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.
Everybody, listen up, 'cause I'm about to get my speak on
Fools be trippin' when it's time to get they freak on
Runnin' 'round town, puttin' it down
Without no protection for the erection
When it's time for selection, what's your direction?
Before you make a choice, you better do some inspection
If you don't know my aim and don't know my game, then
Let me explain, now
Aisha slept wit Mark and Mark slept with Tina
And Tina slept with Javier the first time he seen her
Javier slept wit Loopy and Loopy slept with Rob
'Cause he was rollin' on beads and had a good ass job
Rob slept with Lisa who slept with Steve and
Steve was positive, H.I.V.
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
You betta cool your ass off 'cause it's too damn hot
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense, from this mess that we made
You're doin' everything mama told you not to do
Now you're tryin' to walk away, 'cause you know it's true
Your sister can't explain and your brother's ashamed
To admit you both have the same last name
I don't have to ask you where you've been
Girl, the matches in your purse say Holiday Inn
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste," that was the slogan
But now it's '95 and it's "Don't forget the Trojan"
Explained it to her mama, before somebody get her
Gotta hip her to the game of those smooth talkin' niggas
Love is the word, seldom meant but often heard
Latex, safe sex, you better learn
And get hip to the facts before you react
Or end up in a box on your back
Sometimes you ask for what you want and, get what you got
Don't get caught up in the plot, it's too damn hot
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made
Another day in the city and "Oh, what a pity"
Even though we did our duty things, it's still lookin' shitty
Everybody in the pack stacked, tryin' to make some scratch
Walkin' in the rain, but they ain't got no hat
Understand how we livin' in the nineties loc'
Nuclear waste, cannibalism, and pistol smoke
Sex, lies, videotape, and rape
Just a little bump n grind can seal your fate
We need to do something drastic, shit is gettin' tragic
And if you don't believe me, then go ask Magic
Everybody and they mama preachin' abstinence
These kids ain't checkin for absti-shit
So put a condom in they hand and hope it don't bust
Another victim of the lust, in God we trust
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
Water can't cool it off cause it's too damn hot
Oh-oh it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made (listen to Coolio)
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade (listen to Coolio)
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made (listen to Coolio)
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot
Yeah, that's it, JT
That's how we do that right there
Fools be trippin' when it's time to get they freak on
Runnin' 'round town, puttin' it down
Without no protection for the erection
When it's time for selection, what's your direction?
Before you make a choice, you better do some inspection
If you don't know my aim and don't know my game, then
Let me explain, now
Aisha slept wit Mark and Mark slept with Tina
And Tina slept with Javier the first time he seen her
Javier slept wit Loopy and Loopy slept with Rob
'Cause he was rollin' on beads and had a good ass job
Rob slept with Lisa who slept with Steve and
Steve was positive, H.I.V.
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
You betta cool your ass off 'cause it's too damn hot
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense, from this mess that we made
You're doin' everything mama told you not to do
Now you're tryin' to walk away, 'cause you know it's true
Your sister can't explain and your brother's ashamed
To admit you both have the same last name
I don't have to ask you where you've been
Girl, the matches in your purse say Holiday Inn
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste," that was the slogan
But now it's '95 and it's "Don't forget the Trojan"
Explained it to her mama, before somebody get her
Gotta hip her to the game of those smooth talkin' niggas
Love is the word, seldom meant but often heard
Latex, safe sex, you better learn
And get hip to the facts before you react
Or end up in a box on your back
Sometimes you ask for what you want and, get what you got
Don't get caught up in the plot, it's too damn hot
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made
Another day in the city and "Oh, what a pity"
Even though we did our duty things, it's still lookin' shitty
Everybody in the pack stacked, tryin' to make some scratch
Walkin' in the rain, but they ain't got no hat
Understand how we livin' in the nineties loc'
Nuclear waste, cannibalism, and pistol smoke
Sex, lies, videotape, and rape
Just a little bump n grind can seal your fate
We need to do something drastic, shit is gettin' tragic
And if you don't believe me, then go ask Magic
Everybody and they mama preachin' abstinence
These kids ain't checkin for absti-shit
So put a condom in they hand and hope it don't bust
Another victim of the lust, in God we trust
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
Water can't cool it off cause it's too damn hot
Oh-oh it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made (listen to Coolio)
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade (listen to Coolio)
It's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, homie (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made (listen to Coolio)
Oh-oh, it's too hot (too hot)
Too hot, lady (too hot, the message comes from Coolio)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade
It's too hot
Yeah, that's it, JT
That's how we do that right there
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