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.
Turn around and smell what you don't see
Close your eyes it is so clear
Here's the mirror, behind there is a screen
On both ways you can get in
Don't think twice before you listen to your heart
Follow the trace for a new start
What you need and everything you'll feel
Is just a question of the deal
In the eye of storm you'll see a lonely dove
The experience of survival is the key
To the gravity of love
The path of excess leads to
The tower of Wisdom
The path of excess leads to
The tower of Wisdom
Try to think about it
That's the chance to live your life and discover
What it is, what's the gravity of love
Look around just people, can you hear their voice
Find the one who'll guide you to the limits of your choice
But if you're in the eye of storm
Just think of the lonely dove
The experience of survival is the key
To the gravity of love.
Close your eyes it is so clear
Here's the mirror, behind there is a screen
On both ways you can get in
Don't think twice before you listen to your heart
Follow the trace for a new start
What you need and everything you'll feel
Is just a question of the deal
In the eye of storm you'll see a lonely dove
The experience of survival is the key
To the gravity of love
The path of excess leads to
The tower of Wisdom
The path of excess leads to
The tower of Wisdom
Try to think about it
That's the chance to live your life and discover
What it is, what's the gravity of love
Look around just people, can you hear their voice
Find the one who'll guide you to the limits of your choice
But if you're in the eye of storm
Just think of the lonely dove
The experience of survival is the key
To the gravity of love.
Lyrics submitted by Pet_Virus, edited by natalie101
Gravity of Love Lyrics as written by Michael Cretu Carl Orff
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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this is the best way i can think of my opinion on the lyrics of this song: "Turn around and smell what you don't see Close your eyes ... it is so clear"- maybe its saying that dont rely on juss using ur sight, use ur other senses and feel things within ur soul.
On both ways you can get in"- maybe this has to do with urself , [a mirror shows ur reflection and the screen part ( like a tv screen) is what people see] and then maybe u cant reach urself or maybe cant be urself or u wont let ne body in.
Follow the trace for a new start" - self-explanatary ur heart is with the most truthful emotion and what really guides and dont be afraid to start something new or start a new path in life.
Is just a question of the deal" - this is saying that the deal represents life and things like what u feel u might need or want is juss questions that come along with ur life.
The experience of survival is the key To the gravity of love" - being in "the eye of storm" represents being in the middle or center of chaos which in this case is the world and the "lonely dove" ,well doves usually r seen as pairs thus lonely dove it doesnt have a partner which can represent a single person. and the last line is saying that surviving relationships (probably love life in this song) and experiencing this life "is the key to the gravity of love" which gravity is a force that holds u and pulls u in so its love that pulls u in which is why its gravity of love.
The tower of Wisdom" - excess is defined as a state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient, so maybe it means that going through life u have many obstacles and u gain experiences and it all builds up and u learn from it which u gain wisdom from what u have gone through.
That's the chance to live your life and discover What it is, what's the gravity of love" - i think it may be saying really think i things over and find the true meaning of the gravity of love. Live ur life, learn and get a better understanding.
Find the one who'll guide you to the limits of your choice" - there are a lot people and u see them but can u hear them and see who they are. and the line "find the one, ect." is saying find that peson who will be ur partner in life and "who will guide u to linits of choice" well when u have that special some1 ur choices are limited cuz u guys will share a life together so in a way it might be like not being a big party person and flirting ne more, u kno when u have some1 u dont do that ..um.. maybe sumthing like that hehe...
Just think of the lonely dove The experience of survival is the key To the gravity of love." - this is juss saying after the last part about finding that person that why is has the word "but" that if ur in the eye of storm (already explanied) and its juss u in all the chaos by ur self juss think of the lonely dove(who doesnt have a parner but is still alive and surviving) and brings it to the line " the experience of suvival ect." is saying to live , to survive problems and thats they key to find love maybe again?
well i hope i did ok, that's juss my thought and input on it. i probably could have explained and said it better but im not too good at explaining things. i hope people see it this way or interpretate it in their own way or i hope i helped. i dunno ..hehe..^_^
I'm listening to this song now while I'm writing this, and you are gifted. You're absolutely right. Now it can mean anything to anyone because that's how Enigma made it. But he meant it really in how you explained it. I'm not saying that rochey is wrong because he's also right. This song can be related in a love, social, religious and etc... You and rochey are gifted in solving these meanings and we are all proud. <br /> /_/\<br /> /0,0\<br /> \ ^ / <br />