Vampyre With a Healthy Appetite
Vampiric Revelry in the Crescent City Night
Lyrics
As New Orleans slips far away
Reflects the distance from New Orleans.
When the gas lights dim and the street cars fade
Describes the fading of gas lights and streetcars, setting a scene of diminishing urban activity.
When the beast within takes on a new shape
Suggests a transformation within, a change in character or nature.
The blood runs cold make no mistake
Indicates a chilling effect or a moment of realization.
You're just a vampire with a healthy appetite
Compares the individual to a vampire with a strong desire for something, possibly metaphorical.
And you stay awake half the night
Implies restlessness or being unable to sleep fully.
A band strikes up and they're starting to play
References a band playing music while an incident unfolds.
When the sirens wail but they're way too late
Points out the late arrival of help or intervention.
The crowds don't see they're drunk anyway
Suggests that the crowd is inebriated or unaware of events.
The inquest said it was coming her way
Alludes to a forewarning about a situation.
You're just a vampire with a healthy appetite
Reiterates the comparison of the individual to a vampire with strong desires or urges.
And you stay awake half the night
Reemphasizes the idea of restlessness or sleeplessness.
Well you ran to ground as you always do
Describes an attempt to escape or hide, as often done.
And then they finally caught up with you
Indicates capture or being caught after attempting to escape.
Well they sent you down and Old Smokey was waiting but pressure
Suggests punishment or incarceration, but leniency due to external factors.
groups being what they are these days you were released after five
Implies release after a certain period in a psychiatric facility despite bankruptcy.
years at a funny farm in upstate bankrupt
Describes the location and circumstances of release.
New York to walk the streets once more
Expresses a return to freedom or being back on the streets.
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