Songtext Vampires Matt Nathanson

Vampires

I understand vampires now
And I see how
They end up alone
I get that when a person's cursed
Sometimes the thirst
Just runs the show

When they said you were bad for me
All I could see
Were jealous fools
But every time we fall asleep
I wake up weak
With puncture wounds

Yeah, you had just enough humanity to kick me around
Told me you were drowning when you'd already drowned

But you just couldn't help yourself
You do it over and over
And you just couldn't help yourself
You won't take it from nobody else

You showed me off to all your friends
And I got the sense they hated me
You said you'd never felt so alive
It's hard to deny the irony

Oh, why can't you trust me
Let down your guard
Not everyone who loves you
Is trying to stake your heart

But you just couldn't help yourself
You do it over and over
And you just couldn't help yourself
But you won't take it from nobody else

You could've counted on me
When you needed to feed
You could've counted on me
To put some color in your cheeks
You could've counted on me
When they came for revenge
You could've counted on me 'til the end

Oh, but you just couldn't help yourself
No you, you couldn't help yourself
And you just couldn't help yourself
You were lost and found and you you you
Just couldn't help yourself
But you won't take it from nobody else