Lyrics Energy Vampires - Peter Hammill

Energy Vampires

Hunched in the corner of the dressing-room
Trying to get back to the real…
Uh-oh, here they come, ready for their meal:
Energy Vampires, crawling out of the wall
They want to steal my vitality
They want to drink it all
This guy says that he wrote all my songs
This girl says she’s had my baby —
Me, I don’t know them from Adam and Eve
Sometimes I really believe I’m going crazy
«Excuse me while I suck your blood
Excuse me when I phone you
I’ve got every one of your records, man
Doesn’t that mean I own you?»
Oh, sure, I long ago decided to make myself an exponent
Of public possession in the private obsession zone
But now I’m serious, let’s be serious
I’m not selling you my soul
Try to put it in the records
But I’ve got to keep my life my own
One thing I’ve not got a lot of is time
And it’s slipping away…
I’ve got a life to live too
Ah, here they come…
Vampires!