Actually, if you read/listen carefully then it seems Trevor is hinting at the fact, that the Grave Robber doesn't just rob the dead, but also kills people to get the goods, if necessary.
The most important line that supports this assumption is, "The guilt is murder!".
You can take that line as a statement or a confession.
As a statement it would mean, "I just rob the dead, I'm not the bad guy. Those who kill others are!".
As a confession it would mean "I feel guilty because I killed for the goods."
I think it's meant as a confession because alot of the lines make more sense and the song is much more tightly put together this way.
For example, the lines in the second verse where the song builds up to the climax until the guitar-solo starts...
"Will you follow me into the dark?" - He obviously lures people to dark places and tries killing them.
"Come and dance with me." - "Dance" as a common metaphor for a fight to the death. When the guitar-solo then starts, they pretty much fight against each other.
Also, the whole "Deny! Deny! Deny!" thing gets a deeper meaning. He feels haunted because of the murders not for robbing the dead. Begging the gods for mercy makes more sense too. The church bells ringing at the end of the song could actually stand for the funeral of his latest victim killed during the song.
Just my 2 cents...
PS.: The punctation in the lyrics are completely off on some places...
Actually, if you read/listen carefully then it seems Trevor is hinting at the fact, that the Grave Robber doesn't just rob the dead, but also kills people to get the goods, if necessary.
The most important line that supports this assumption is, "The guilt is murder!".
You can take that line as a statement or a confession. As a statement it would mean, "I just rob the dead, I'm not the bad guy. Those who kill others are!". As a confession it would mean "I feel guilty because I killed for the goods."
I think it's meant as a confession because alot of the lines make more sense and the song is much more tightly put together this way.
For example, the lines in the second verse where the song builds up to the climax until the guitar-solo starts...
"Will you follow me into the dark?" - He obviously lures people to dark places and tries killing them. "Come and dance with me." - "Dance" as a common metaphor for a fight to the death. When the guitar-solo then starts, they pretty much fight against each other.
Also, the whole "Deny! Deny! Deny!" thing gets a deeper meaning. He feels haunted because of the murders not for robbing the dead. Begging the gods for mercy makes more sense too. The church bells ringing at the end of the song could actually stand for the funeral of his latest victim killed during the song.
Just my 2 cents...
PS.: The punctation in the lyrics are completely off on some places...