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.
Relaxed and stand in the Warmth of the Sand
The day is long and here for us to take for granted
We find ourselves to our knees the water clear the tender breeze upon our faces as we bask in our good graces
Yeah we all are golden here
In Summer , In Summer
Where night belongs to lust and lovers
In Summer , In Summer
And I am here to win you over
You will be mine this year
The sun is the set and the moon is high the night is long and here for you and I to capture
We Float ourselves to the coast with icy drinks that boast our wills
And we are braver for the moment
Yeah we all are golden here
In Summer , In Summer
Where all the girls bear olive shoulders
In Summer , In Summer
And I am here to win you over
You will be mine this year
The courtyard wear the garden stands beyond the beach the crystal sands
We shed our clothes and felt romantic
Tempted by the moon fantastic
Bright and Warm and ours alone
Absolve of us the sins we own
And from one year to another
I think of you when I feel summer
In Summer , In Summer
Where all the girls bear olive shoulders
In Summer , In Summer
When all you hope for is another
In Summer , In Summer
Where night belongs to lust and lovers
In Summer , In Summer
And I am here to win you over
You will be mine this year
The day is long and here for us to take for granted
We find ourselves to our knees the water clear the tender breeze upon our faces as we bask in our good graces
Yeah we all are golden here
In Summer , In Summer
Where night belongs to lust and lovers
In Summer , In Summer
And I am here to win you over
You will be mine this year
The sun is the set and the moon is high the night is long and here for you and I to capture
We Float ourselves to the coast with icy drinks that boast our wills
And we are braver for the moment
Yeah we all are golden here
In Summer , In Summer
Where all the girls bear olive shoulders
In Summer , In Summer
And I am here to win you over
You will be mine this year
The courtyard wear the garden stands beyond the beach the crystal sands
We shed our clothes and felt romantic
Tempted by the moon fantastic
Bright and Warm and ours alone
Absolve of us the sins we own
And from one year to another
I think of you when I feel summer
In Summer , In Summer
Where all the girls bear olive shoulders
In Summer , In Summer
When all you hope for is another
In Summer , In Summer
Where night belongs to lust and lovers
In Summer , In Summer
And I am here to win you over
You will be mine this year
Lyrics submitted by Saves The Day 47
Warmth of the Sand Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Carrabba
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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i know what you mean seangel.....i hate to say it but they act like "posers". If you ask people if they like DC, and they say yes, and then ask what their favorite song is, they always say Vindicated. Dont get me wrong, Vindicated is a great song, but you can tell its not a real love of the great DC. Also dont get me wrong, I love that Chris and DC are getting more exposure, but these "poser" DC fans suck.
But anyways, this song rocks. Its so soothing. I love his/their music....