Cody Lee just sang one of the biggest hits of 2023.
October 11 America’s Got Talent The Season 14 winner shared a video of himself performing a cool version of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire.” During the cover, Lee sang the disturbing lyrics with courage and determination, hitting his signature high note perfectly.
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What you need to know about “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo
The first single from Rodrigo’s second album. Guts“Vampire” quickly took the number one position in the standings. Billboard Hot 100 in July 2023. The lyrics tell a story of feeling bitter towards a manipulative ex-boyfriend.
The song was highly praised by critics. “There is a leisurely emotional logic to the track’s structure, reflecting a young woman’s gradual understanding of her own free will,” Pitchfork wrote.
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Lyrics to Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo
I hate the pleasure of asking how you’re doing now
How is a castle built on the people you pretend to care about?
Exactly what you wanted
Look at you, tough guy, you got it.
Sometimes I see parties and diamonds when I close my eyes
Six months of torture that you sold as a forbidden paradise.
I loved you for real
You have to laugh at stupidity
Because I made some very big mistakes
But you make the worst look good
I should have known it was weird
You only go out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts
When you sink your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, dream crusher
I’m bleeding like a damn vampire.
And every girl I’ve ever talked to told me you have bad, bad news.
You called them crazy, God I hate how I called them crazy too.
You’re so convincing
How to lie without flinching?
(How do you lie? How do you lie? How do you lie?)
Oh, what a mesmerizing, paralyzing, tragic little thrill.
I can’t understand how you do it, and God knows I never will.
Followed me, not her
Because girls your age know better
I made some very big mistakes
But you make the worst look good
I should have known it was weird
You only go out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts
When you sink your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, dream crusher
I’m bleeding like a damn vampire.
You said it’s true love, but isn’t it complicated?
You can’t love anyone because it might mean you have a heart
I tried to help you but now I know I can’t
Because I will never understand how you think.
I made some very big mistakes
But you make the worst look good
I should have known it was weird
You only go out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts
When you sink your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, dream crusher
I’m bleeding like a damn vampire.