Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But...

The story behind

The song Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But... sounds like a heart-to-heart among friends, where irony and frustration blend with a rhythm that moves forward neither too fast nor too slow. The lyrics, direct and colloquial, play with the idea of those acquaintances who watch from afar with skepticism, as if the band's success were merely a passing whim. Alex Turner doesn’t bother to sugarcoat it: he speaks of those who questioned his effort ("How much did they pay you for that?"), but also of the determination to play anywhere, even in working-class clubs on Saturday nights. The title, with that awkward pause before the "but," makes it clear that one shouldn’t take others’ doubts too seriously.