I know I was out of line
You were way out of your mind
Wrapped up in my reveries
Causing all this misery
Hear me out
If ever there's a chance in heaven
(Or in hell)
To slowly forget the past and the bandage
Be careful, you fool, there are certain rules
Even for a fellow like you
But don't be alarmed, no one gets harmed
I will never go, babe, hell no
Maybe I was in the dark
But why'd you have to steal my heart?
Well, I didn't plan to go berserk
Baby, you were such a jerk
Well, just hear me out
I can't believe the things I said
(I know)
I obviously was removed from my senses
Be careful, you fool, there are certain rules
Even for a fellow like you
But don't be alarmed, no one gets harmed
I will never go, babe, hell no
Now hear me out
If ever you deceive me
(If ever, ever)
We're through
You worry too much, I won't make you sorry
Be careful, you fool, there are certain rules
Even for a fellow like you
But don't be alarmed, no one gets harmed
I will never go, babe, hell no
Be careful, you fool
(Don't be alarmed)
There are certain rules
('Cause I know that)
I will never go, babe, hell no
You were way out of your mind
Wrapped up in my reveries
Causing all this misery
Hear me out
If ever there's a chance in heaven
(Or in hell)
To slowly forget the past and the bandage
Be careful, you fool, there are certain rules
Even for a fellow like you
But don't be alarmed, no one gets harmed
I will never go, babe, hell no
Maybe I was in the dark
But why'd you have to steal my heart?
Well, I didn't plan to go berserk
Baby, you were such a jerk
Well, just hear me out
I can't believe the things I said
(I know)
I obviously was removed from my senses
Be careful, you fool, there are certain rules
Even for a fellow like you
But don't be alarmed, no one gets harmed
I will never go, babe, hell no
Now hear me out
If ever you deceive me
(If ever, ever)
We're through
You worry too much, I won't make you sorry
Be careful, you fool, there are certain rules
Even for a fellow like you
But don't be alarmed, no one gets harmed
I will never go, babe, hell no
Be careful, you fool
(Don't be alarmed)
There are certain rules
('Cause I know that)
I will never go, babe, hell no
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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.
It's a cute song, and an effective duet...
But I feel it restricts Regina a bit. I bet if she wrote it by herself it would have better lyrics... but I guess it's good she is doing some slightly different stuff too.
Still, it's very catchy and Sondre Lerche (whom I have never heard of before) has a nice voice that compliments Regina's =]
i agree.. Regina and Sondre sounds good together.. their voices make a good duet but.. in my particular opinion i don't like this song so much.<br /> I have been a fan of Regina for like 3 years and i love all her songs but this one has something that just doesnt fit with Regina's past work. I want to believe that it's just because it's not written by her because i wouldn't like it if her new album sounds like this or so..<br /> Still.. this song its good to listen to
I agree - Regina would've given it more unique and interesting lyrics if it had been written just by her.
It's a cute song, though. I can picture it being played overhead at Starbucks. =]
wow. i really love this song.
i've never heard of it. which is actually really surprising, b/c i'm familiar w/ both artists.
does anyone know where i can find a recording of this song. i love both of these artists and am dying to hear it
this song is in "dan in real life"'s ost
sondres amazing you should listen to "two-way monologue" and "modern nature"