Well, in my opinion this song is about being a young & maybe a little naive &/or introverted girl and finding yourself loving a man who is at first very charming, carefree & outgoing, and seems at first to be without limits, as in
"There was a time
you opened up every doorway
you didn't mind if everything
wasn't your way"
then that man starts to gradually become more introverted & shows their more possessive/obsessive side to you as the relationship progresses, even while they keep up the appearance of being carefree & outgoing to everyone else,
"Don't pull away
that goes against what you told me
I look in your eyes
I realize what you've sold me
is love in a vacuum"
so you confront them about the way they're acting and of course they deny it,
"I think you've changed
but you insist that
that's not true"
quite possibly they are an addict of some sort, my guess would be cocaine, &/or showing very obsessive behavior towards you (early on in the video for this song we see the man hanging a picture up, it is a very large portrait of Aimee & it is prominently displayed in his/their apartment for the duration of the song), thus their "love in a vacuum",
"You look so strange, so distant
that you're hardly you
Now I can see
how you have been acting different
You say it's me
but I know
that it isn't
it's love in a vacuum"
but still you are in love with them and don't want to leave them and you know that they are truly in love with you and they don't want you to leave them either, maybe they are convinced you can save them from themself, maybe they are so broken that the possibility of an overdose &/or suicide attempt is very real and you want to get through to them that their behavior not only dangerous but it is also just pissing you off and if they don't wise up they run the risk of loosing you, as in the lines
"You will be lonely
if you leave me alone", so you want to save them but can't get through to them due to the addiction &/or emotional problems they have,
"Love in a vacuum
and that's not enough
love in a vacuum
You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
You will be lonely
if you leave me alone
You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
it's just not enough"
you want them to understand that the love they are giving you is not enough when it is filtered through the vacuum of their drug addiction &/or emotional impairment,
"You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
it's just not enough
and just wait
you will be lonely
Love in a vacuum
Love in a vacuum
and that's not enough
Love in a vacuum".
'Love In A Vacuum' for me is a hauntingly truthful acute argument on the loneliness of obsession and almost inevitable loss of love that follows people who are broken in some way or another; the obsessives, the coke heads, the drunks, addicts or the just-plain-old emotionally broken; a razor sharp, lyrically driven, deceptively poppy, yet ultimately-depressing-in-the-best-way song.
Quintessential Aimee Mann.
Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear,
You give me Fever....when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever....in the morning
Fever all through the night.
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I'm gonna treat you right,
You give me Fever....when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever.....in the morning
Fever all through the night.
Everybodys got the Fever
That is something you all know
Fever is such a nuisance
Fever started long ago.
Romeo loved Julliet
Julliet she felt the same
But when he put his arms around her
He said Julie baby you're my flame
I'll give you Fever.....when you kiss me
Fever when I flame in you
Fever.....I'm on fire
Fever, yea I burn for you
Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
But when her daddy tried to kill him
She said Daddy oh don't you dare
He gives me Fever....with his kisses
Fever when he holds me tight
Fever....I'm his misses
Daddy won't you treat him right
Now you've listened to my story
Here's the point that I have made
Chicks were born to give you Fever
Be it fair and hide or sandy grey
They give you Fever...when you kiss them
Fever when you live and learn
Fever....till you're sizzlin'
But what a lovely way to burn.
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear,
You give me Fever....when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever....in the morning
Fever all through the night.
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I'm gonna treat you right,
You give me Fever....when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever.....in the morning
Fever all through the night.
Everybodys got the Fever
That is something you all know
Fever is such a nuisance
Fever started long ago.
Romeo loved Julliet
Julliet she felt the same
But when he put his arms around her
He said Julie baby you're my flame
I'll give you Fever.....when you kiss me
Fever when I flame in you
Fever.....I'm on fire
Fever, yea I burn for you
Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
But when her daddy tried to kill him
She said Daddy oh don't you dare
He gives me Fever....with his kisses
Fever when he holds me tight
Fever....I'm his misses
Daddy won't you treat him right
Now you've listened to my story
Here's the point that I have made
Chicks were born to give you Fever
Be it fair and hide or sandy grey
They give you Fever...when you kiss them
Fever when you live and learn
Fever....till you're sizzlin'
But what a lovely way to burn.
Lyrics submitted by trombone_gurl
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It isn't "Fever is such a nuisance" it's "Fever ain't such a new thing" and later, instead of "be it fair and hide or sandy gray" it's "Be it fahreinheit or centigrade"
oh, and the verse about romeo and juliet: "Thou givest fever, when you kisseth, fever with thy flaming youth. Fever- I'm a fire, fever yea I burn forsooth."
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agreed, Ashley13716.
I agree also but i guess 17 year olds aren't in to Ella, Miles Davis and billie holiday. It's really not fair. But i'm glad i'm different and unique and i guess you all to. Jazz forever.
If you have a juvenile sense of humour like me, great fun can be had by changing the word "fever" for "beaver" in this song:
"You give me beaver - when you kiss me Beaver when you hold me tight Beaver in the morning Beaver all through the night."
or
"Now you've listened to my story Here's the point that I have made Chicks were born to give you beaver Be it fair and hide or sandy grey"
Hee hee hee.
This song is meant to be sung with pure sex in the voice. It is sooooooo Sexy and so wonderful to listen to. It requires alot of confidence and sexuality to sing the song but if sung write this song can be smoldering.
This a Really Good song, i've heared it about, i dont know 2 times, have you guys heared these girls?: if not watch this videp: youtube.com/watch
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