You let me in
'Cause after all
It seemed like the right thing to do
I closed my eyes
And let you fall
I wonder what you could possibly know
About breaking down that I don't
It's been awhile
Since I begged for
Anything but now I want more
So lay me down
I'm lonely
You don't understand me
And you'd never even try to
Anyway
I hear you say
It's not the same
I'm sorry
It's something I just can't explain
So shut your mouth
And hold me close
We both know
It's better than being alone
I don't mind
Killing time
As long as I can't see it in your eyes
If wanting you's so wrong then I'm wrong
I'll admit it
Time after time you'll realize
You don't mean it
'Cause after all
It seemed like the right thing to do
I closed my eyes
And let you fall
I wonder what you could possibly know
About breaking down that I don't
It's been awhile
Since I begged for
Anything but now I want more
So lay me down
I'm lonely
You don't understand me
And you'd never even try to
Anyway
I hear you say
It's not the same
I'm sorry
It's something I just can't explain
So shut your mouth
And hold me close
We both know
It's better than being alone
I don't mind
Killing time
As long as I can't see it in your eyes
If wanting you's so wrong then I'm wrong
I'll admit it
Time after time you'll realize
You don't mean it
Lyrics submitted by Natural_Angel
Lay Me Down Lyrics as written by Greg Wells Jessica Harp
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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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.
I gope this is right I only have the Live version and It's kinda hard to hear the lyrics
But I love this song and the way Michelle and Jessica's voices melt together is amazing
The Wreckers myspace has the CD Version up.
As for the song, plain and simple....BOOTY CALL.
lol
I don't think it's about a Booty Call. I think its about a couple that can admit to eachother that they can't even come close to getting along, so they just say fuck the fighting let's just Be.
Then why does michelle refer to it as her Booty call song? lol
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"It's been a while since I begged for Anything, but no more so"
among many other errors
Please comment responsibly! (duh!) A correction to ALL of the above, now 100% error free:
You let me in 'cause after all It seemed like the right thing to do Oh, oh I close my eyes and let you fall I wonder what you could possibly know About breaking down that I don't
It's been a while since I begged for Anything, but now I want more So
Lay me down I'm lonely Oh, oh You don't understand me And you never even tried to anyway
I hear you say: It's not the same I'm sorry It's just something I just can't explain So shut your mouth and hold me close We both know it's better than being alone I don't mind killing time As long as I can see it in your eyes.
Lay me down I'm lonely Oh, oh You don't understand me And never even tried
If wanting you's wrong, then I'm wrong I'll admit it Time after time you realize You don't mean it
If wanting you is wrong then I'm wrong I admit it Time after time you realize you don't mean it
Lay me down I'm lonely Oh, oh You don't understand me And never even tried
I'm sorry, lay me down I'm lonely, lay me down You don't understand me And you never even tried to anyway
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[00:11.78]You let me in 'cause after all [00:17.33]It seemed like the right thing to do [00:21.63]Oh, oh [00:22.93]I close my eyes and let you fall [00:28.17]I wonder what you could possibly know [00:35.66]About breaking down that I don't
[00:40.01]It's been a while since I begged for [00:46.25]Anything, but now I want more [00:48.62]So
[00:49.32]Lay me down I'm lonely [00:57.96]Oh, oh [01:00.96]You don't understand me [01:07.71]And you never even tried to anyway
[01:21.84]I hear you say: It's not the same [01:27.63]I'm sorry [01:29.29]It's just something I just can't explain [01:33.33]So shut your mouth and hold me close [01:38.03]We both know it's better than being alone [01:44.57]I don't mind killing time [01:51.01]As long as I can see it in your eyes
[01:53.85]Lay me down I'm lonely [02:02.88]Oh, oh [02:05.38]You don't understand me [02:12.17]And never even tried
[02:15.11]If wanting you's wrong, then I'm wrong [02:22.08]I'll admit it [02:26.33]Time after time you realize [02:33.48]You don't mean it
[02:37.18]Lay me down I'm lonely [02:46.36]Oh, oh [02:48.96]You don't understand me [02:55.69]And you never even tried
[02:59.48]I'm sorry, lay me down [03:04.77]I'm lonely, lay me down [03:10.56]You don't understand me [03:17.30]And you never even tried to anyway
I love this song so much.. It describes exactly how I feel, exept the part there is someone here.