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.
Troy:
We're soarin'
Flyin'
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Gabriella:
If we're trying
So were breaking free
Troy:
You know the world can see us
In a way that's different than who we are
Gabriella:
Creating space between us
'Till we're seperate hearts
Both:
But your faith it gives me strength
Strength to believe
Chorus #1
Troy:
We're breakin' free
Gabriella:
We're soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Troy:
If we're trying
Both:
Yeah, we're breaking free
Troy:
Oh, we're breakin' free
Gabriella:
Ohhh
Troy:
Can you feel it building
Like a wave the ocean just can't control
Gabriella:
Connected by a feeling
Ohhh, in our very souls
Troy:
Very souls, Ooohhh
Both:
Rising 'til it lifts us up
So every one can see
Troy: Were breakin free
Chorus #2
Gabriella:
We're soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Troy:
If we're tryin'
Both:
Yeah we're breaking free
Troy:
ohhh were breakin free
Gabriella:
Ohhhh, Runnin'
Troy:
Climbin'
Troy:
To get to that place
Both:
To be all that we can be
Troy:
Now's the time
Both:
So were breaking free
Troy:
We're breaking free
Gabriella:
Ohhh , yeah
Troy:
More than hope
More than faith
Gabriella:
This is true
This is fate
And together
Both:
We see it comin'
Troy:
More than you
More than me
Gabriella:
Not a want, but a need
Both:
Both of us breakin' free
(Without music)
Chorus #3
Gabriella:
Soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
(Music)
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
If we're trying
Troy: Yeah we're breaking free
Gabriella:
Breaking free
We're runnin
Troy:
Ohhhh, climbin'
Both:
To get to that place
To be all that we can be
Now's the time
Troy: Now's the time
Gabriella: So we're breaking free
Troy: Ohhh, we're breaking free
Gabriella: Ohhhh
Both:
You know the world can see us
In a way that different than who we are...
We're soarin'
Flyin'
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Gabriella:
If we're trying
So were breaking free
Troy:
You know the world can see us
In a way that's different than who we are
Gabriella:
Creating space between us
'Till we're seperate hearts
Both:
But your faith it gives me strength
Strength to believe
Chorus #1
Troy:
We're breakin' free
Gabriella:
We're soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Troy:
If we're trying
Both:
Yeah, we're breaking free
Troy:
Oh, we're breakin' free
Gabriella:
Ohhh
Troy:
Can you feel it building
Like a wave the ocean just can't control
Gabriella:
Connected by a feeling
Ohhh, in our very souls
Troy:
Very souls, Ooohhh
Both:
Rising 'til it lifts us up
So every one can see
Troy: Were breakin free
Chorus #2
Gabriella:
We're soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Troy:
If we're tryin'
Both:
Yeah we're breaking free
Troy:
ohhh were breakin free
Gabriella:
Ohhhh, Runnin'
Troy:
Climbin'
Troy:
To get to that place
Both:
To be all that we can be
Troy:
Now's the time
Both:
So were breaking free
Troy:
We're breaking free
Gabriella:
Ohhh , yeah
Troy:
More than hope
More than faith
Gabriella:
This is true
This is fate
And together
Both:
We see it comin'
Troy:
More than you
More than me
Gabriella:
Not a want, but a need
Both:
Both of us breakin' free
(Without music)
Chorus #3
Gabriella:
Soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
(Music)
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
If we're trying
Troy: Yeah we're breaking free
Gabriella:
Breaking free
We're runnin
Troy:
Ohhhh, climbin'
Both:
To get to that place
To be all that we can be
Now's the time
Troy: Now's the time
Gabriella: So we're breaking free
Troy: Ohhh, we're breaking free
Gabriella: Ohhhh
Both:
You know the world can see us
In a way that different than who we are...
Lyrics submitted by killstar
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