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.
You're my size I need to try you on
Someone in between the right and wrong
Through everything you kept your wings apart
Through everything you stayed that same old heart
And when I've had enough
She drains me when I'm empty
She fills herself, she takes it all
In too deep, she's spilling over me
In too deep, she's spilling over me
Go on and have it all
Running through this maze you hold me in
Searching all these days to find the end
Your everything, your everything I'm not
But I'm anything, I'm anyone you want
And when I've had enough
She drains me when I'm empty
She fills herself, she takes it all
In too deep, she's spilling over me
In too deep, she's spilling over me
Go on and have it all
Have it all
Have it all
Your everything, you're everything I'm not
I'm anything, I'm anyone you want
She drains me when I'm empty
She fills herself, she takes it all
In too deep, she's spilling over me
In too deep, she's spilling over me
In too deep, she's spilling over me (have it all)
In too deep, she's spilling over me
Have it all
Someone in between the right and wrong
Through everything you kept your wings apart
Through everything you stayed that same old heart
And when I've had enough
She drains me when I'm empty
She fills herself, she takes it all
In too deep, she's spilling over me
In too deep, she's spilling over me
Go on and have it all
Running through this maze you hold me in
Searching all these days to find the end
Your everything, your everything I'm not
But I'm anything, I'm anyone you want
And when I've had enough
She drains me when I'm empty
She fills herself, she takes it all
In too deep, she's spilling over me
In too deep, she's spilling over me
Go on and have it all
Have it all
Have it all
Your everything, you're everything I'm not
I'm anything, I'm anyone you want
She drains me when I'm empty
She fills herself, she takes it all
In too deep, she's spilling over me
In too deep, she's spilling over me
In too deep, she's spilling over me (have it all)
In too deep, she's spilling over me
Have it all
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For me this song is about some dude that is very conflicted. I think that the general melody of the song describes a guy who is sad and doesn't have many things sorted out.
great song
nice intro ,haha
i love this song, it makes me horny
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@TeenageLobotomy lmao bruh
how has no1 put nething on this its the BEST song on the album i think its about a couple and one of them is takin too much forrom the other like aaskin to much of them even wen ther too wasted to b able to but they try and the other asks to much mayb im wrong but ok i tried
to me, i think it's about a guy and a girl who have a connection, and well ya knowen you've got a connection with someone you can't just leave it, you've gotta try it out. and anyway, this girl is taking so much from him, she really tires him and wears him out, but he doesn't mind one bit because he's enjoying every second of it, hence him saying 'go on and have it all'.
'you're my size I need to try you on' - he's attracted to her in many different ways and they have one of those special connections, so they need to try eachother out (i don't mean that in a rude way)
uhhm yeah i'll leave the analysing there. but also, when i hear it, it does seem to me to be one of those songs thats has a kindof sexually charged sound, if you get what i mean....? ok ill shutup
'someone inbetween the right and wrong' - she's not good for him but she's definitely not bad for him either'
oops that got a bit confuddled the lat bits meant to be above
Let's be real. This song is quite obviously about a blow job. But, that said, I don't think the other posters are too far off. There may be another meaning here about the guy wanting to give all of himself to the girl, willing to be or do anything, not caring that she's using him, something along those lines.
LOL...blow job? You've got to be kidding me. Perhaps wishful thinking? There's no sex anywhere in the song. Get with ragegirl on this one. And try some crunk if you're looking for a BJ :)
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This lyrics are so wrong, I've tried to change them but some issues. This song is definitely about sex, the actually action taking place.
Chorus: She drains me when I'm empty - she has sex with him even though he has ejaculated(empty).
She fills herself, she takes it all - his genitals are entering her own.
In to deep, she's spilling over me - she's doing her hard and she is ejaculating on to him.
Go on and have it all - he's not stopping he is giving her more hard sex.
I goes on and on throughout the song. It's rude and an awesome song :D