1
Somebody call 9-1-1
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
(Fire burning, fire burning) What a gwaan?
Kingston
Let's go, hey (hey, hey, hey)
RedOne (hey, hey)
Shawty got that super thang
Hotter than the sun of the south of Spain
Got me soon as I walked through the door, oh
My pocket started tickling
The way she dropped it low, that thang
Got me wanna spend my money on her, her
She get it, pop it, lock it, drop it
That birthday cake
Got a candle, need to blow that crazy flame away
Now take my red, black card and my jewelry
Shawty is cool like the fire, cool like fire
Somebody call 9-1-1
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
I gotta cool her down
She gon' bring the roof to ground on the dance floor, whoa
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
(Fire burning, fire burning)
That body is a masterpiece
The order is one in every hundred years
But ain't no doubt I'm taking it home, home
I'm afraid we'll blow them legs
Little mama game is about to change
She'll be on covers over the world, world
She get it, pop it, lock it, drop it
That birthday cake
Got a candle, need to blow that crazy flame away
Now take my red, black card and my jewelry
Shawty is cool like the fire, cool like fire
Somebody call 9-1-1
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
I gotta cool her down
She gon' bring the roof to ground on the dance floor, whoa
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
She got that fire in her dance
That'll make them fella's run around (hey)
No exit pon the dance floor so them boys want more (hey)
She got that fire in her dance
That'll make them fella's run around
Madem, give them a run, everybody, sing it now, hey
No exit pon the dance floor so them boys want more
What a gwaan?
Let's go
Madem, let's go, hey
She get it, pop it, lock it, drop it
That birthday cake
Got a candle, need to blow that crazy flame away
Now take my red, black card and my jewelry
Shawty is cool like the fire, cool like fire
Somebody call 9-1-1
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
I gotta cool her down
She gon' bring the roof to ground on the dance floor, whoa
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
Somebody call 9-1-1
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
(Fire burning, fire burning) What a gwaan?
Kingston
Let's go, hey (hey, hey, hey)
RedOne (hey, hey)
Shawty got that super thang
Hotter than the sun of the south of Spain
Got me soon as I walked through the door, oh
My pocket started tickling
The way she dropped it low, that thang
Got me wanna spend my money on her, her
She get it, pop it, lock it, drop it
That birthday cake
Got a candle, need to blow that crazy flame away
Now take my red, black card and my jewelry
Shawty is cool like the fire, cool like fire
Somebody call 9-1-1
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
I gotta cool her down
She gon' bring the roof to ground on the dance floor, whoa
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
(Fire burning, fire burning)
That body is a masterpiece
The order is one in every hundred years
But ain't no doubt I'm taking it home, home
I'm afraid we'll blow them legs
Little mama game is about to change
She'll be on covers over the world, world
She get it, pop it, lock it, drop it
That birthday cake
Got a candle, need to blow that crazy flame away
Now take my red, black card and my jewelry
Shawty is cool like the fire, cool like fire
Somebody call 9-1-1
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
I gotta cool her down
She gon' bring the roof to ground on the dance floor, whoa
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
She got that fire in her dance
That'll make them fella's run around (hey)
No exit pon the dance floor so them boys want more (hey)
She got that fire in her dance
That'll make them fella's run around
Madem, give them a run, everybody, sing it now, hey
No exit pon the dance floor so them boys want more
What a gwaan?
Let's go
Madem, let's go, hey
She get it, pop it, lock it, drop it
That birthday cake
Got a candle, need to blow that crazy flame away
Now take my red, black card and my jewelry
Shawty is cool like the fire, cool like fire
Somebody call 9-1-1
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
I gotta cool her down
She gon' bring the roof to ground on the dance floor, whoa
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
She's fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor
That little shawty's fire burning on the dance floor
Somebody call 9-1-1
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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.
Simple song (not lyrically deep), but a fun one. For those of us who LOVE to dance, it's perfect. It gets the blood, the feet, and the mouth moving. Looking forward to dancing tonight and this weekend. Looking forward to hearing some good dance music from the 80's, 90's, and today.