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This is gospel for the fallen ones
Locked away in permanent slumber
Assembling their philosophies
From pieces of broken memories
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Their gnashing teeth and criminal tongues conspire against the odds
But they haven't seen the best of us yet
If you love me let me go
If you love me let me go
'Cause these words are knives that often leave scars
The fear of falling apart
And truth be told, I never was yours
The fear, the fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
This is gospel for the vagabonds
Ne'er-do-wells, insufferable bastards
Confessing their apostasies
Led away by imperfect impostors
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Don't try to sleep through the end of the world
And bury me alive
'Cause I won't give up without a fight
If you love me let me go
If you love me let me go
'Cause these words are knives that often leave scars
The fear of falling apart
And truth be told, I never was yours
The fear, the fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, the fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, the fear, the fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart
The fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart
The fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart
The fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart
The fear of falling apart
Locked away in permanent slumber
Assembling their philosophies
From pieces of broken memories
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Their gnashing teeth and criminal tongues conspire against the odds
But they haven't seen the best of us yet
If you love me let me go
If you love me let me go
'Cause these words are knives that often leave scars
The fear of falling apart
And truth be told, I never was yours
The fear, the fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
This is gospel for the vagabonds
Ne'er-do-wells, insufferable bastards
Confessing their apostasies
Led away by imperfect impostors
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart, this is the beat of my heart
Don't try to sleep through the end of the world
And bury me alive
'Cause I won't give up without a fight
If you love me let me go
If you love me let me go
'Cause these words are knives that often leave scars
The fear of falling apart
And truth be told, I never was yours
The fear, the fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, the fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, the fear, the fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart
The fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart
The fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart
The fear of falling apart
Ooh oh oh ooh, this is the beat of my heart
The fear of falling apart
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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.
From the lyrics and the music video I feel like this song is about death, and religious views on it. Its the deceased calling out "If you love me, Let me go." When he says "These words are knives that often leave scars" he could be referencing that the words of solace, i.e. "Don't worry, you'll see them again," or "They're no dead, just sleeping," hence he says, "Locked away in permanent slumber." Second verse could refer to corruption among churches, "Confessing their apostasies, led away by imperfect imposters." In general I feel that it's about some unintentional consequences that the verbally communicated sentiments about life after death. Some people may not reach closure and may never "let go," which can stunt their lives in other ways
@xemkis Absolutely agree