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.
Whoa, whoa.
Bang bang go the coffin nails, like a breath exhaled,
Then gone forever.
It seems like just yesterday, how did I miss the red flags raise?
Think back to the days we laughed.
We braved these bitter storms together.
Then brought to his knees he cried,
But on his feet he died.
What God would damn a heart?
And what God drove us apart?
What God could make it stop?
Let this end.
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge.
It's come to this,
A weightless step.
On the way down singing,
Whoa, whoa.
Bang bang from the closet walls,
The schoolhouse halls,
The shotgun's loaded.
Push me and I'll push back.
I'm done asking, I demand.
From a nation under God,
I feel it's love like a cattle prod.
Born free, but still they hate.
A born me, no I can't change
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
So stay awake with me, let's prove them wrong.
Make it stop.
Let this end,
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge.
It's come to this,
A weightless step.
On the way down singing
Whoa, whoa.
The cold river washed him away,
But how could we forget.
The gatherings hold candles, but not their tongues.
And too much blood has flown from the wrist,
Of the children shamed for those they chose to kiss.
Who will rise to stop the blood.
We're calling for,
Insisting on, a different beat, yeah.
A brand new song, whoa, oh
A brand new song, whoa, whoa, whoa
(Whoa) Make it stop.
Let this end,
This life chose me, I'm not lost in sin
(Whoa) And proud I stand, of who I am,
I plan to go on living
(Whoa) Make it stop.
Let this end,
All these years pushed to the ledge
(Whoa) But proud I stand, of who I am,
I plan to go on living
Bang bang go the coffin nails, like a breath exhaled,
Then gone forever.
It seems like just yesterday, how did I miss the red flags raise?
Think back to the days we laughed.
We braved these bitter storms together.
Then brought to his knees he cried,
But on his feet he died.
What God would damn a heart?
And what God drove us apart?
What God could make it stop?
Let this end.
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge.
It's come to this,
A weightless step.
On the way down singing,
Whoa, whoa.
Bang bang from the closet walls,
The schoolhouse halls,
The shotgun's loaded.
Push me and I'll push back.
I'm done asking, I demand.
From a nation under God,
I feel it's love like a cattle prod.
Born free, but still they hate.
A born me, no I can't change
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
So stay awake with me, let's prove them wrong.
Make it stop.
Let this end,
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge.
It's come to this,
A weightless step.
On the way down singing
Whoa, whoa.
The cold river washed him away,
But how could we forget.
The gatherings hold candles, but not their tongues.
And too much blood has flown from the wrist,
Of the children shamed for those they chose to kiss.
Who will rise to stop the blood.
We're calling for,
Insisting on, a different beat, yeah.
A brand new song, whoa, oh
A brand new song, whoa, whoa, whoa
(Whoa) Make it stop.
Let this end,
This life chose me, I'm not lost in sin
(Whoa) And proud I stand, of who I am,
I plan to go on living
(Whoa) Make it stop.
Let this end,
All these years pushed to the ledge
(Whoa) But proud I stand, of who I am,
I plan to go on living
Lyrics submitted by WillCreary, edited by Robey0t, Tserra
Make It Stop (September's Children) Lyrics as written by Joseph Principe Brandon Barnes
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WOO, just did some research, I know EXACTLY what this song is about. This is about the suicide of Tyler Clementi, an 18-years-old gay college student whose roommate videoed him and another man having sex, and distributing it to his friends. Tyler committed suicide by jumping off a bridge.
oh, btw, the names at the end:<br /> Tyler Clementi, age 18<br /> Billy Lucas, age 15<br /> Harrison Chase Brown, age 15<br /> Cody J. Barker, age 17<br /> Seth Walsh, age 13<br /> <br /> They all committed suicide because of the way people treated them for being gay.
Also It says names in the last verse if you listen closely. This song is incredibly sad
It's sad how people can be and it makes a great point<br /> what god would deal a heart?<br /> and what god drove us apart?<br /> what god could<br /> <br /> So many people try and use religion to bash gays and it doesn't work
"So many people try and use religion to bash gays and it doesn't work"<br /> <br /> Being against gay marriage isn't bashing gays.
@00hydraburst he actually was gay. ;) Do some more research before claiming things.
How about we all just admit that regardless of opinion this is a tragedy in a country as free as America. Who cares if he was gay or not, he became a statistic and thats something people should be ashamed of.
although i believe the song was inspired by the suicides i think the song is about everyone who doesn't fit into society's perfect little picture. it exposes all the reasons people get picked on an labeled an outcast not just being gay. <br /> <br /> Bang bang from the closet walls,<br /> The schoolhouse halls,<br /> The shotgun's loaded.<br /> Push me and I'll push back.<br /> I'm done asking, I demand.<br /> <br /> From a nation under God,<br /> I feel it's love like a cattle prod.<br /> Born free, but still they hate.<br /> Born me, no I can't change.<br /> <br /> i think you can intrepid that to mean just about anything, someone who's gay. someone who likes science(or learning period) someone who's shyer then everyone else. someone who lives with some type of learning disorder. whatever it's not there fault there like that an yet they will be picked on more then the average person. an worse most people will target them not realizing or caring that there words hurt till it's to late an even then most of the time they still won't hold themselves responsible or see that they played a major part in it happening. <br /> <br /> The cold river washed him away,<br /> But how could we forget.<br /> The gatherings hold candles<br /> But not their tongues.<br /> <br /> i think it's a lot deeper then just a gay issue what do you think
Dude i totally agree its not just about gays its about anyone who is different to the 'Normal' as they seem to call it. wether you are someone who doesnt like the 'normal' music or someone who doesnt look 'normal' and people giving you shit for it! the song is a message to all these 'not normal' people telling them that just because you get bullied in high school doesnt mean that everyone in adulthood is gonna be the same as them arrogent assholes who think everythink is perfect when there not. I personnely am different because i like different music and show it(punk and rock). i used to get bullied for it but then i stood up to them.
I completely agree not just about music but people used to be able to make me feel ashamed when i was younger because of my music and the fact that i was so different but as you get older you kinda feel ashamed for them at how pathetic it really makes them seem
"Being against gay marriage isn't bashing gays."<br /> <br /> Does that mean being against inter-racial couples isn't racist to you?<br /> <br /> You should be able to marry the person you love and who loves you.