Story Behind The Song
What can I say? I love Vampires and I was enchanted by the mystique and beauty of New Orleans. I also love Anne Rice's novels and fell in love with Tom Cruise and Antonio Banderas in interview with the Vampire.
Song Description
This is the story of a young vampire who falls in love with a mortal and struggles with the ethical question as to whether he should deceive the object of his love and create an eternal companion (As his "father" did to him) or continue living his life in lonlieness and solitude. He also finds that there is an underground society of vampires each one of whom has struggled or will struggle with the same question.
| Song Length |
3:36 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Jazz - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed, Troubled |
Subject |
Existence, Darkness |
| Similar Artists |
The Cranberries, Edie Brickell |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
New Orleans
They say the sins of the fathers
Are visited upon the sons
Why should I suffer baby
For what I have not done
Father please forgive me
Forgive me for what I've seen
Because strange things occur each day
In New Orleans
One morning I went walkng
The sun it burned my eyes
I ran into the boneyard
Seeking shelter from the light
All my years on earth did not
Prepare me for what I found
A hundred just like me so ly still
Below the ground
Father will forgive me
Forgive me for what I've seen
Because Strange things occur each day
In New Orleans
Why should I envy you
Your like liquid gold
Why should I envy you
The thought of growing old
Follow me my darling
A the shadows fall
the night may not be much
But we could have it all.
Father will forgive you
Forgive you for what you've seen
Because strange things occur each day
In New Orleans