Since this release of this first solo album Lord Vampyr has been involved in other projects, including fronting the band Shadowsreign.
A Sad Litany Of Vampires
Lord Vampyr Lyrics
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Her pale face, candid like the snow
The taste of the blood
Is a sweet memory
The forest wraps to you
In its icy embrace
The girl walks in the forest
Sad litany
Every night she crossed the village
Every door is sluice
It is the cursed one
Saves your family, saves your sons,
Other blood will be scattered!!
It was one sweet child
She loved the sun and the flowers
A night it came and sank its teeth in the hers warm meat
Her heart has become black like the dark
She becomes a wild animal
She wants the blood. the blood
The lyrics of Lord Vampyr's A Sad Litany Of Vampires describe the story of a young woman who has turned into a vampire. She is described as sleeping on a bed of roses and thorns, which symbolizes the duality of her existence - beauty and pain, life and death. Her face is pale and innocent like snow, yet she craves the taste of blood, which is now a sweet memory for her. The forest is personified as wrapping her in its icy embrace, reflecting the darkness and coldness of her new existence.
The girl walks through the forest, clutching her breasts as a way to deal with the pain and loss of her humanity. The refrain "Sad litany" represents her mourning and lamenting over her old life. She crosses the village every night, and the villagers fear her as the cursed one. The lyrics also contain a warning for those who would harm her - "Other blood will be scattered!!" - further emphasizing her dangerous nature.
Line by Line Meaning
She sleeps on a bed of roses and thorns
The vampire woman lives a life of contrasts and danger.
Her pale face, candid like the snow
Her complexion is deathly pale, like freshly fallen snow.
The taste of the blood
The pleasure of feeding on human blood.
Is a sweet memory
The vampire relishes the memory of blood feeding long after it is over.
The forest wraps to you
The forest envelops and protects the vampire like a mother.
In its icy embrace
Despite the warmth of blood, the vampire is always cold and alone in her existence.
The girl walks in the forest
The vampire girl wanders through the forest.
Tightens the hands on the breast
The vampire girl grasps her chest in sadness or pain.
Sad litany
Her thoughts are full of sorrow and regret for what she has become.
Every night she crossed the village
The vampire girl visits the nearby village each night.
Every door is sluice
The villagers lock up their homes to keep the vampire out.
It is the cursed one
The vampire is seen as a cursed being.
Saves your family, saves your sons,
Beware the vampire, as she may harm your loved ones.
Other blood will be scattered!!
If the vampire doesn't get what she wants, she will not hesitate to cause chaos.
It was one sweet child
The vampire was once an innocent child.
She loved the sun and the flowers
Before becoming a vampire, she cherished the beauties of life and nature.
A night it came and sank its teeth in the hers warm meat
One fateful night, the vampire was bitten and turned by another vampire.
Her heart has become black like the dark
The vampire's soul has been tainted by darkness, transforming her into a being of shadow and death.
She becomes a wild animal
The vampire loses her humanity and transforms into a feral, animalistic creature.
She wants the blood. the blood
The vampire's thirst for blood is insatiable and all-consuming.
Contributed by Gabriel E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Rodrigo E. Torres
Ok, acabo de ver "cult of lilith" y pense que Lor vampire se habia ido a la mierda, pero con esta rolita vuelve a estar dentro de mi gracia y respeto. es hermoso y vampirico, Sin embargo creo que bien lo pudo seguir haciendo con TDV.
Vasikan Surma
He takes gothic and vampirism to next level? great song... from true vampire!!!
Lord Humungus
you know that vampirism is actually a mental illness?
Valda R. Dulac
Lord Humungus No, it is not.
gloomydolores
estoy de acuedo contigo LestatHalloween, IM AGREE WITH YOU, todas las bandas quieren experimentar algo nuevo, pero bueno, por ahora solo pienso disfrutar esta buenisima rola de lord vampyr ¡ me encanta!!!!!
Morgan vikernes
Lord vampyr siempre sera parte de Theatres des vampires!!
666Lachrimae666
wow.. Lord Vampyr & Theatre Des Vampires are fucking amazing..... I feel ashamed for just finding out about both his bands recently.. .-. .. theyre Just the kinds of things i love to listen to.
Angel
Bueno me gustaba mas en Theatres des vampires.. pero esta nota tambien es buena! ______ ___ Grande Lord Vampyr
jade whiskin
this is amazing i didnt know this band existed until today, where have i been? hail vampires!!!!
DarkMasterIX
amazing!! i felt the power running tru my body