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| − | "''' | + | "'''I'm Not Your Vampire'''" is the fifth track on the 2007 release ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me]]''. The song was inspired by an experience in [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]]'s life where he was finally uplifted by a close friend's morbid gesture of devotion. "She picked up a butcher's knife and said, 'Here, you can stab me,'" he says. "When someone was willing to drown with me, I really didn't want to drown anymore," said Manson. Manson has also called it "the new 'Bela Lugosi's Dead'. It's the all-time gothic anthem." |
In an interview with ''Revolver'' magazine, Manson said, "It’s the centerpiece of the album, I woke up Christmas Day and wrote it. It's kind of my death wish fantasy." | In an interview with ''Revolver'' magazine, Manson said, "It’s the centerpiece of the album, I woke up Christmas Day and wrote it. It's kind of my death wish fantasy." | ||
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| + | Music details: Begins with a slow and oppressive melody which leads into choruses that saturate the listener with the juxtaposition of screaming vocals against desolate acoustic guitar. From here the longest song on the album (6:01) concludes with an erotic rhythm dictated by Manson’s vocal performance. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 1 April 2007
"I'm Not Your Vampire" is the fifth track on the 2007 release Eat Me, Drink Me. The song was inspired by an experience in Manson's life where he was finally uplifted by a close friend's morbid gesture of devotion. "She picked up a butcher's knife and said, 'Here, you can stab me,'" he says. "When someone was willing to drown with me, I really didn't want to drown anymore," said Manson. Manson has also called it "the new 'Bela Lugosi's Dead'. It's the all-time gothic anthem."
In an interview with Revolver magazine, Manson said, "It’s the centerpiece of the album, I woke up Christmas Day and wrote it. It's kind of my death wish fantasy."
Music details: Begins with a slow and oppressive melody which leads into choruses that saturate the listener with the juxtaposition of screaming vocals against desolate acoustic guitar. From here the longest song on the album (6:01) concludes with an erotic rhythm dictated by Manson’s vocal performance.
Contents
Appearances
Albums
Versions
- If I Was Your Vampire — Appears on Eat Me, Drink Me.
Lyrics
The only lyrics known are:
The hole is where the heart is
