We make you feel safe
When you feel warm
That's when I rise, that's when I crawl.
Gliding on mist, hardly a sound
Bringing the kiss, evil's abound
In the dead of night, love bites.
In the dead of night, love bites.
Into your room, where in deep sleep
There you lie still, to you I creep.
Then I descend, close to your lips
Across you I bend, you smile as I sip
Now you are mine, in my control
The taste of your life, and I own your soul
Softly you stir, gently you moan
Lust's in the air, awake as I groan
In the dead of night, love bites you
Invites you to feast in the night
Excites you, delights you
It drains you to white
Love bites.
You knew at first sight, you'd enjoy my attack
That with my first bite, there'd be no turning back
So come in my arms, I strike any hour
I will return to trap and devour.
In the dead of night, love bites.
In the dead of night, love bites.
In the dead of night, love bites.
In the dead of night, love bites.
Love bites.
Love bites.
Love bites.
Nevermore 2000
Now we can state the obvious meaning of this song, it appears to be a vampire calling to his victim. But let's dig deeper.
The first line gives you a sense of trust, but you soon realize our singer is not intent on providing safety yet he isn't out to destroy you either. Our singer is bringing a sense of domination, The taste of your life, and I own your soul, softly you stir, gently you moan. This song speaks to me of two lovers, our hero so madly drawn by desire he is yearning to devour our heroine. A desire and need so great there is nothing that can stand in between.
When one gives themself completely to another person to do as they wish, devour them the loss of control can bring the ultimate excitement, when you push to the limits of being off the edge and drug back by your partner.
I could go into more detail here but I think I will leave that up to the minds of the readers.
To you Rick, I ask you, what do you think? Could you let yourself go?
Before I address the questions, let me say that Warrell Dane is no Rob Halford. Warrell Dane can sing, but the Nevermore version of this song doesn't quite live up to the original. The Judas Priest version of the song happens to be one of my favorite Judas Priest songs (the top honor goes to "The Sentinel" from the same album), but I digress...
ReplyDeleteI'm going to go off the Judas Priest version in my response.
The song is dark and seductive. The intensity keeps an edge that is dangerous yet seductive at the same time. The power behind Rob Halford's voice seems to draw the listener in as a hostile yet willing witness to the act. The lyrics, while not explicit, paint a very telling picture of the scene. The person on the receiving end does not know who or what is coming, or even when it is coming, but she will be made to want it in the end.
Letting go is not so much an issue here as this person is being taken and there is no choice in the matter. But then to answer your second question I would ask how far is one willing to take me.
It appears that Mardi built on the "Scorpion Flower" theme... I'm going to have to do some thinking on the next step.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSCLyrxb0no
(Youtube diabled embedding for this one