the showtune vibes of blood are SO GOOD and counterbalance the message of the song with a seemingly cheerful tune. the song makes you want to sing along without thinking about what gerard’s saying, which i personally think is part of the point. the old-timey filter put over the song and the ooh in the background also contribute to this effect, as does the piano/vaudeville instrumentals. gerard’s dramatics also carry the song without a focus on the lyrics.
as for the lyrics, i think they’re about showbusiness. gerard’s talking about how manic (for lack of a better word) being famous can make a person, and how bloodthirsty (lol) both the fans and the musician get when exposed to something they like. “it’s really quite alarming/cause i’m such an awful fuck” can speak to the ridiculous overglorification of celebrities and mcr, while “i gave you blood, blood, gallons of the stuff/gave you all that you could drink and it will never be enough” can talk about how ravenous the fans are and how gerard, in wanting to please them, drains himself dry. there’s a sort of enjoyment to this draining, though, that makes the song pleasant. gerard isn’t necessarily mad about this turn of events, just surprised that they’d want this much and/or enjoy his “human wreckage”
@changing-grrrl this post made possible by steph, whom i would die for
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