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.
ozi
burn down a pub, we heat up a club
get a punter feeling hot like they use dencorub
when we do what we love
smell the smoke above
with a hot-headed approach
turning push to shove
like a bushfire in scrub
we ambush the dub
set alight our rap books like a pencil stub
it's essential cuz, feel it heat ya blood
we be blazing on the mic like Nimbin blazes bud
urthy
singe the ears keep it lit like gear
with no laws to fear, let it burn in here
flush you out like a sniffer dog prowling near
cos it's arson dear, get the crowd to cheer
the beats got an edge like dropping off cliffs
it's a major risk, just like nature is
leave us with no choice when you make it fizz
throwing fire on your lukewarm liquid disc
ozi
let these words incite, like molotovs in flight
and set a panic in the public like a meteorite strike
have you got a light, i've got a bomb tonight
and i will set it off when i feel the mood is right
firebugs delight, as the fuel ignites
and turn a civilised affair into construction site
when our raps are tight fire burning bright
we make the others look about as hot as michael stipe
chorus
burn down a parliament we burn down a flag
burn down a liar like we burn ounce bag
and the dutch oven cooks with the smoke that was grabbed
so the fire flew fast and the flame licked the red rag
urthy
it's the place to be like south park hell
call your agency, better tell ma belle
but there's no place to sell and no vacancies
as the furnace starts to melt i smell baked MCs
but it's pay per view so just close your eyes
while the conflagration spraypaints the sky
it's not humid, so why do these fellas need fluids
man pass the joint, we're near boiling point
ozi
was a quiet show, now an inferno
fire start to make you disappear like sheryl kernot
in a riot below, watch the fire grow
outta control like a pushy when the tire blows
let the word be known let a flag be flown
we take the mic in heavy fire and make the stage our own
til the fakes go home, place is set to blow
cos this rhythms dynamite and the spark is the poem
urthy
you don't need no torch with the background scorched
cos the char will report, this is not just sport
sport could never be bought in this circumstance
unlike ghetto street clothes and urban dance
turn up your clock radios to nightmare awakening
crank the beat, enhance the de-stabling
the HERD confuse the lable-ing
just here to make you think, we're near yeah we're here so take it in!
chorus x 2
burn down a pub, we heat up a club
get a punter feeling hot like they use dencorub
when we do what we love
smell the smoke above
with a hot-headed approach
turning push to shove
like a bushfire in scrub
we ambush the dub
set alight our rap books like a pencil stub
it's essential cuz, feel it heat ya blood
we be blazing on the mic like Nimbin blazes bud
urthy
singe the ears keep it lit like gear
with no laws to fear, let it burn in here
flush you out like a sniffer dog prowling near
cos it's arson dear, get the crowd to cheer
the beats got an edge like dropping off cliffs
it's a major risk, just like nature is
leave us with no choice when you make it fizz
throwing fire on your lukewarm liquid disc
ozi
let these words incite, like molotovs in flight
and set a panic in the public like a meteorite strike
have you got a light, i've got a bomb tonight
and i will set it off when i feel the mood is right
firebugs delight, as the fuel ignites
and turn a civilised affair into construction site
when our raps are tight fire burning bright
we make the others look about as hot as michael stipe
chorus
burn down a parliament we burn down a flag
burn down a liar like we burn ounce bag
and the dutch oven cooks with the smoke that was grabbed
so the fire flew fast and the flame licked the red rag
urthy
it's the place to be like south park hell
call your agency, better tell ma belle
but there's no place to sell and no vacancies
as the furnace starts to melt i smell baked MCs
but it's pay per view so just close your eyes
while the conflagration spraypaints the sky
it's not humid, so why do these fellas need fluids
man pass the joint, we're near boiling point
ozi
was a quiet show, now an inferno
fire start to make you disappear like sheryl kernot
in a riot below, watch the fire grow
outta control like a pushy when the tire blows
let the word be known let a flag be flown
we take the mic in heavy fire and make the stage our own
til the fakes go home, place is set to blow
cos this rhythms dynamite and the spark is the poem
urthy
you don't need no torch with the background scorched
cos the char will report, this is not just sport
sport could never be bought in this circumstance
unlike ghetto street clothes and urban dance
turn up your clock radios to nightmare awakening
crank the beat, enhance the de-stabling
the HERD confuse the lable-ing
just here to make you think, we're near yeah we're here so take it in!
chorus x 2
Lyrics submitted by BanachTarski
Burn Down The Parliament Lyrics as written by Dale Anthony Harrison Timothy James Levinson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Spirit Music Group
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Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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