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Vampire

Release date: 2013

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About This Track

'Vampire' by Kesha is a 2013 track in which the lyrics frame an uncanny, night-time presence, with a speaker asking why a lover slips away before dawn and returns after dark. Domestic detail and chilly atmosphere do the heavy lifting, as curtains flutter and a room turns “icy cold” when the visitor arrives. The chorus image casts this return as both ominous and intimate, turning romance into something furtive and predatory, with the refrain’s small repetition reinforcing the sense of an ongoing pattern.

"Vampire" is a track by Kesha, released 2013. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Kesha.

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Kesha

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Lyrics

Vampire

[Verse 1]

Didn't I hold you in my arms last night?

Didn't I open up my heart?

Where do you run before  the dawn's first light?

Why do you come back after dark?

[Chorus]

Lacey curtains on my window flutter in the wind

When the room gets icy cold, I know you're coming in

Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

[Verse 2]

It's hard to tell out in this crazy town

It's hard to know sometimes what's real

I never know when you would come around

I never know just how I'd feel

[Chorus]

Lacey curtains on my window flutter in the wind

When the room gets icy cold, I know you're coming in

My heart pounds, anticipating loving you again

When I feel your snow white fingers touching on my skin

Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

Lacey curtains on my window flutter in the wind

When the room gets icy cold, I know you're coming in

My hearts pounds, anticipating loving you again

When I feel your snow white fingers touching on my skin

Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

[Outro]

Didn't I hold you in my arms last night?

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