Vampire Empire
Big Thief Lyrics

Watching TV tired, bleeding on the bed
The singer is exhausted and possibly injured while watching TV in bed.

The milk has just expired
The milk is rotten and no longer good to drink.

All the leaves are dead
The plants are dead or dying.

I'm not quiet, you've been quiet
The artist is not the one being silent.

Just receiving what you said
The artist is listening intently to the other person.

Reeling feeding feeling filled by Everything you fed
The singer is overwhelmed and influenced by the other person's words.

I see you as you see yourself Through all the books you read
The singer understands the other person's perspective through their reading material.

Overwhelmed with guilt and Realising the disease
The artist is feeling guilty and recognizing a negative situation.

You give me chills I've had it with the drills I am nothing, you are nothing We are nothing with the pills
The artist is dissatisfied with their current lifestyle and relationship with the other person.

I am empty 'til she fills Alive until she kills in her vampire empire I'm the fish and she's my gills Falling, yeah falling, yeah
The other person is like a vampire, draining the artist's life force and leaving them feeling empty and powerless.

I see you there rejecting All your earthly power Protecting and dissecting 'til you've Emptied every hour
The other person is rejecting their own power and wasting their time.

We jumped into the pond and Then come under the shower We lay upon my pillow and You open like a flower
The two individuals are intimate and vulnerable with each other.

I wanted to see you naked I wanted to hear you scream I wanted to kiss your Skin and your everything I wanted to be your woman I wanted to be your man I wanted to be the one That you could understand
The singer desires deep intimacy and understanding with the other person.

I walked into your dagger for the Last time in a row It's like trying to start a fire With matches in the snow
The singer is experiencing pain at the hands of the other person, and their relationship is difficult.

You can't seem to hold me here You can't seem to let me go So I can't find surrender, can't keep control
The singer feels stuck and helpless in the relationship.

You turn me inside out and then You want me outside in You spin me all around and then You ask me not to spin
The other person is causing the artist to feel dizzy and confused.

You say you want to be alone And then you want children You wanna be with me baby You wanna be with him
The other person is sending mixed messages about what they want in the relationship.

Falling, yeah Falling, yeah
The singer feels like they are losing control and falling apart.