“Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo in piano and voice version : video

vampirenew single buy Olivia Rodrigo, begins with sad notes of the singer whispering the biting lyrics of the piece over a delicate piano accompaniment. However, at the end of the first chorus, her vocals grow in intensity and are reinforced by a driving rhythm, strings and an arrangement that builds up to a final explosion.

In a minimal version of the song made for YouTube on Thursday 6 July, the singer strips everything down and plays the entire song on piano

(which is the first single from their second album, Courageto be released on 8 September).

video of vampire Piano and voice version by Olivia Rodrigo

song lyrics

The video opens with an overhead shot, Olivia Rodrigo presses the keys of the piano while singing the intense first verse of the song. “I hate giving satisfaction, asking how are you now / How is the palace of the people you pretend to care about? / Exactly what you wanted / Look at you, good man, you got it,” the lyrics read.

As the first chorus draws to a close, the camera pans sideways to show him in profile. His passion increases in intensity as he reaches the now familiar section of the chorus.

, “I used to think I was smart / But you made me so naive / The way you sold me for parts / Like you sank your teeth into me, oh / Blood-sucking, fame-seeking / Making me bleed Sucks like a ghastly vampire,” he sings.

The piano and voice version retains the clear text of the refrain. But earlier this week Olivia Rodrigo shared a TikTok video with some funny text edits, The word “fame” (literally “broom-fame”, NDT

) along with others such as “Tree Hugger”, “Fame Hunter”, “Whale Blubber”, “Mark Zucker”, “Fame Lover” and “Garlic Butter.”