Vampires of New Orleans

Single, 2023

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Verse

It's the reaper

The only reaper

And I need a preacher

I'm feeling more like creature

I'm inhuman

Living an illusion

Of confusion

In my vision I see a resolution yeah

I'm going for the execution

I'm creeping

I'm reaping

I'm feeling on these streets

I'm so thoughtless

And darkness is holding on my feet

Yeah I'm creeping

I'm reaping

I'm feeling on these streets

I'm so thoughtless

And darkness is holding on my feet

Outro

You said that you don't like to fly commercial

Because you don't want to get into a tube with a bunch of demons

Do you really believe that human beings are demons

No I do not and don't you ever say I did

Meaning & Analysis

Vampires of New Orleans is a short, eerie track where Reaper Man becomes the monster. He's "the only reaper" who needs a preacher, feeling more creature than human, living in an illusion and creeping through the streets with darkness holding his feet. The repeated "I'm creeping, I'm reaping" works like a chant. The spoken outro, a conversation about whether human beings are demons, leaves the question open: are the monsters out in the night, or the people around us?

Lyric Annotations

It's the reaper / The only reaper / And I need a preacher

The Reaper persona admits he's too far gone, needing a preacher, as he turns into something less than human.

I'm inhuman / Living an illusion / Of confusion

Fits the vampire theme of the title: a creature caught between living and dead. New Orleans has long been linked with vampire legends.

I'm creeping / I'm reaping / I'm feeling on these streets

The repeated chant puts the listener in the predator's shoes, moving through the night.

Do you really believe that human beings are demons

The spoken outro leaves the big question open: are the monsters out there, or just people?

Video

Credits

Written by: Reaper Man

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