self-loathing.

The narrator destroys women because he's a mess. He's saying don't even try to date me because stronger souls than you have failed.

Oh and btw great makeout song.