It’s Time to Feed

Album: Second Cut

Bow down and worship, baby
Don't you know it's your time to serve
Devil grin beckons
Giving you the nerve

Rainy streets a memory
Empty bellies are no more
Evil lust consumes you
Making you my vampire whore

Tonight we walk to fill our need
A seductive voice enticing
It's time to feed

They feel our gentle whispers
Sliding down their necks
Our venom now consumes them
As their life -force spills upon the deck

We gorge ourselves 'til morning
Pleasure kill, a swallow deep
Sunlit glow, a dawn beginning
And we steal away to passion sleep

Tonight we rise and fill our need
Your hunger ever growing
It's time to feed

You were born in midnight shadow
But your hunger knows no grace
Ripping through the silence
Fang-ey smile upon your face
I tried to be your master
But you drowned in crimson tide
Now even I recoil
From the beast that dwells inside

Tonight you rise, you alone
Your hunger has no ending
God help them, You're about to feed.

It's Time to Feed - Notes

This one started as a goofy Saturday night diversion and somehow grew into something much more. It began with a simple little riff I was messing around with. The vibe came off creepy enough that my mind went straight to horror movies—and, of course, vampires. Who can resist a creepy, sexy beast? If you get a chance to watch the indy movie "Suck", do it! It may have been a bit of an inspiration for this song.

As I layered on rhythms, I found myself swaying—almost in a trance—and really digging into the groove. Then the lyric “making you my vampire whore” slipped out, and I knew instantly: okay, this is a whole new direction for part two. It felt uncomfortable, but I just went with it.

The song tells the story of an older vampire recruiting a new companion—grooming her into the life—only to realize too late that he can’t contain or control what he’s created. The groove carries all the way through, steady and seductive, before it all cuts off abruptly at the end. That was intentional—and something I wrestled with—but I think it works. More on that later.