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.
(CHORUS)
She's my cherry pie
Cool drink of water such a sweet surprise
Tastes so good make a grown man cry
Sweet cherry pie
Well swing it on the front porch
Swing it on the lawn
Swing it where we want cause there's ain't nobody home
Swing it to the left
Swing it to the right
Think about baseball swing all night, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Swing it in the living room
Swing it in the kitchen
Most folks don't cause they're too busy bitchin'
Swing it in there cause she wants me to feed here
So I mixed up the batter
And she licked the beater
I scream, you scream
We all scream for her
Don't even try cause you can't ignore her
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Oh yeah
She's my cherry pie
Put a smile on your face
Ten miles wide
Looks so good bring a tear to your eye
Sweet cherry pie, yeah
Swing it to the drums
Swing it to guitar
Swing it to the bass in the back of my car
Ain't got money, ain't got no gas
But we'll get where we're going
If we swing real fast
I scream, you scream
We all scream for her
Don't even try cause you can't ignore her
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Swing it all night long
Swing it
Hey, hey
(I'm a trained professional)
Swing it in the bathroom
Swing it on the floor
Swing it so hard, forgot to lock the door
In walk her daddy standing six foot four
Saying you ain't gonna swing with my daughter no more
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Sweet cherry pie
Swing it
She's my cherry pie
Cool drink of water such a sweet surprise
Tastes so good make a grown man cry
Sweet cherry pie
Well swing it on the front porch
Swing it on the lawn
Swing it where we want cause there's ain't nobody home
Swing it to the left
Swing it to the right
Think about baseball swing all night, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Swing it in the living room
Swing it in the kitchen
Most folks don't cause they're too busy bitchin'
Swing it in there cause she wants me to feed here
So I mixed up the batter
And she licked the beater
I scream, you scream
We all scream for her
Don't even try cause you can't ignore her
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Oh yeah
She's my cherry pie
Put a smile on your face
Ten miles wide
Looks so good bring a tear to your eye
Sweet cherry pie, yeah
Swing it to the drums
Swing it to guitar
Swing it to the bass in the back of my car
Ain't got money, ain't got no gas
But we'll get where we're going
If we swing real fast
I scream, you scream
We all scream for her
Don't even try cause you can't ignore her
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Swing it all night long
Swing it
Hey, hey
(I'm a trained professional)
Swing it in the bathroom
Swing it on the floor
Swing it so hard, forgot to lock the door
In walk her daddy standing six foot four
Saying you ain't gonna swing with my daughter no more
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Sweet cherry pie
Swing it
Lyrics submitted by angelvamp13
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