[Verse 1] Long drive in a hand‑me‑down car I’ve been seventeen for way too long Cracked windshield and a dead‑end star FM stations all replay the same old song Fangs flash in the rearview glass I’m a rumor in this quiet town Every Sunday they all walk past While I’m waking up at sundown [Pre‑Chorus] I dress like I’ve got somewhere to be But I’m just tracing all these side streets aimlessly [Chorus] ’Cause I’m a teenage vampire Stuck at seventeen forever Yeah, a teenage vampire And I wanna break this tether If I’m a teenage vampire Why do I dream life through? I’m just a teenage vampire Who only wants to live with you [Verse 2] Met her under all‑ages blue lights Indie band playing half‑learned riffs She laughed once and it rewrote my nights Cherry soda, ink‑stained fingertips Walk her home past the ivy and brick She quotes poets that I never read Moonlight does this little magic trick Turns the halo of her hair to red [Pre‑Chorus] I joke that I’m bad with mornings, it’s true But really I’m just terrified of losing view of you [Chorus] ’Cause I’m a teenage vampire Stuck at seventeen forever Yeah, a teenage vampire And I wanna break this tether If I’m a teenage vampire Why do I dream life through? I’m just a teenage vampire Who only wants to live with you [Bridge] I’ve seen decades pass like train cars in the dark New malls, old churches, same fluorescent parks All that time just circling the drain Now one small hand is rearranging my veins Saints in frames watch from her hallway wall I shuffle in, pretending I’m not scared at all If grace is just a gaze you can’t look away from Then every time she smiles, another night comes undone [Breakdown] You say my name like a half‑known hymn We miss the bus, so we just walk in Past tennis courts and the campus green Streetlights blur, but you stay sharp and clean You talk future like it’s some soft thing Lease agreements, tiny wedding rings I nod along, playing it real cool For someone technically never getting out of school [Chorus – Soft] ’Cause I’m a teenage vampire Stuck at seventeen forever Yeah, a teenage vampire But you’re cutting through the weather If I’m a teenage vampire Why does the dawn look new? I’m just a teenage vampire Learning how to live with you [Final Chorus – Big] I’m just a teenage vampire Trading endless for a few Yeah, a teenage vampire Putting all my faith in you If I’m a teenage vampire Let the whole night world come unglued I’m just a teenage vampire Who only wants to live with you
