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.
Breaking it off and setting it off in the real way
Making the girls them chill their mind (feel fine)
Making them have a good time
Yeah, man, S Peezy, yo, long side RiRi
Come down now, Rihanna
Take it to them, take it to them, girl
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty (most definitely)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
(Break it off, take it off, no miss take it off)
Break it off tonight (yo)
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty (yo, yo)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body (yeah, yeah)
Break it off tonight (yo, yo)
Struggle and pain wha she fell all de while
And she want a good man fi give her de style
Wild child
So she deh pon me file
It's a long time now me wha plow
Plow de sile meh car run, run like de nile
And de most energy meh whan gi her tonight
Give her tonight
An' mek she feel right
Make she fly like a kite that reach a new height
'Cah we give it to de gyal dem
Make dem reel up and bawl
And make dem (start call)
Anytime she want it back she ha fi call (Dutty Paul)
Admittin' it on de spot I know de real (Sean Paul)
When de traits so great
'Cause she feelin' top up and tall wat de ting say
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty (immediate, if not before)
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty (boom, ba)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
(Break it off, take it off, no miss take it off)
Break it off tonight (yo)
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty (yo, yo)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
(Yeah, yeah, yo, yo, yagga, yo)
Break it off tonight
(RiRi, S Peezy, yo, yo)
No doubt
Gyal, you shoulda know SP and a scout
Naughty sweat so shout
Make ya bawl out, shout
Make ya holla me gah give affection in your direction
We go all out
Gyal, just follow we if ya love energy
If ya whan pedigree
Cruise like Penelope
Make a see yuh just bounce wit de Dutty
We keep givin' you de Q to de U to de A (yea) to de L to de I to de T to de Y
Girl, I got to try (try)
Take yuh booty make you reach to de S-K-Y
Woman, I got to say (say)
Da way you move is makin' me high
Girl, cuh yuh know say yuh S to de E to de X to de Y (boom, ba, boom, ba)
Break it off, boy, 'cause you got me feeling naughty
Let me know, boy, if I can be your shorty (sexyness)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
(Yo, yagga yo, no doubt)
Break it off tonight (Yo, RiRi)
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty
(Blaze up on no rain, no stressy)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
Break it off tonight (yeah, yo, yo, yo)
Boy (uh huh)
The way you push up on me I
Waan' get da roughest wuk dun know ya like (ay, yo, ay, yo)
Fuh sho we gonna break it off tonight (yoga, macchugga, uh)
Ooh, boy
We really shouldn't waste no time (sing it)
Come let me back up on ya dance halls tight (bring it)
And I'm hopin', baby, you don't mind
'Cause I really wanna break it off tonight (instantaneous)
Break it off, boy, 'cause you got me feeling naughty (hey)
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body (baby girl)
Break it off tonight
(Yo, baby girl, yo, give it up, give it up, sen' on)
Break it off, boy, 'cause you got me feeling naughty (yo)
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
Break it off tonight
Making the girls them chill their mind (feel fine)
Making them have a good time
Yeah, man, S Peezy, yo, long side RiRi
Come down now, Rihanna
Take it to them, take it to them, girl
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty (most definitely)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
(Break it off, take it off, no miss take it off)
Break it off tonight (yo)
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty (yo, yo)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body (yeah, yeah)
Break it off tonight (yo, yo)
Struggle and pain wha she fell all de while
And she want a good man fi give her de style
Wild child
So she deh pon me file
It's a long time now me wha plow
Plow de sile meh car run, run like de nile
And de most energy meh whan gi her tonight
Give her tonight
An' mek she feel right
Make she fly like a kite that reach a new height
'Cah we give it to de gyal dem
Make dem reel up and bawl
And make dem (start call)
Anytime she want it back she ha fi call (Dutty Paul)
Admittin' it on de spot I know de real (Sean Paul)
When de traits so great
'Cause she feelin' top up and tall wat de ting say
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty (immediate, if not before)
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty (boom, ba)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
(Break it off, take it off, no miss take it off)
Break it off tonight (yo)
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty (yo, yo)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
(Yeah, yeah, yo, yo, yagga, yo)
Break it off tonight
(RiRi, S Peezy, yo, yo)
No doubt
Gyal, you shoulda know SP and a scout
Naughty sweat so shout
Make ya bawl out, shout
Make ya holla me gah give affection in your direction
We go all out
Gyal, just follow we if ya love energy
If ya whan pedigree
Cruise like Penelope
Make a see yuh just bounce wit de Dutty
We keep givin' you de Q to de U to de A (yea) to de L to de I to de T to de Y
Girl, I got to try (try)
Take yuh booty make you reach to de S-K-Y
Woman, I got to say (say)
Da way you move is makin' me high
Girl, cuh yuh know say yuh S to de E to de X to de Y (boom, ba, boom, ba)
Break it off, boy, 'cause you got me feeling naughty
Let me know, boy, if I can be your shorty (sexyness)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
(Yo, yagga yo, no doubt)
Break it off tonight (Yo, RiRi)
Break it off, boy, this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty
(Blaze up on no rain, no stressy)
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
Break it off tonight (yeah, yo, yo, yo)
Boy (uh huh)
The way you push up on me I
Waan' get da roughest wuk dun know ya like (ay, yo, ay, yo)
Fuh sho we gonna break it off tonight (yoga, macchugga, uh)
Ooh, boy
We really shouldn't waste no time (sing it)
Come let me back up on ya dance halls tight (bring it)
And I'm hopin', baby, you don't mind
'Cause I really wanna break it off tonight (instantaneous)
Break it off, boy, 'cause you got me feeling naughty (hey)
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body (baby girl)
Break it off tonight
(Yo, baby girl, yo, give it up, give it up, sen' on)
Break it off, boy, 'cause you got me feeling naughty (yo)
I wanna know, boy, if I can be your shorty
Set it off, boy, make me hot all over my body
Break it off tonight
Lyrics submitted by Xgenerates
Break It Off Lyrics as written by Sean Henriques Donovan Keith Bennett
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Ultra Tunes, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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