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.
You have always thinking of her
You're in love and you don't know what to say
But I saw her at the fair and she feels the same way
She was married by the merry-go-round
The merry-go-round
How merrily we go round
How merrily we go round
The merry-go-round
He was the first one of the day
He was the last one of the night
Oh hold me tight, hold me tight
They said you were wrongened
But I can see in your eyes
How you are gentle and wise
And you had the good stuff
Oh there's a parade of girls outside
That boy's so shy
Why'd you punch out his lights?
He was the first one of the day
He was the last one of the night
Oh mop it up, she'll be alright
Mop it up, she'll be alright
There's a parade on the hall outside
Come on and feel the air outside
You're in love and you don't know what to say
But I saw her at the fair and she feels the same way
She was married by the merry-go-round
The merry-go-round
How merrily we go round
How merrily we go round
The merry-go-round
He was the first one of the day
He was the last one of the night
Oh hold me tight, hold me tight
They said you were wrongened
But I can see in your eyes
How you are gentle and wise
And you had the good stuff
Oh there's a parade of girls outside
That boy's so shy
Why'd you punch out his lights?
He was the first one of the day
He was the last one of the night
Oh mop it up, she'll be alright
Mop it up, she'll be alright
There's a parade on the hall outside
Come on and feel the air outside
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Said what I like most about you Pete, is your girlfriend and your shoes And it's nearly half past five Can we swap again Half past five, can we swap again
this song actually gets better after the fairly repetative merry go round (bridge?). the title is beautiful, and Pete falling down at the end is too humble. There's just so much potential in Pete, and this song is another one of those almost-songs, with almost-lyrics, and almost-luscious melodies. it really does well near the 3:30 ish part if you can stand it till then.
yea attack attack. much is missing. after the girlfriend and the shoes it becomes quite melodic and sweet. "you should get some ....sun on your face.... we've been sittin like a lord in the bath for days. it's getting so .....well, i don't even know you.
we get away with doin as little as we can... we musn't take it too far my friend. the Albion needs every man, woman, and child ...she can get her hands on".
...it was the first one of the day.
at the end he's screaming the second verse changes the ending to "i've been so good to that boy why did he steal all my {lines?}"
then pete falls down.fabulous
yessssss but what does it all mean??!?
"I've been so good to that boy Why did he steal all my ligters?" ^What he says before trying to sit down and falling. It's an improvised line about Pat.
i think this is the whole song, alot of these lyrics are missing.
you have always thinking of her You're in love and you don't know what to say But I saw her at the fair and she feels the same way She was married by the merry-go-round
The merry-go-round How merrily we go round How merrily we go round The merry-go-round
He was the first one of the day He was the last one of the night Oh hold me tight, hold me tight They said you were wrongened But I can see in your eyes How you are gentle and wise And you had the good stuff Oh there's a parade of girls outside That boy's so shy Why'd you punch out his lights?
He was the first one of the day He was the last one of the night Oh mop it up, she'll be alright Mop it up, she'll be alright There's a parade on the hall outside Come on and feel the air outside
Said what I like most about you Pete, is your girlfriend and your shoes And it's nearly half past five Can we swap again Half past five, can we swap again
Oh there's a parade outside That boy's so shy Why'd you punch out his lights?
you should get some sun on your face we've been sittin like a lord in the bath for days. it's getting so ...well, i don't even know you. we get away with doin as little as we can we musn't take it too far my friend. the Albion needs every man, woman, and child she can get her hands on
He was the first one of the day He was the last one of the night Oh hold me tight, hold me tight They said you were wrongened But I can see in your eyes How you are gentle and wise And you had the good stuff Oh there's a parade of girls outside I've been so good to that boy Why did he steal all my lighters?
i thought that "that boys so shy whyd you punch out his lights" was being jealous of an ex's new boyfriend and then kicking the crap out of them for no reason
but i think thats just me
It says “They said you where a wrong-en’” not “they said you where wrongened”
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