Act 2: When We Are a Vampire - Jane Siberry

One day when I was walking

I saw you on the street

He was doing all the talking

You looked very sweet

Then I saw your face go white

I saw your shoulders sag

As you slid to the ground

He took another drag

When we are a vampire

We can make you so tired

What kind of lies are feeding you?

Drawn from the neck of something quite untrue

Like the man who would be king

Just because of family pride

Or the desire to be famous because of love denied

When we are a vampire

We can make you so tired

Great big lies are feeding me

What lies?

Big lies.

Big lies?

Sneaky lies.

Sneaky lies?

Life lies.

What’s that?

I’ll explain later.

A temporary source of e-n-e-r-g-y

You have to find another

When you’ve sucked the last one dry

Who are we talking about?

I’m totally confused.

Are we vampire or victim?

Just who is being used?

The only protection I know is positivity

And ¡n desperate cases chocolate

Joy will set you free

Sometimes we swing to the side of the law

Putting on our superhero cape

And in the name of all that is good and light

Free huh free huh!

When we are a vampire

We can take away your fire

When we are a vampire

We can make you so tired

Mostly we don’t know we’re doing

And if we knew we were doing it

We wouldn’t want to be doing it

And if you ever find me doing it

Say hey!

Stop doing it

And I’ll say thanks pal!

This song is about just being a bit more aware

Of how we’re using energy

Maybe that’s why vampires are in the air

(I don’t know)

Show you care.

Free huh free huh!