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.
Life is short
When it doesn't rain it snores
Yeah the cookie crumbles but in who's hand?
All things said and all things done
Life is short
Oh I am young but have aged
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plenty done, life is short
Oh could this be
Oh could this be the day I've waited for?
Another door to peek in through
The floor is filthy
But the couch is clean
At the end of the day
That's another day gone
Life is short, oh life is short
Oh
Could this be
Oh
Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Oh I am young but I have aged
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plenty done
Oh I am young but I have a past
Travelled far to find the start
Yes I am scared and I've been burnt
But life is short
Oh
Could this be
Oh
Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
When it doesn't rain it snores
Yeah the cookie crumbles but in who's hand?
All things said and all things done
Life is short
Oh I am young but have aged
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plenty done, life is short
Oh could this be
Oh could this be the day I've waited for?
Another door to peek in through
The floor is filthy
But the couch is clean
At the end of the day
That's another day gone
Life is short, oh life is short
Oh
Could this be
Oh
Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Oh I am young but I have aged
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plenty done
Oh I am young but I have a past
Travelled far to find the start
Yes I am scared and I've been burnt
But life is short
Oh
Could this be
Oh
Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
I can't tell you how many times I've asked myself if this is the day I've waited for... There are times when I deliberate about doing something, over and over and over and then, well, it's too late. Slowly but surely though I am keeping in mind that life is short indeed and sometimes you just have to go for it. ~ Great song all around!
make the most of each day. treasure the moments. don't waste chances waiting around. they're all short. & life is short too.
brilliant song.
life is short
I love this song. I think it's so well written.
Oh I am young but I have aged. Waited long to seize the day. All things said and plenty done, Oh I am young but I have a past. Traveled far to find the start. Yes I am scared and I've been burnt. But life is short.
there's some mistakes in those lyrics. these are correct ones:
When it doesn't rain it snores Yeah the cookie crumbles but in who's hand? All things said and all things done Life is short
Oh I am young but I have aged Waited long to seize the day All things said and plenty done...life's too short
Ooooh could this be.... Ooooh could this be the day I've waited for?
Another door to peek in through The floor is filthy But the couch is clean At the end of the day That's another day gone Life is short....Ooo life is short
Ooooh Could this be.... Ooooh Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba...
Oh I am young but I have aged Waited long to seize the day All things said and plenty done Oh I am young but I have a past Travelled far to find the start Yes I am scared and I've been burnt But life is short
Ooooh Could this be... Ooooh Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba...
great song :] and yes, life is too short.
Life is short. A common and oh so true saying made into an awesome song.
love it. reminds me that i'm young & should make the most out of all the opportunities that come my way...because life is short. and it could be the thing i'm waiting for. and turns out sometimes it is. very happy song.
i love this song. it makes me feel like i should do more and take advantage of the time i have. its a really good song
Wonderful song - it's truthful yet optimistic. I heard it on Grey's Anatomy.