On the surface, this is the introduction to a song about an incubus, a male demon who feeds off of living humans through sexual intercourse, who has developed an infatuation with one of his mortal prey. This introduction is written in retrospect of his relationship with the mortal, which ended in him destroying her. He is disgusted with himself, realizing that he has broken himself, with the lines "there was a time when I could/watch myself/without feeling disgrace". The chorus, "come with me tonight....let me show you how we stay alive" is a flashback to his past, when he manipulated and seduced the mortal into being submissive to him.
On the surface, this is the introduction to a song about an incubus, a male demon who feeds off of living humans through sexual intercourse, who has developed an infatuation with one of his mortal prey. This introduction is written in retrospect of his relationship with the mortal, which ended in him destroying her. He is disgusted with himself, realizing that he has broken himself, with the lines "there was a time when I could/watch myself/without feeling disgrace". The chorus, "come with me tonight....let me show you how we stay alive" is a flashback to his past, when he manipulated and seduced the mortal into being submissive to him.