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.
dear polly garcia, dear the love of my life, dear my princess
even when we're old and gray, your the only one ill share my yucky oat cookies with.
we can go wigg shopping together when our hair falls out,
and we can hold each other up instead of using canes
dear polly garcia, dear the love of my life, dear my princess
this distance isn't anything compared to how much i love you.
these miles are only in our head, 3,000 is just a number.
i'll be there soon, you are my home now.
goodbye florida, hello california
dear polly garcia, dear the love of my life, dear my princess
one year now since i've met you and sweetie, i still love you.
can i ask a favor from you, princess?
can i show you how much i love you, until the day we die?
is it too much to ask for another favor, pumpkin seed?
because if it isn't, then can i brag to all my friends about you?
can i put more pictures of you in my school binders?
can i be with you forever and ever, babe?
dear polly garcia, dear the love of my life, dear my princess
i love you more than aladdin loves jasmin
i love you more than noah loves allie
i love you more than romeo loves juliet
there's a girl named polly, she has the best of me.
she's my february
she's my angel
she's my love
i guess thats all for now, i'll write you again soon
oh one more thing, i love you more
even when we're old and gray, your the only one ill share my yucky oat cookies with.
we can go wigg shopping together when our hair falls out,
and we can hold each other up instead of using canes
dear polly garcia, dear the love of my life, dear my princess
this distance isn't anything compared to how much i love you.
these miles are only in our head, 3,000 is just a number.
i'll be there soon, you are my home now.
goodbye florida, hello california
dear polly garcia, dear the love of my life, dear my princess
one year now since i've met you and sweetie, i still love you.
can i ask a favor from you, princess?
can i show you how much i love you, until the day we die?
is it too much to ask for another favor, pumpkin seed?
because if it isn't, then can i brag to all my friends about you?
can i put more pictures of you in my school binders?
can i be with you forever and ever, babe?
dear polly garcia, dear the love of my life, dear my princess
i love you more than aladdin loves jasmin
i love you more than noah loves allie
i love you more than romeo loves juliet
there's a girl named polly, she has the best of me.
she's my february
she's my angel
she's my love
i guess thats all for now, i'll write you again soon
oh one more thing, i love you more
Lyrics submitted by ahn TM
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