I Loved You
Vacuum Lyrics


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Somebody called me angel, oh wait that was you
Somebody shared a secret, oh yeah that was you too

I′m a little bit broken and a little dead inside
Cos you know when it's over when someone says...

I loved you
Find you and no one else
In many different people
That′s why I hurt myself

Yes I loved you
Like no one ever felt
To young to live a lifetime
A cry for help

So now I'm busted open, I'm drained and on my own
For every word unspoken, to loud when I′m alone
Gotta stick it back together but I′m in pieces on the floor
Cos you know that it's over, when someone says...

I loved you
Yes I loved you...
I loved you
Yes I loved you...

And I watch an ocean rising
And I feel it won′t be long
Cos you're flooding the harbor now
I can′t hold on





I loved you
Yes I loved you...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vacuum's song "I Loved You" tell the story of someone who is heartbroken and struggling to come to terms with a love that has ended. The first two lines suggest that the singer is reminiscing about a time when someone they loved called them an angel and shared a secret with them. However, the singer is now broken and dead inside.


The chorus of the song reveals that the singer loved someone deeply and can't get over them. They say that they keep searching for that same feeling in other people but only end up hurting themselves. The singer feels like they were too young to experience this kind of love, and it has become a cry for help.


The second verse describes the aftermath of the breakup. The singer feels like they've been left alone to put themselves back together. They are trying to cope with the pain of unspoken words and find it difficult to do so. The repetition of "I loved you" in the chorus reinforces how deeply the singer felt for the person who left them.


The final lines of the song suggest that the singer can see the end coming. They are watching an ocean rising, which may symbolize their emotions, and they feel like they won't be able to hold on any longer. Ultimately, the song is a poignant reflection on the pain of lost love and the struggle to move on.


Line by Line Meaning

Somebody called me angel, oh wait that was you
You claimed that I was kind and gentle, but now I know that it was all just a deception on your part


Somebody shared a secret, oh yeah that was you too
You pretended to confide in me, but in reality you were just manipulating me


I'm a little bit broken and a little dead inside
You have hurt me so deeply that I feel damaged both physically and emotionally


Cos you know when it's over when someone says... I loved you
I realize now that our relationship is truly over because you have told me that you no longer love me


Find you and no one else In many different people That's why I hurt myself
I sought to find your qualities in other people, and because they never measured up, I inflicted self-harm as a result


Yes I loved you Like no one ever felt To young to live a lifetime A cry for help
I loved you more intensely than anyone else has ever loved before, but now I fear that I may never be able to move on and that my self-destructive tendencies were simply a plea for assistance


So now I'm busted open, I'm drained and on my own For every word unspoken, to loud when I'm alone
After being lied to and abandoned by you, I have been left completely broken and isolated. Now, I am burdened by the thoughts and emotions that I had previously kept to myself


Gotta stick it back together but I'm in pieces on the floor Cos you know that it's over, when someone says...I loved you Yes I loved you...
I am attempting to heal and rebuild myself but it feels like an impossible task given how deeply I loved and trusted you and how profoundly you betrayed me


And I watch an ocean rising And I feel it won't be long Cos you're flooding the harbor now I can't hold on
As I see more and more evidence that you have truly left me behind, I recognize that it will not be long until I am completely overwhelmed by this loss


I loved you Yes I loved you...
Despite being hurt and broken by you, I can't deny that I still loved you at some point in our relationship




Writer(s): Mattias Johan Lindblom, Anders Wilhelm Wollbeck, Blair Nicholas Somerled Mackichan

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