[Verse 1]
Clock in at midnight
Badge on my chest
Plastic grin
Fluorescent halo flickers
I taste the iron on your skin
Chart full of numbers
You call it pressure
I say feast
You call it rounds and vital signs
I call it feeding the beast (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m your healthcare vampire
Drinking down the overtime
Sip your fear from plastic lines
Swallow every warning sign
I’m your healthcare vampire
Caffeine veins and paper gowns
I keep you living just enough
To keep this thirsty system spun around
[Verse 2]
Tourniquet tightened
“Small little pinch
” I lie again
You watch the vial fill crimson
I’m counting paychecks in my head
Boss wants more units
They dress the hunger up as care
They say it’s healing
Say it’s hope
I see a banquet everywhere (everywhere)
[Chorus]
I’m your healthcare vampire
Drinking down the overtime
Sip your fear from plastic lines
Swallow every warning sign
I’m your healthcare vampire
Caffeine veins and paper gowns
I keep you living just enough
To keep this thirsty system spun around
[Bridge]
Who’s bleeding who here?
You or me?
I sign the forms
They take the fee
I clean the wounds
They bleed you dry
I bare my teeth
And still comply (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m your healthcare vampire
Drinking down the overtime
Sip your fear from plastic lines
Swallow every warning sign
I’m your healthcare vampire
Clock out with the morning sun
You think the nightmare’s finally done
But I’ll be back when night comes ’round
To keep this hungry carousel spinning ’round