“I look in your eyes
I realize what you've sold me
is love in a vacuum.
Love in a vacuum.”

"Love In A Vacuum" · Official video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6eeURFNmxI <br class="br">Song lyrics, Voices Carry (1985)

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American indie rock singer-songwriter (born 1960) 1960

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