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this, the midnight fight
Life in Your Way
Life in Your Way
i hear the seduction of new liberalistic pleasure in your cd
Death of Anna Karina, The
Death of Anna Karina, The
1
Thanks for Letting me Know
Eyes of Verotika
Eyes of Verotika
1
I don't get it
Cowboy Junkies, The
Cowboy Junkies, The
1
Love in a Vacuum
'Til Tuesday
'Til Tuesday
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.
@jonjuan I'm actually quite impressed with your 'Essay' jonjuan.... except for the "YOU SUCK." part which is in need of a ! and lets the side down. lol Anyway, I just wanted to sayfirstly: Rodrigo y Gabriella are the most interesting thing to happen to the guitar since EVH. Absolutely amazing, I'm tempted to say 'revolutionary' but I'm sure some guittara history nerd will shoot me down. ;-) Second, and more seriously, I am constantly amazed by the depth of emotion fans feel toward EVH & Diamond Dave. Nobody seems to able to stand on the hill and admire the view? Van Halen were amazing when they arrived in 1978. Listen to the first album now and it sounds so immature but back then, in 1978, it sounded incredible. Eddie's guitar playing seemed impossible, too many notes, not enough fingers.... "He's a classically trained guitarist you know!" Exciting times. But Dave Lee Roth was just as amazing. He was another Freddie Mercury, another larger than life character that did far more than sing the words. Dave's on stage antics were just as important as Eddie;s plank-spanking and Dave is ALWAYS on stage (still). When you listen to those studio recordings, you can hear Dave doing his airborne splits in the studio. His ADHD personality comes through in the song and gives it life. They were both essential ingredients to the group and their need for the spotlight is what raised the bar. Van Hagar were technically superior and superb in their own way but never as impressive. Eddie Hater, never. I wouldn't want to be his friend or work with him but I'll listen to his output all day long. ;-) BTW, Kurt Cobain's contribution to guitar playing was 'The Lunge'. I don't recall anybody lunging properly before Kurt?