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 think that passenger seat
Has ever looked this good to me
He tells me about his night
And I count the colors in his eyes
He'll never fall in love
He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
And I don't think it ever crossed his mind
He tells a joke, I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
And I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He looks around the room
Innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on?
Doesn't he know that I've had him memorized for so long?
He sees everything in black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishin' he was mine
I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He stands there, then walks away
My God, if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you
He'd never tell you, but he can play guitar
I think he can see through everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up is
My God, he's beautiful
So I put on my make-up and pray for a miracle
Yes, I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Oh, and he kills me
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
If you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
Has ever looked this good to me
He tells me about his night
And I count the colors in his eyes
He'll never fall in love
He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
And I don't think it ever crossed his mind
He tells a joke, I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
And I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He looks around the room
Innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on?
Doesn't he know that I've had him memorized for so long?
He sees everything in black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishin' he was mine
I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He stands there, then walks away
My God, if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you
He'd never tell you, but he can play guitar
I think he can see through everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up is
My God, he's beautiful
So I put on my make-up and pray for a miracle
Yes, I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Oh, and he kills me
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
If you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
Lyrics submitted by jtmccauley62
I'd Lie Lyrics as written by Taylor Swift
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I could tell you His favorite color's BLUE He loves to argue Born on the THIRDDD His sister's beautiful He has his MOTHER's eyes And if you ask me if I love him.. I'd lie
I could tell you<br /> His favourite colour's BLUE<br /> He loves you argue<br /> Born on the TWENTIETH<br /> HE HAS NO SIBLINGS<br />
I could tell you<br /> His favourite colour's BLUE<br /> He loves you argue<br /> Born on the TWENTIETH<br /> HE HAS NO SIBLINGS<br /> He has his father's eyes<br /> And if you ask me if i love him<br /> I'd lie<br /> <br /> </3
I could tell you <br /> His favorite color's green<br /> He loves to argue<br /> Born on the TWELVETH<br /> His sister's A CODEBREAKER<br /> He has his father's HEIGHT<br /> And if you asked me if I love him<br /> I'd tell him the truth
i could tell you<br /> his favorite colors green<br /> he loves to argue<br /> born on the seventeenth<br /> hes sisters beautiful and my friend<br /> he has his fathers eyes<br /> and if you asked me if i love him<br /> id lie..but tell him the truth<br />
I could tell you<br /> His favorite color's blue<br /> He likes to argue<br /> Born the 10th day of '92<br /> His sister's beautiful<br /> He has his father's eyes<br /> And when he asks me if I love him...<br /> I can't lie.<br /> <br /> I'm re-writing this song for my boyfriend. :)
I could tell you<br /> His favorite color's BLUE..<br /> He LOVES to argue..<br /> Born on the seventeennntthh<br /> He has no sister..<br /> He has his father eyes?<br /> and if you ask me if i love him...<br /> i'd say yes :)
I could tell you<br /> hid favorite colours green<br /> he loves to argue<br /> born on the seventeenth<br /> his BROTHERS beautiful<br /> he has his fathers eyes<br /> and if you ask me if i love him<br /> I'd lie<br /> <br /> x0x
I could tell you<br /> His favorite color's green.<br /> He loves to argue.<br /> Born on the 21st.<br /> His sisters beautiful.<br /> He has his fathers eyes and if you asked me if I love him. I'd say I'd use to because he gave up on me..
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hello, my life
I could tell you that her favorite colors Green she loves to argue I'd treat her just like a queen She is a Leo She has her mother's eyes And if you ask me if i love her, I'd Lie
This sounds just like me..lol, creepy
OMG, this is such a sweet song. She's so deep in love with the guy and he is a typical guy...clueless:) How many women can relate to this tune!
This song is really self explanitory.
She is in love with a guy, probley someone she is close too and has known for a while.
He talks to her about private stuff, and she knows some of his secrets. But she loves him, and he only see's her as a friend.
So she knows all about him, even some secret stuff, but he never notices how much she likes him.
i thought the same thing as everyone else and i loved it, it's so perfect for me, but then a friend of mine told me it was misinterpreted, that she's with her boyfriend and she cant fall in love with him? we got in like an hour long debate about it haha
i was wondering if anyone else had heard this meaning?
i havent actually listened to the song yet, just read the lyrics, but i think the recycled lyrics are kinda interesting.... passenger seat, the colors in his eyes, runs his fingers through his hair, fake a smile, wishing he was mine, wake-up/make-up, he's beautiful, etc....
so you get some of the same images as fearless, teardrops on my guitar, i heart ?, you're beautiful, etc...
This song is so easy to relate to for most people. She knows this guy, probably a close friend of hers. She knows everything about him, but he only sees her as a friend. She wished things were different, but she doesnt want to tell him because it might ruin the friendship.
I relate to this song, alot.
But we will only ever be friends...