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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Vampire’ Lyrics Decoded Amid Rumours It’s About Ex Zack Bia
8 September 2023, 09:46 | Updated: 19 September 2023, 12:13
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Olivia Rodrigo is back with another banger, called ‘Vampire’, as she officially launches her ‘Guts’ era.
Two years after Olivia Rodrigo became a household name, she’s back with new music and her album is finally here, with songs like 'Bad Idea, Right?' and 'All American B***h'.
‘Vampire’ dropped earlier in the summer alongside a blood-sucking music video showing Olivia trying to escape the grasp of a vampire we don’t see as she performs to a full theatre.
Fans are wondering who the cutting lyrics could be about and whether they were inspired by ex-boyfriend, music exec, Zack Bialobos, who Olivia dated for six months in 2022; she sings ‘six months of torture’ in the first verse.
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What are Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Vampire’ lyrics about?
In ‘Vampire’ Olivia sings about making mistakes and feeling like she was used for fame, calling the person who inspired the track a ‘bloodsucker’ and a ‘famef****r’.
She accuses them of ‘making her look so naive’ and feels as though she was ‘sold for parts.’
Olivia sings that she was warned about her ex, singing: ‘every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news / You called them crazy, God, I hate the way I called them crazy too.’
Is 'Vampire' about Taylor Swift?
There was a pretty huge internet theory 'Vampire' was about Taylor Swift, something Olivia addressed in a recent interview.
In an interview with The Guardian, when asked about whether Taylor was the inspiration behind the lyrics, Olivia said: "How do I answer this? I mean, I never want to say who any of my songs are about. I’ve never done that before in my career and probably won’t. I think it’s better to not pigeonhole a song to being about this one thing."
She added: "I was very surprised when people thought that."
Olivia's fans will be aware of the long-running theory of a feud between the two stars after the Disney star stopped publicly fangirling over Taylor despite spending the first part of her pop career singing Tay's praises, even crediting her for 'the reason I write songs'.
When she released her debut album 'SOUR' Olivia admitted 'Deja Vu' was inspired by Taylor's 'Cruel Summer', however Olivia was soon accused of plagiarising Taylor over the song in multiple comparison videos which went viral. Taylor was later added to the credits of the song but it's not known how this decision came about and whether it was an amicable one.
Is ‘Vampire’ about Zack Bia?
It could be that ‘Vampire’ was about Olivia’s ex Zack Bia after all, as the couple dated for six months, the same time period she references in the first verse.
Over on X (formerly Twitter), fans are convinced the new tune is about Zack.
One person wrote: “Vampire is certainly about Zach Bia because in the music video it says '19th awards' and she had just turned 19 when they started dating. More updates to come I’m invested.”
“oh vampire is so about zack bia right,” said a second, while a third tweeted: “So we all agree that Olivia obviously wrote vampire about Zack bia, right?”
Zack eventually addressed the internet rumour in an interview with GQ earlier in September. He told the publication: "I don’t think it’s really about me. I think the Internet just ran with it." Zack admitted he could have inspired part of the song, adding: “Look, I’m in the industry so I know how a song gets made."
He doesn't reckon he could inspire a whole heartbreak track though, adding: "We hung out, we're both busy, and we ended up not furthering our relationship. There was never any drama, you know?"
What are Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Vampire’ lyrics?
Hate to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now
How's the castle built off people you pretend to care about?
Just what you wanted
Look at you, cool guy, you got it
I see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when I close my eyes
Six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise
I loved you truly
You gotta laugh at the stupidity
'Cause I've made some real big mistakes
But you make the worst one look fine
I should've known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naïve
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, famef****r
Bleedin' me dry like a goddamn vampire
And every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news
You called them crazy,
God, I hate the way I called them crazy too
You're so convincing
How do you lie without flinching?
(How do you lie? How do you lie? How do you lie?)
Oh, what a mesmerizing, paralyzing, f****d up little thrill
Can't figure out just how you do it and God knows I never will
Went for me and not her
'Cause girls your age know better
I've made some real big mistakes
But you make the worst one look fine
I should've known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naïve
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, famef****r
Bleedin' me dry like a goddamn vampire
(Ah)
You said it was true love, but wouldn't that be hard?
You can't love anyone 'cause that would mean you had a heart
I tried to help you out, now I know that I can't
'Cause how you think's the kind of thing I'll never understand
I've made some real big mistakes
But you make the worst one look fine
I should've known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naïve
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, famef****r
Bleedin' me dry like a goddamn vampire
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