Blood Thirsty Bastards

I guess this song is about people being selfish, just caring about themselves and being self obsessed. 'All the sycophants and vampires' self-seekers who attempt to win favor by flattering people. 'You’re a legend in your mind But a rumour in your room' I like this line, as it describes how a person might see themselves, but not how other people see them. Blood thirsty bastards could represent people alwasy wanting more and not being satisfied with what they have because they cant see past their own selfishness.

I guess this song is about people being selfish, just caring about themselves and being self obsessed. 'All the sycophants and vampires' self-seekers who attempt to win favor by flattering people. 'You’re a legend in your mind But a rumour in your room' I like this line, as it describes how a person might see themselves, but not how other people see them. Blood thirsty bastards could represent people alwasy wanting more and not being satisfied with what they have because they cant see past their own selfishness.

I can see the references to libertines fans following his new path in DPT, but it's not pleasant:

They all followed me down here To an alleys dirty end Oh I had nothing to give them I just thought they were my friends

This song is about Obsessive fans that were stalking pete and making selfish rumours about Pete and Carl. Carl was so upset because the rumours got out of hand and then he decided to become a preist. But that meant him to choose between his sexual orientation or against himself. So he chose the path that fit him best. He made it alas. And that meant with out good old pete doherty.

I love the way "blood thirsty bastards" is sung. He sings "bloodthir-sty BAS-tards", he emphasizes the bas in "bastards"

The song describes the chronology and line of thought of a person's rite of passage.

The first of three steps being "seperation" from everyone and the second being liminity. In this song both, for the most part are linked. Liminity means openness and usually arises in a person when there is a lack of meaningful people (The Blood Thirsty Bastards or All the sycophants and vampires or the zombies) around them which causes their seperation and the final stage being integration.

The seperation step is told in lines like;

I don’t get out so much The world seems out of touch now I never saw before cleanse my hands from lies a rumour in your room

The liminity stage is is told in lines like;

The world seems out of touch now I don’t feel the same In these bones anymore My loyalties are torn And it hurts less every day Oh I’ve been up for days now (his open eyes represent both the struggle through the rite of passage liminity which means openess) And from these eyes The weary eyes-cum shadows Of a very different man Only now do I see it

The rite of passage is hinted in lines like; My heels are all worn down I’m finding different paths now I never saw before The paths lead me away Lead me away from those

The step to Liminity and Integration is hinted in lines such as;

I just need someone For myself

Seperation to Complete Integration is told in lines such as;

Well I packed them off to hell I got to be my own master I pay them no mind

His hatred is of those he "just thought were his friends" who instead are zombies which feed upon his possessions in their greed and addiction "Hatched from their own eyes", who are mere "braggards, tricksters, (and) foolish clones", who keep "making plans for no one, But themselves, but their kind", who laugh at him and dismiss him as a legend but who see themselves as legends cause his ultimate seperation and re-integration, either alone as his own master or with new people.

I Love this song, its one of my favorite DPT's songs. I think its about how someone is feeling used by someone, and he feels torn between his loyalties, as well as feeling that people are sucking up to this other person hence " all the sycophants and vampires we'll I packed them off to hell" he then. goes on to say that he's trying to break free from those users, but he still has feelings for them 'loyalties' are torn. But he feels weary, can't sleep, ect. I also think he's angry at those blood thirsty bastards which colud reffer to the press and how they were only out for themselves, and were bleeding him dry with all the talk about pete, the libertines ect. ect.