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.
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan's corn,
So the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
Against the famine and the crown,
I rebelled, they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity
By a lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star fall
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she lived to hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan's corn,
So the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
Against the famine and the crown,
I rebelled, they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity
By a lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star fall
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she lived to hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
Lyrics submitted by AirCav1stOfThe9th, edited by AlecSchon
Fields Of Athenry [Previously Unreleased Track] Lyrics as written by Kenneth William Casey Alexander Martin Barr
Lyrics © MEMORY LANE MUSIC GROUP
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He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
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He certainly did earn that reputation.
when rules change
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Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Great song about a tragic historical event. I have Irish blood on both sides of my family. Although there's a couple of points that need correction in whats been said. The IRA that fought for freedom in the 1920s isn't the same as the IRA that exists today. The IRA that exists today is actually called the Provisional IRA, and is a sectarian terrorist organisation, , who continue to participate in activities such as "punishment beatings", kneecappings and executions on the basis of religion or political viewpoint, and who also have a history of bombing civilian targets and killing both catholics and protests, irish and english. There are similar groups that carry out similar activities that are protestant, however they want Northern Ireland to remain a part of Great Britain. The famine was a great tragedy, as was most of Ireland's experience at the hands of England, but although the fight today has its roots in that fight, it lacks moral justification and has resorted to an "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" game of revenges.
@Indiemonkey <br /> <br /> Very insightful, I think people need to know that indiemonkey.
From Chivalry.com:
The song tells the story of Lord Trevelyan who brought a supply of corn back from America in a bid to battle starvation during the potato famine in the mid-nineteenth century. Unfortunately it was Indian corn too hard to be milled, so useless. However, local people thought it would save them and so broke into the stores, were arrested, and subsequently deported to Australia.
Just thought Id clear it up. makes kinda more sense now, huh?
The song was written in 1979 and recorded by Paddy Reilly. Over the past 17 years more than 400 cover versions have been made .
Just a couple of facts you may care about.
Shut the fuck up, please. Thank you.
Maybe Irish-American punks aren't the best qualified to give their opinions on the irish situation? To compare the IRA's campaign to the 9/11 attacks is so ignorant as to be offensive. To say that they have put the peace process back years is unionist propaganda. Let us remember that the only reason there is a peace process to begin with is because of the war. The Brits were not listening to democratic means (and they were famously gunning down peaceful protests). Without the armed struggle, many catholics, myself included, would still be second class citizens in Belfast with shit jobs and no prospects.
GLASGOW CELTIC FTW
i feel like this is the best song off the new album, and the best version of this song i have ever heard.
Umm. I didnt get my ass handed to me. I got bad information from a reputable source.
And horray for you, your what...seven generations off from your ancestor? That doesnt mean you should know, its not like knowledge is passed to you when youre born.
wow, that must of really of gotten to you. where did you get your "bad info" from? the same brits who with held that corn? and no, i wasn't born with that info, theirs something called a family tree and researching your family roots. Pog me hone!
lol<br /> <br /> Lemme guess.<br /> <br /> You're either American or Canadian, but you have Irish blood, that left Ireland 7 generations ago.<br /> <br /> You know nothing. I'm willing to bet that you consider yourself a supporter of the IRA as well, without knowing a thing about them.
Well I got my info from Chivalry.com, a good site, but it was most likely a British/English site with more than a little slant. And yes, the obligatory "Kiss my ass" in Gaelic. I have went to take more pride in my Irish heritage since oh, about this time roughly last year, so yeah, my info was bad as my research proved. Ive even went to re-register here as Cumhal Macart. So...yeah sorry if I kinda had an edge. Its fine...but still, heritage doesnt equal knowledge, just influence.