Revision as of 13:18, 14 April 2007

"If I Was Your Vampire" is the first 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.

Appearances

Albums

• Eat Me, Drink Me

Versions

• If I Was Your Vampire — Appears on Eat Me, Drink Me.

Trivia

Manson stated at his April 2007 press conference in Paris that If I Was Your Vampire will be the opening song on the forthcoming European tour.

Lyrics

The only lyrics known are:

    3am...
    And I'm going to kill myself or you
    6am...
    I love you so much that you must kill me now
    
    In the shape of your heart
    This is where it starts
    This is where it will end
    The hole is where the heart is
    If I was your vampire