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.
I don't want to fight
Every single night
Everything I want is in your eyes
You and me go back
To places I don't know to care
The spoils of all I got were left for scraps
Don't let me say this
But you're no worse than me
It's crazy
We are as real if real ever was
Just because we are the real, they feel we have enough
We are the real 'cause someone gave us up
I wanna be there when you're happy
I wanna love you when you're sad
Can't stand the morning rain?
Get out, I'll take your place then
Can't stand the blazing sun?
Then close your eyes, you'll see
The angel dust
I don't wanna be anything believed
A million watts of sound can't compare
Come along, you'll see the world
The pulse ripples, the crowd unfurls
The current starts to flow, and then you're on
Oh, it's the white hot soul they want
To sing for
We are the real if real ever was
Just because we are the ruin of every living soul
We are surreal 'cause someone gave us up
Don't break the oath
I wanna love you when you're happy
Don't break this oath
I wanna be there when you're sad
Freeze-frame the pouring rain
We are the real, as real as any ghost
So easy now
We are the real in every living soul
Oh don't they know?
Can't stand the blazing sun?
Can't stand the morning rain?
Ah, get out, I'll take your place again
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone, at all
If it's a white hot soul they want
Then a black heart they'll get
Every single night
Everything I want is in your eyes
You and me go back
To places I don't know to care
The spoils of all I got were left for scraps
Don't let me say this
But you're no worse than me
It's crazy
We are as real if real ever was
Just because we are the real, they feel we have enough
We are the real 'cause someone gave us up
I wanna be there when you're happy
I wanna love you when you're sad
Can't stand the morning rain?
Get out, I'll take your place then
Can't stand the blazing sun?
Then close your eyes, you'll see
The angel dust
I don't wanna be anything believed
A million watts of sound can't compare
Come along, you'll see the world
The pulse ripples, the crowd unfurls
The current starts to flow, and then you're on
Oh, it's the white hot soul they want
To sing for
We are the real if real ever was
Just because we are the ruin of every living soul
We are surreal 'cause someone gave us up
Don't break the oath
I wanna love you when you're happy
Don't break this oath
I wanna be there when you're sad
Freeze-frame the pouring rain
We are the real, as real as any ghost
So easy now
We are the real in every living soul
Oh don't they know?
Can't stand the blazing sun?
Can't stand the morning rain?
Ah, get out, I'll take your place again
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone, at all
If it's a white hot soul they want
Then a black heart they'll get
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
For information's sake, the song is named "Tarantula" as a tribute to the band The Scorpions. Corgan and The Scorpions collaborated once and Corgan wanted to show his gratitude.
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Great first single. Surpasses anything that was on the Machina album. It sounds like it could've been put on the Mellon Collie album, a sort-of mix of Here Is No Why, Zero, and Muzzle. Really excellent song.
I kind of think it's about awareness. If Corgan was not a singer in a rock band, nobody would pass a 2nd glance at him. I think he's sort-of putting himself down, saying that being a musician does not make him "above" any other person. A line that emphasizes this and that stuck out for me was "Yes I'm real, 'cause someone gave us sound". As to the title of the song, I have no clue why it was named Tarantula.
i like this song i cant find it anywhere tho help? me and my bf have been wishing for the pumpkins to get back together...
Not sure about some lyrics:
Everything I want is in your eyes (light?) The angel die (dust?) It's a white hot soul they want, sinful (shameful?) You're real, as real as it goes (as real as any ghost?) 2nd: get out and take your places (place again?)
anything else?
to me it sounds like talking about two things: 1) he stopped doing what he loved doing, which is to play to a lot of people, and affect a lot of people with his music, and 2) the zeitgeist as a whole is pretty apathetic, people are not being real to themselves or fulfilling their purpose, and need to take their place and brave the rain and sun to make a difference
to me, it's as inspiring as cherub rock.
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this song is really hard to get, iknow u can type this in to get the flv file, then the hard part is convertin that 2 mp3, pdl.stream.aol.com/aol/us/aolmusic/spinner/audio/songs/pumpkins_bb_dl.flv
i think hes sayin that if he didnt sing then nobody would notice him, and how people cant empathize or really telll that ur there until u somehow make the aware of it.
It's really hard to understand what he's saying at some points, but here's what I think should be changed :
You and me go there to: You and me go back
The spoils of all I got were left to scrounge. to: The spoils of all I got were left for scraps.
Anything for these to: Anything beneath
I still hate the album art, but this song is good. I hope for more goodness.
I think part of it's about the idols of today's world & those who choose to follow them.
"Oh it’s a white hot soul they want, sinful." Referring to the idols themselves. "Sinful" may be referring to the idols as fakes & their immoral rise in the entertainment world. & "If it’s a white hot soul they want It’s a black heart they’ll get." Referring to the fans of these "phoney" idols & the wicked hearts they'll possess for encouraging them to succeed.