Psychic Vampire
Corrosion of Conformity Lyrics

Oh
Expression of an indeterminate sentiment

Oh
Expression of an indeterminate sentiment

From the pulpit the puppet's mouth
The singer refers to a manipulative individual, likely a religious figure, whose message is not genuine but rather altered and curated for effect

Is infested with suggestion
The artist suggests that the manipulative individual’s message is coated with subliminal messages meant to be internalized by the listener

A description unfitting
The message being put forth by the manipulative individual is inappropriate or unjust

Resonate and predigested
The listener is expected to absorb and agree with the message without critical thought

A transaction of extraction
The manipulative individual is selfishly taking something from the listener

Transference is here
The artist is suggesting that the listener is being swayed into adopting the manipulative individual’s point of view

Stir the pot to see what you've got
The manipulative individual is stirring up controversy and emotional response for effect

To disappear
The manipulative individual is hoping to cause a distraction to obfuscate their true intentions

Psychic vampire
The manipulative individual is metaphorically draining the listener of their energy or sense of self

Paranoia down the wire
The listener’s fear or anxiety is being cultivated by the manipulative individual

Psychic vampire
The manipulative individual is metaphorically draining the listener of their energy or sense of self

Goodbye
The singer is ending or severing a toxic relationship

Adorn the queen oblivion
The singer is likening the manipulative individual to a powerful figure whose identity is uncertain, but whose manipulation will ultimately lead to their downfall

Live as a pawn your life in hawk
The manipulative individual has rendered the listener powerless and unable to make decisions for themselves

Gilded road to emptiness
The direction the manipulative individual is leading the listener will ultimately lead to nothing but hurt and disillusionment

Feel the chill of time's caress
The listener is being subjected to the effects of time and can feel the imminent loss of time and the damage wrought by the manipulative individual

Misfits just return to dusk
The singer believes that outsiders or those not susceptible to manipulation will eventually see through the manipulative individual’s façade

You're my psychic vampire
The listener might be susceptible to the manipulative individual’s tactics

Goodbye
The artist is ending or severing a toxic relationship

What a sphinx conceal with me, reveal
The artist has been awakened to the manipulative individual’s message and what they conceal is now clear

And some mouth of ash, we'll bow
The singer is willing to acknowledge defeat and bow before the manipulative individual, who will ultimately be reduced to nothing but ashes

In a liberate time we'll split tonight
The artist is looking toward the end of their encounter with the manipulative individual and a future free from their influence

Misfits just return to dusk
The singer believes that outsiders or those not susceptible to manipulation will eventually see through the manipulative individual’s façade

My psychic vampire
The listener might be susceptible to the manipulative individual’s tactics

Goodbye
The singer is ending or severing a toxic relationship