Vampires Entertain Me

Lyrics

Intro
Turn the lock
Count the teeth
Cold hands at the glass
They know my name

Verse 1
I came in through the service door
Mud on my boots
Blood on the floor
They smile with the same black grin
Like they know the shape I’m in

Needles in the chandelier
Click-clack, breathe
Don’t look near
Their eyes go pale, then red, then white
Like a screen full of dead moonlight

Pre-Chorus
Say it low
Say it slow
Feed the room and watch it grow
I hear the metal in their laugh
A hungry choir in the bath

Chorus
Vampires entertain me
Vampires entertain me
Feed me that ugly little dream
Vampires entertain me

Breakdown
Kneel
Bite
Smile
Repeat

Kneel
Bite
Smile
Repeat

Verse 2
They ring the bell with a broken bone
Tap-tap-tap on my cheekbone
Polite hands, rotten sleeves
Trading curses for receipts

I see them dance in a wire cage
All jaws and gold and stage-made rage
They want the pulse, they want the spark
They want a name to tear apart

Pre-Chorus
Say it loud
Make it bleed
Every monster loves a need
I hear the bolts behind their teeth
A crowd of ghosts beneath the heat

Chorus
Vampires entertain me
Vampires entertain me
Feed me that ugly little dream
Vampires entertain me

Bridge
Now the room goes pale and thin
My shadow splits, I let them in
They pull my face into their frame
And call me by a colder name

Breakdown
Bite down
Hold tight
Static in the veins tonight

Bite down
Hold tight
Static in the veins tonight

Verse 3
Last call comes from the iron stair
A thousand nails in the poisoned air
They bow to me, I bow back
Two black flags on the same track

If I’m a saint, then I’m a scare
If I’m a prize, then I don’t care
I learned to laugh with a fractured jaw
Now every curse sounds like applause

Pre-Chorus
Say it now
Don’t go soft
All the pretty things get lost
I hear the gears in every kiss
The night was built for mouths like this

Chorus
Vampires entertain me
Vampires entertain me
Feed me that ugly little dream
Vampires entertain me

Outro
Turn the lock
Count the teeth
Cold hands at the glass
They know my name

Vampires entertain me
Vampires entertain me