Glenn Danzig was a bit of a poet when it came to his early lyrics. He likes to paint a picture with his words rather than tell a story. He sets a mood, or attempts to put you in the shoes of a character. Cough/Cool is about a town terrorized by a vampire told from the perspective of the vampire.
This street we walk upon
This corner full of piss and fear
(Piss and fear two things predators can smell)
This street won't bear it long
(Bear fruit)
It slants, it tilts, it's brought outside
Alive
(A drunkard is thrown into the street, ALIVE PREY)
Cover your face when you walk by
Drench your visions in darkness
(Vampires like Dracula pull their capes over their faces to hide from light or crosses)
Spit up blood when you cough
Cool, cool, cool
Cough, cool, cool, cool
(The bite causes you to cough BLOOD)
We dine on visions with new eyes
Creep, creep, creep, creep
(Stalking dinner with your eyes)
We cut our visions with two eyes
Cool, cool, cool, cool
(Double meaning of eyes, as in "eye teeth" or fangs)
This street we walk upon
This corner full of fear
This street we walk upon
This corner full of piss and fear
(And once it's done the streets go back to normal)
Glenn Danzig was a bit of a poet when it came to his early lyrics. He likes to paint a picture with his words rather than tell a story. He sets a mood, or attempts to put you in the shoes of a character. Cough/Cool is about a town terrorized by a vampire told from the perspective of the vampire.
This street we walk upon This corner full of piss and fear (Piss and fear two things predators can smell)
This street won't bear it long (Bear fruit) It slants, it tilts, it's brought outside Alive (A drunkard is thrown into the street, ALIVE PREY)
Cover your face when you walk by Drench your visions in darkness (Vampires like Dracula pull their capes over their faces to hide from light or crosses)
Spit up blood when you cough Cool, cool, cool Cough, cool, cool, cool (The bite causes you to cough BLOOD)
We dine on visions with new eyes Creep, creep, creep, creep (Stalking dinner with your eyes) We cut our visions with two eyes Cool, cool, cool, cool (Double meaning of eyes, as in "eye teeth" or fangs)
This street we walk upon This corner full of fear This street we walk upon This corner full of piss and fear (And once it's done the streets go back to normal)
@Laugher77 Brilliant analysis!
@Laugher77 Brilliant analysis!