Olivia Rodrigo’s Single ‘Vampire’: A Breakdown of Lyrics, Theories About Zack Bia and Adam Faze

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Olivia Rodrigo isn’t mincing words about a “bloodsucker, famef—ker” on her new song, “Vampire” — but can Joshua Bassett finally rest easy?More than two years after going viral with her hit “Drivers License,” which spawned endless online discourse about a potential love triangle between Rodrigo, Bassett and Sabrina Carpenter, the 20-year-old “Brutal” songstress dropped the first single from her sophomore album on Friday, June 30, and fans believe she has new inspiration.Several signs point to Rodrigo penning “Vampire” about DJ Zack Bia. “I should’ve known it was strange / You only come out at night / I used to think I was smart / But you made me look so naive,” she sings in the chorus. “The way you sold me for parts / As you sunk your teeth into me, oh / Bloodsucker, famef—ker / Bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire.”While she was first spotted with Bia in April 2022, several reports suggest that they began hanging out around the time of the Super Bowl in February 2022.

Us Weekly confirmed in August 2022 that the pair had called it quits, which puts their romance at roughly six months.“I see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when I close my eyes / Six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise,” the lyrics to “Vampire” read. “I loved you truly / You gotta laugh at the stupidity.”Shortly before Rodrigo started dating Bia, he was linked to Madelyn Cline. (He confirmed on the “BFFs” podcast in January 2022 that he had been “hanging out” with the Outer Banks star, but they weren’t “officially dating.”) In “Vampire,” Rodrigo sings about an age difference — Bia is seven years older than her — and notes another woman who is closer to his age. (Bia turned 27 earlier this month and Cline is 25.)“Oh, what a