True Vampires

Artist: Waiting for Dawn
Songwriters: Gabriel Dawning / Henning Hale / Erik KaquiniusOriginally released in the Bloody Idol universe as the title track
of the album "True Vampires" (2020), performed by Gabriel Dawning.In 2025 the song was re-recorded and released as part of the
real-world Waiting for Dawn project, featuring Daniel Wendel
as the band's lead vocalist.

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Lyrics

Verse 1
I once met a girl
Who loved vampires a lot
I felt really lucky
To find a girl like her
But when I told her I'm one
She started to laughChorus
Yeah —
True vampires don't sparkle
They don't sparkle
And they love blood
Yes, they need bloodVerse 2
I once met a girl
Who loved vampires a lot
I felt misunderstood
Because she only laughed
But when I showed her my teeth
She started to believe meChorus
Yeah —
True vampires don't sparkle
They don't sparkle
And they love blood
Yes, they need bloodChorus
True vampires don't sparkle
They don't sparkle
And they love blood
Yes, they need bloodVerse 3
I once met a girl
Who loved vampires a lot
I asked her
To be forever with me
Together until eternity
She didn't even think about it
Before she said yes
So I did it —
I'm used to it, after allChorus
Yeah —
True vampires don't sparkle
They don't sparkle
And they love blood
Yes, they need bloodVerse 4
I once met a girl
Who loved vampires a lot
I turned her into one
To be forever with me
Together until eternity
She didn't keep our secret
So I had to kill —
For the safety of us allChorus
Yeah —
True vampires don't sparkle
They don't sparkle
And they love blood
Yes, they need bloodChorus
True vampires don't sparkle
They don't sparkle
And they love blood
Yes, they need blood

Note

"True Vampires" appears in the opening chapter of the novel
Bloody Idol during a concert scene performed by Gabriel Dawning.The song became one of the band's signature tracks within
the Bloody Idol universe.