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.
Dead from all the loneliness and this is how I feel
Understanding everything has never been my deal
Maybe you have crossed my path to live inside of me
Or maybe you're the reason why I'm losing all my decency
But I believe that you and me
We could be so happy and free
Inside a world of misery
And I believe that you and me
We could be so inside of you, inside of me
'Cause this could be the one
This could be the one, this could be the one
This could be the one
I've been lookin', lookin', lookin'
I've been lookin' for my Mrs. Right but she don't exist
Chemistry is everything and we're anything but this
Maybe I have crossed your path to sweep you off your feet
Or maybe I'm the reason why you cry at night before you sleep
But I believe that you and me
We could be so happy and free
Inside a world of misery
And I believe that you and me
We could be so inside of you, inside of me
'Cause this could be the one
This could be the one, this could be the one
This could be the one
But what do you think? We could give it a try
'Cause you never know, maybe we could be soulmates
But maybe not (maybe not) or maybe so (maybe so)
If you never try, then you'll never know (never know)
The grass could be greener (could be)
And it will always be greener on the other side
But you just never know
This could be the one
I do believe that you and me
We could be so happy and free
Inside a world of misery
And I believe that you and me
We could be so inside of you, inside of me
'Cause this could be the one
This could be the one, this could be the one
This could be the one
Maybe so (maybe so)
Maybe not (maybe not)
Who knows? (Who knows?)
If you're alone, I know why
If you can hide, then go hide away
But I want you to stay, hey
And blow me away, away
I want you to stay
And blow me away, away
If you're alone, don't you cry
If you can hide, then go hide away
I want you to stay (I want you to stay), hey
And blow me away your way, your way
I want you to stay (I want you to stay), hey
And blow me away, away, your way, your way
(Yo Fred)
(Come on kid)
(He's a bozo)
(You did it again)
(That beat is)
(Yo that beat is pretty hot)
Understanding everything has never been my deal
Maybe you have crossed my path to live inside of me
Or maybe you're the reason why I'm losing all my decency
But I believe that you and me
We could be so happy and free
Inside a world of misery
And I believe that you and me
We could be so inside of you, inside of me
'Cause this could be the one
This could be the one, this could be the one
This could be the one
I've been lookin', lookin', lookin'
I've been lookin' for my Mrs. Right but she don't exist
Chemistry is everything and we're anything but this
Maybe I have crossed your path to sweep you off your feet
Or maybe I'm the reason why you cry at night before you sleep
But I believe that you and me
We could be so happy and free
Inside a world of misery
And I believe that you and me
We could be so inside of you, inside of me
'Cause this could be the one
This could be the one, this could be the one
This could be the one
But what do you think? We could give it a try
'Cause you never know, maybe we could be soulmates
But maybe not (maybe not) or maybe so (maybe so)
If you never try, then you'll never know (never know)
The grass could be greener (could be)
And it will always be greener on the other side
But you just never know
This could be the one
I do believe that you and me
We could be so happy and free
Inside a world of misery
And I believe that you and me
We could be so inside of you, inside of me
'Cause this could be the one
This could be the one, this could be the one
This could be the one
Maybe so (maybe so)
Maybe not (maybe not)
Who knows? (Who knows?)
If you're alone, I know why
If you can hide, then go hide away
But I want you to stay, hey
And blow me away, away
I want you to stay
And blow me away, away
If you're alone, don't you cry
If you can hide, then go hide away
I want you to stay (I want you to stay), hey
And blow me away your way, your way
I want you to stay (I want you to stay), hey
And blow me away, away, your way, your way
(Yo Fred)
(Come on kid)
(He's a bozo)
(You did it again)
(That beat is)
(Yo that beat is pretty hot)
Lyrics submitted by piesupreme
The One Lyrics as written by Leor Dimant John Everett Otto
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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