Pretty sure this was inspired by Anne Rice's first five Vampire Chronicle's books, particularly "Interview With The Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat". Without breaking it down completely (although I suppose I could if I wasn't so lazy), the lyrics point to the torment of being forcibly turned into a vampire to be released from the sorrow of a life not worth living (Louis), but then struggling with the fact that humanity is gone, and the love/hate relationship with the vampire's maker. "Dark trick" is even a term mentioned throughout The Vampire Lestat in reference to the turning, and "kill you when I give it" is exactly what happens when one is turned. There are numerous other lines that point to it as well: "Mortal thoughts, humanity's a dream", "Dying from this immortality", "My own skin don't seem to fit me right", "a fatal choice that always hangs above", etc.
I suppose it could serve as an analogy for any sort of love/hate relationship, but I'm fairly confident it's a more direct reference to Anne Rice's writings.
This song is about Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho. It's about a rich Wall Street executive who spends his nights murdering, torturing, and raping various women.
This song is about Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho. It's about a rich Wall Street executive who spends his nights murdering, torturing, and raping various women.
Pretty sure this was inspired by Anne Rice's first five Vampire Chronicle's books, particularly "Interview With The Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat". Without breaking it down completely (although I suppose I could if I wasn't so lazy), the lyrics point to the torment of being forcibly turned into a vampire to be released from the sorrow of a life not worth living (Louis), but then struggling with the fact that humanity is gone, and the love/hate relationship with the vampire's maker. "Dark trick" is even a term mentioned throughout The Vampire Lestat in reference to the turning, and "kill you when I give it" is exactly what happens when one is turned. There are numerous other lines that point to it as well: "Mortal thoughts, humanity's a dream", "Dying from this immortality", "My own skin don't seem to fit me right", "a fatal choice that always hangs above", etc.
I suppose it could serve as an analogy for any sort of love/hate relationship, but I'm fairly confident it's a more direct reference to Anne Rice's writings.
This song is about Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho. It's about a rich Wall Street executive who spends his nights murdering, torturing, and raping various women.
This song is about Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho. It's about a rich Wall Street executive who spends his nights murdering, torturing, and raping various women.