Rhythm Cafe MKE
VOL60 - Bear in the Forest - Blood is Sweet
Season 2025 Episode 36 | 5m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
A dark, lustful folk song about love, temptation, and the power of holding onto yourself.
“Blood is Sweet” is a haunting folk song inspired by True Blood—a tale of love, lust, and self-preservation. It explores the tension between giving yourself to another and keeping your own soul in the glow of desire and darkness.
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Rhythm Cafe MKE is a local public television program presented by MILWAUKEE PBS
Rhythm Cafe MKE
VOL60 - Bear in the Forest - Blood is Sweet
Season 2025 Episode 36 | 5m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
“Blood is Sweet” is a haunting folk song inspired by True Blood—a tale of love, lust, and self-preservation. It explores the tension between giving yourself to another and keeping your own soul in the glow of desire and darkness.
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("Blood Is Sweet" by Bear in the Forest) ♪ I found you at night ♪ ♪ And followed these frights ♪ ♪ Everyone stared ♪ ♪ But I didn't care ♪ ♪ Well, I was on the outside too ♪ ♪ So I opened up to you and you laid me down ♪ ♪ And sank your fangs into me ♪ ♪ I know my blood is sweet ♪ ♪ Let's join in life ♪ ♪ And then you can walk in the sun for a minute ♪ ♪ But you can't take all of it ♪ ♪ You can drink for a little while ♪ ♪ What a delight ♪ ♪ To not hear your mind ♪ ♪ All of these people ♪ ♪ They have so much to say ♪ ♪ As dark as the night ♪ ♪ Behind those eyes ♪ ♪ Well I was never afraid of you ♪ ♪ The terrors I had seen, just a child ♪ ♪ I saw more when I looked at you ♪ ♪ I know my blood is sweet ♪ ♪ Let's join in life ♪ ♪ And then you can walk in the sun for a minute ♪ ♪ But you can't take all of it ♪ ♪ But you can drink from me for a little while ♪ ♪ Feast on me tonight ♪ ♪ Feast on me tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Oh, what the moon would do ♪ ♪ Well, all these creatures ♪ ♪ They come out of the woodwork ♪ ♪ Well I don't fear them anymore ♪ ♪ The dawn will always come for me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Feast on me tonight ♪ ♪ Feast on me tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Under the moon we sit ♪ ♪ The dawn is coming soon ♪ ♪ Let's get all of our fills before you have to go ♪ ♪ And crawl back in your hole, babe ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I know my blood is sweet ♪ ♪ Let's join in life ♪ ♪ And then you can walk in the sun for a minute ♪ ♪ But you can't take all of it ♪ ♪ You can drink from me ♪ ♪ For a little while ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (soft strumming) (Bear in the Forest humming) - "Blood Is Sweet" is a little easier to explain.
I binge watched the show "True Blood," and after I was done absolutely slamming that show, because I couldn't stop, couldn't put it down, I wrote that song.
It's about vampires.
It's about love.
It's about lust.
It's about being in love with someone, but also wanting to preserve your sense of self and wanting to give to someone, but not give all of yourself to someone.
So the song kind of talks about that, 'cause that's a big theme in the show for anyone who's watched it, and maybe they'll find that in it.
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