He wasn't much for public life
He hadn't seen the strip in years
On some forgotten slot machines
His name and image still appears
People's interest never seemed to wane
Tabloids fueled the fire that was his fame
He couldn't leave his home at night
Without the headlines chasing him
They gave him credit for the trends
He couldn't be less interested
Imprisoned by the legacy he'd built
His love of life that bloomed would finally wilt
A venom pace spun away the race
(For the) next season's blackest capes
His name inspired a slew of fashion praise
A fresh demand for the filthy bland
(And the) wings with impressive span
Took the reigns and set the bar
Where it would stay
We think he was wrong about the moonbeams
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
He counted the leagues but not the farm teams
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
True to his word he made us older
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
(And) brought the hem lines up in Dover
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
You may not believe me, but I think you're in denial
Dracula screams of Tiger Style
He promised to fight to free the undead
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
And gave the Raider's cap its street cred
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
A practiced ear still may surrender
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
He wrote a song you might remember
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
You may not believe me, but I think you're in denial
Dracula screams of Tiger Style
I'm tired of rumors starting
I'm sick of being followed
I'm tired of people lying
Saying what they want about me
Why can't they back up off me
Why can't they let me live
I'm gonna do things my way
Take this for what it is, yeah
I'm tired of rumors starting
I'm sick of being followed
I'm tired of people lying
Saying what they want about me
Why can't they back up off me
Why can't they let me live
I'm gonna do things my way
Take this for what it is, yeah
His cinema looks are long forgotten
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
And 40's films with Joseph Cotton
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
Disappointed his fans and painted targets
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
He found miracles in supermarkets
(You're making it up, you're making it up)
You may not believe me, but I think you're in denial
Dracula screams of Tiger Style
You may not believe me, but I think you're in denial
Dracula screams of Tiger Style
Sit, sit, sit right back in your seat
(We're takin' advice from the count)
Sit, sit, sit right back in your seat
(We're takin' advice from the count)
Sit, sit, sit right back in your seat
(We're takin' advice from the count)
Sit, sit, sit right back in your seat
(We're takin' advice from the count)
Sit, sit, sit right back in your seat
(We're takin' advice from the count)
You may not believe me, but I think you're in denial
Dracula screams of Tiger Style
Daft Punkish beats explain half empty seats
Butterscotch on the sheets (sugar stained)
The comfort it's crept through the cracks in cleft
Till the fall's all that's left (sugar stained)
Street lights may shine
The steepest stairs he could climb
Street lights may shine
The steepest stairs he could climb
Now the capes may retire to the flames we admire
For the love King's inspire (sugar stained)
Despite flames that burst through the bridge and the verse
We don't count ourselves cursed (sugar stained)
Street lights may shine
The steepest stairs he could climb
Street lights may shine
The steepest stairs he could climb
'Rock of Ages' played the band
He never turned
We understand
A silent crowd at Randolph's Gates
Mary Celeste with Beachwood waits
A haunted castle's pay phone rings
The distant voice of Bela sings
We always thought you'd live forever
But every scene it needs its center