The Vampire from Baudelaire & Piano by Susanna

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7.	The Vampire	3:23

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The Vampire

You came like the blade of a dagger
To my heart that was humbled and sad,
As bold as a pack of wild demons,
Dressed up for a pageant, and mad;

You made in my mortified spirit
Your bed and your private domain,
-You monster to whom I am shackled
As the convict is to his chain,

As the drunkard is to his bottle,
As the gambler is to his game,
As the vermin are to a carcass,
-Accursed, accursed be your name!

I prayed for the sword to come swiftly
With the blow that would render me free,
And I asked if perfidious poison
Could succour a coward like me.

But alas, both the sword and the poison
Gave answer and said with disdain:
“Base slave, you are deeply unworthy
That we ever should shatter your chain;

You fool, if our efforts could grant you
The freedom from her that you crave,
Your kisses would soon give new life to
The corpse of your vampire-love!”

Credits

from Baudelaire & Piano, released September 11, 2020
Susanna - piano and vocals
Music by Susanna
Lyrics by Charles Baudelaire
Translation by Anthony Mortimer

Recorded at Atlantis Studio Stockholm by Janne Hansson
Mixed and mastered at Audio Virus LAB Oslo by Helge Sten

Produced by Deathprod and Susanna
Cover art by Marjorie Cameron
Permission by Cameron-Parsons Foundation
and OTO Archives
Lay out by Johanna Blom
Label SusannaSonata

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