Before I had any idea what Twilight was or was about, I saw the phrase "Real Vampires Don't Sparkle" on a friend's t-shirt and thought it was hilarious, so I wrote a song around it in time for some Hallowe'en shows we were playing in Milwaukee and Chicago. Originally written as an NWOBM-style metal track, a friend in Ireland heard about it and asked if I could make a dance mix in time for the New Moon premiere 11/20/2009, and et voila, here it is! Enjoy!
lyrics
I am a traveler
I come from shores afar
I come to warn you all
of a horror you ignore
there is a mythic beast
whose story you've got wrong
so now attend to me
and listen to this song
As you carry on through the pantheon of old
Truths appear in the dark
Oh, the werewolves howl and the mummies they will moan
But while they have many powers, real vampires don't sparkle
Vampires are powerful
they're brutal, quick and strong
surviving on your blood
as immortals they live on
their bite is death!
their breath is fear!
their beauty cold and sharp
they are the nightkind
(and) they alone rule the dark
So it's an insult, it's a cut, a tragedy
You treat them like The Jets or Sharks
They are not pretty boys, they are not rated G
While they have many powers real vampires don't sparkle
credits
from Real Vampires Don't Sparkle,
track released November 19, 2009
recorded, mixed and mastered at listless works in Milwaukee, WI
words and music by Dan Clark
lead vox by Lane Ellen
additional vox by Dan Clark and Mercy Skye
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