Lycanthropic Theory

from Monstrous & Mythical by Avon Dealer

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lyrics

Lycanthropic, vampyric myths
Of creatures who stalk in the night, in the shroud of darkness

Diseases have been proposed as the origins of the legends
Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria is most commonly suggested
Symptoms including severe burns when exposed to light
Blood deficiencies and deformations of the teeth

This theory has been proven to be unsubstantiated
No evidence suggests that drinking blood improves the symptoms
Despite the striking parallels that can be clearly drawn
To make this link serves only to stigmatize sufferers

Ignorance of the decomposition cycle of the body
Has been put forth as another possible explanation
Swollen corpses oozing blood appeared to be well fed
Had they left their grave to drink the blood from someone's neck?

These are merely theories. The truth is still not known.
Lycanthropic myths date back to a prehistoric dawn
A powerful idea, obsessing people to this day
Lifestyle vampirism has come back in a big way

Lycanthropic, vampyric myths
Of creatures who stalk in the night, in the shroud of darkness

Vampires, creatures who subsist on blood
Werewolves, transformation when the moon is full
The Undead, animate but without life
Phantoms, floating wraiths after death