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.
Yeah
Yeah
Mama
My daughter spoiled like I used to be, I used to think
Niggas was thorough, shit was for life, retro, my wife
Mama won't change, bro in the game
Pops preaching the same thing they ain't had before the fame
(I just need my space right now)
Running the mileage up, grab the thermometer
Look at these niggas face, they mad 'cause my dollars up
Bank account super cocky like Ye with the collar up
Niggas calling me opp like they really took shots at us
Started seein' that money, was motivated for this moment
I'm talking to my opponent, I'm in the mirror, I noticed (yeah)
Never was supposed to win, these niggas dyin' to show it (dyin')
Loyalty, these bitches playin', you know they dyin' to know me
Spent some money on Rollies, I ain't got no time to be wastin'
In penthouses in the sky, I'm counting money and pacin'
My wrist is getting too crowded, I spent your chain on a bracelet
We wanted the elevation, ain't know this shit came with hatred (yeah)
Lightskin bitch, got her pregnant, she got a baby
Tellin' me her situation, I know this shit 'bout some paper
Brown pretty ting from the west, say it's my baby
DNA test say it's good, congrats, you made it
And you can't really tell me this shit ain't 'bout no coke
'Cause I know how it go (I know how this shit go)
I took off on tour, no pressure, man
I'm used to takin' risks on the road (for real)
Fuck these niggas, I'ma go and get this shit
Get this shit on my own (phew)
You can't take the heat, get the fuck up out the kitchen
While I stand at the stove
My brother sent a text, took it as disrespect
Say I don't say enough about him when I spit these raps
He know I love him from the bottom, I'm just speaking facts
I wish I listened to you early, man, these streets is real
Right now, I'm thinking back, gunshots and raids
All of them nights I prayed, I'm seeing for better days (for real)
Long walks to school, practices in them games
Hating in our hood, call on me and I came (yeah)
Let a nigga play, we gon' demonstrate, I'm spendin' everything
Know your daughter like mines too, she getting everything (yeah, yeah)
If them tables were turned, nigga (damn), I know you'd do the same
I just waited my turn, nigga, bro, you can get the Range
Fuck the beef, fuck the words, nigga, you seen a nigga pain
If it's one thing I learned, nigga, for me you'll never change
You know Face, he one thorough nigga, I'm bleeding for the game
That Patron kinda fucked me up, I'm breathing kinda strange
Many nights with no paper on me, that money never made me (Damn)
Learned to talk with no heart, B, our love was devastated
Team was fucking with my head, damn, I damn near couldn't take it
Woke up to a cold world, it's like they stripped me naked
Street dreams and I was hungry, we set up in a vacant
I just sleep when that load there, we pressin' in the basement
Niggas probably wouldn't knew me, the years that I was facin'
You ain't gotta go see LeBron, you wanna witness greatness
I just need my space right now
I know, I need some motherfuckin' space too
I need space, what the fuckin' word, nigga? Yeah
She can't spit on me, nigga
No faith when I'm in my body, know that
Yeah
Mama
My daughter spoiled like I used to be, I used to think
Niggas was thorough, shit was for life, retro, my wife
Mama won't change, bro in the game
Pops preaching the same thing they ain't had before the fame
(I just need my space right now)
Running the mileage up, grab the thermometer
Look at these niggas face, they mad 'cause my dollars up
Bank account super cocky like Ye with the collar up
Niggas calling me opp like they really took shots at us
Started seein' that money, was motivated for this moment
I'm talking to my opponent, I'm in the mirror, I noticed (yeah)
Never was supposed to win, these niggas dyin' to show it (dyin')
Loyalty, these bitches playin', you know they dyin' to know me
Spent some money on Rollies, I ain't got no time to be wastin'
In penthouses in the sky, I'm counting money and pacin'
My wrist is getting too crowded, I spent your chain on a bracelet
We wanted the elevation, ain't know this shit came with hatred (yeah)
Lightskin bitch, got her pregnant, she got a baby
Tellin' me her situation, I know this shit 'bout some paper
Brown pretty ting from the west, say it's my baby
DNA test say it's good, congrats, you made it
And you can't really tell me this shit ain't 'bout no coke
'Cause I know how it go (I know how this shit go)
I took off on tour, no pressure, man
I'm used to takin' risks on the road (for real)
Fuck these niggas, I'ma go and get this shit
Get this shit on my own (phew)
You can't take the heat, get the fuck up out the kitchen
While I stand at the stove
My brother sent a text, took it as disrespect
Say I don't say enough about him when I spit these raps
He know I love him from the bottom, I'm just speaking facts
I wish I listened to you early, man, these streets is real
Right now, I'm thinking back, gunshots and raids
All of them nights I prayed, I'm seeing for better days (for real)
Long walks to school, practices in them games
Hating in our hood, call on me and I came (yeah)
Let a nigga play, we gon' demonstrate, I'm spendin' everything
Know your daughter like mines too, she getting everything (yeah, yeah)
If them tables were turned, nigga (damn), I know you'd do the same
I just waited my turn, nigga, bro, you can get the Range
Fuck the beef, fuck the words, nigga, you seen a nigga pain
If it's one thing I learned, nigga, for me you'll never change
You know Face, he one thorough nigga, I'm bleeding for the game
That Patron kinda fucked me up, I'm breathing kinda strange
Many nights with no paper on me, that money never made me (Damn)
Learned to talk with no heart, B, our love was devastated
Team was fucking with my head, damn, I damn near couldn't take it
Woke up to a cold world, it's like they stripped me naked
Street dreams and I was hungry, we set up in a vacant
I just sleep when that load there, we pressin' in the basement
Niggas probably wouldn't knew me, the years that I was facin'
You ain't gotta go see LeBron, you wanna witness greatness
I just need my space right now
I know, I need some motherfuckin' space too
I need space, what the fuckin' word, nigga? Yeah
She can't spit on me, nigga
No faith when I'm in my body, know that
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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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Beautiful song. :)