Red Mosquito

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Aside from being one of my favorite PJ songs, this song has a bit more going for it. It's a narrative song, maybe not in the same vein as Jeremy, it tells an interesting story. The story always sounded familiar to me (Something primal maybe) and I think I finally put my finger on it.

It's the diary of Renfield. It sounds an awful lot like what Renfield might say about his dealings with his own personal devil; Dracula. If you can recall, Renfield is in a sanitarium because he's gone mad... Here's his song.



Watched from the window, with a red mosquito
I was not allowed to leave the room
I saw the sun go down, and now it's coming up
Somewhere in the time between

I was bitten, must have been the devil
He was just paying me...
A little visit, reminding me of his presence
Letting me know, he's a-waiting... oh

Red man's your neighbor, call it behavior
While you're climbing up slippery hills
Two steps ahead of him, punctures in your neck
Hovering just above your bed
Hovering just above your bed

I was bitten, must have been the devil
He was just paying me...
A little visit, reminding me of his presence
And letting me know, he's a'waiting, he's a'waiting...
Ooh....

If I had known then what I know now...
If I had known then what I know now...
If I had known then what I know now...
If I had known then what I know now...