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Shut your mouth and listen closely
'Cause this silence isn't easy
So I'll break it even harder than before
'Cause I'm sixteen, going on the end of my days
And if words aren't gonna cut it
Then I'll find another way
'Cause I'm leaving what I know behind
And I'm living out my chance to shine
Like the stars now fading from your eyes
And I hope you'll understand
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Please wait till I come home
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Don't turn my heart to stone
Now the runway lights are fading
With the darkness overtaking
And I'll leave you standing, watching all alone
From that plane glass window, one million miles away
And I'm sorry when I'll tell you
That I'm coming back someday
'Cause I'm leaving what I know behind
And I'm living out my chance to shine
Like the stars now fading from your eyes
And I hope you'll understand
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Please wait till I come home
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Don't turn my heart to stone
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Please wait till I come home
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Don't turn my heart to stone
Don't turn my heart to stone
'Cause this silence isn't easy
So I'll break it even harder than before
'Cause I'm sixteen, going on the end of my days
And if words aren't gonna cut it
Then I'll find another way
'Cause I'm leaving what I know behind
And I'm living out my chance to shine
Like the stars now fading from your eyes
And I hope you'll understand
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Please wait till I come home
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Don't turn my heart to stone
Now the runway lights are fading
With the darkness overtaking
And I'll leave you standing, watching all alone
From that plane glass window, one million miles away
And I'm sorry when I'll tell you
That I'm coming back someday
'Cause I'm leaving what I know behind
And I'm living out my chance to shine
Like the stars now fading from your eyes
And I hope you'll understand
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Please wait till I come home
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Don't turn my heart to stone
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Please wait till I come home
Whoa oh, whoa oh
Don't turn my heart to stone
Don't turn my heart to stone
Lyrics submitted by Jon1719
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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.
wwwwwwhoa. i miss this song.
I knowww so do I it's so goood. I just saw them tonight at The Recher and they were like Wow it feels good to be home so we're gonna play some old songs for you guys. They played this one and like the whole Old EP it was so awesomeee.
I saw them at Recher too, and hearing this made my night. I miss the old EP a lot. It's great that ATL is getting popular, but I miss the less crowded, less annoying shows.
theyre going to be ruined soon.
leaving someone at home while they're on tour?
This is my favorite ATL song.
"Because I'm 16 going on the end of my days" oddly similar to Fall out boys "18 going on extinct". Still awesome non the less.
This song is sososososososo catchy.
"Because I'm 16 going on the end of my days" reminds me of the line "eighteen going on extinct"
if anybody could please send me any songs off of the party scene or put up or shut up, email me, morgand2o11@yahoo.com
i'll trade you for whatever you want