Vampire

I’ve been fearsome
Sucking on my sore thumb
Living off of morsels
Trying to fill my torso
20 dollars left to me
But you’ll have me sing for free
But you’ll have me sing for free
Vampire sets his eyes on me
You tried to suck me dry
Sink your teeth in and imprison me
But I’d die before you take your bite
Cross my heart and hope to keep alight
Hope to keep alight
Hope to keep alight
It’s been weird though
I’m so comfortable
In my black hole
Swearing that I’m in control
20 dollars left to me
But a dollar will not set me free
A dollar will not set me free
When a vampire sets his eyes on me
You tried to suck me dry
Sink your teeth in and imprison me
But I’d die before you take your bite
Cross my heart and hope to keep alight
Hope to keep alight
Hope to keep alight
I don’t know where the time goes by
I carry it around like a blackened eye
Bonsai beauty, hindered in size
Kept me contained so I learned not to rise
Oh, to be beneath
The ones who one day will recognize me
Can’t hide their teeth
Hungered, and suited to vandalize me
It always seemed to drain me white
Since I was 15 and young as pink wine
Taken work horse, then taken hide
Cut from the bloom and mending the bite
You tried to suck me dry
Sink your teeth in and imprison me
But I’d die before you take your bite
Cross my heart and hope to keep alight
Hope to keep alight
Hope to keep alight