The sinister quality of the singer's voice really makes this song. It's about a person's vanity and dependence through life. But the music makes this sound so creepy, like the kid is some kind of vampiry leech creature. The way he sounds like he's whisper-yelling these words desperately into the night (with sounds like chimes in the background), and even the title with its gothic associations (Edgar Allen Poe), help do this.
The sinister quality of the singer's voice really makes this song. It's about a person's vanity and dependence through life. But the music makes this sound so creepy, like the kid is some kind of vampiry leech creature. The way he sounds like he's whisper-yelling these words desperately into the night (with sounds like chimes in the background), and even the title with its gothic associations (Edgar Allen Poe), help do this.