Check out what Vanessa has to say about "Break to Save" and Love Is An Art Deluxe:
"“Break to Save”, is about being brave enough to face the pain that will allow you to grow. It's really about that moment when you realize you can't change a parent or friend or lover, and as hard as it may be, you must break ties in order to save yourself, or to set a boundary that you need."
"Love Is An Art came out the week of our first lockdown, unbelievably, almost one year ago. Upon reflection, this album coming out in March 2020 may have been a premonition of what we were all about to go through. Love Is An Art is about the quest for meaning told through stories of exploration of relationships. It is about the art of how and why we attach to things. Timing is everything and now may be the time for this record to come out in “Deluxe” form. I've added a few demos (I like the idea of letting listeners in on the rawness and intimacy of how a song idea begins) as well as the new song “Break To Save" to the collection."
Directed by - Patrick McPherson
Credits: Rhodes & Vocals: Vanessa Carlton Drums & Percussion: Patrick Hallahan Bass & Synth Bass: Dave Fridmann Electric Guitar & Electric Irish Bouzouki: John McCauley Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Adam Landry Backing Vocals: Tristen
Produced, Recorded & Mixed: Dave Fridmann @ Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, NY Assistant Engineer: Michael Fridmann Mastering: John Baldwin for Baldwin Mastering
Lyrics: Looking for grace and beauty My heart has turned to stone I have the power to leave this To love my home and still outgrow
I am free to redefine me Nothing more terrifying I’m about to say something
That will lose you…. That will cut our ties…
I was only dreaming… Of a future fantasy I would be the savior Not the breaker of the family
Do you know who your enemy is Could it be the one you love What I love starts to become me DNA map in my blood
I was only dreaming… Of a future fantasy I would be the savior Not the breaker of the family
I didn’t see it coming Thought I could bring you with me I will need to break to save The truth that’s left in me. (inside of me)
Hindsight is twenty twenty When you’re in it it’s hard to tell Living with the sinking feeling… working against myself
I was only dreaming… Of a future fantasy where I would be the savior Not the breaker of the family
I didn’t see it coming But I would do it all the same I can fall to pieces When I’m on the way to change, break to save…
Looking for grace, for beauty Walk into the unknown I leave to redefine me But I love you and I let you go
Vanessa Carlton - Break To Save [Official Video]Vanessa Carlton2021-04-12 | Break To Save appears on Love Is An Art Deluxe and can be purchased or listened to here - fanlink.to/loveisanartdlx
Check out what Vanessa has to say about "Break to Save" and Love Is An Art Deluxe:
"“Break to Save”, is about being brave enough to face the pain that will allow you to grow. It's really about that moment when you realize you can't change a parent or friend or lover, and as hard as it may be, you must break ties in order to save yourself, or to set a boundary that you need."
"Love Is An Art came out the week of our first lockdown, unbelievably, almost one year ago. Upon reflection, this album coming out in March 2020 may have been a premonition of what we were all about to go through. Love Is An Art is about the quest for meaning told through stories of exploration of relationships. It is about the art of how and why we attach to things. Timing is everything and now may be the time for this record to come out in “Deluxe” form. I've added a few demos (I like the idea of letting listeners in on the rawness and intimacy of how a song idea begins) as well as the new song “Break To Save" to the collection."
Directed by - Patrick McPherson
Credits: Rhodes & Vocals: Vanessa Carlton Drums & Percussion: Patrick Hallahan Bass & Synth Bass: Dave Fridmann Electric Guitar & Electric Irish Bouzouki: John McCauley Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Adam Landry Backing Vocals: Tristen
Produced, Recorded & Mixed: Dave Fridmann @ Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, NY Assistant Engineer: Michael Fridmann Mastering: John Baldwin for Baldwin Mastering
Lyrics: Looking for grace and beauty My heart has turned to stone I have the power to leave this To love my home and still outgrow
I am free to redefine me Nothing more terrifying I’m about to say something
That will lose you…. That will cut our ties…
I was only dreaming… Of a future fantasy I would be the savior Not the breaker of the family
Do you know who your enemy is Could it be the one you love What I love starts to become me DNA map in my blood
I was only dreaming… Of a future fantasy I would be the savior Not the breaker of the family
I didn’t see it coming Thought I could bring you with me I will need to break to save The truth that’s left in me. (inside of me)
Hindsight is twenty twenty When you’re in it it’s hard to tell Living with the sinking feeling… working against myself
I was only dreaming… Of a future fantasy where I would be the savior Not the breaker of the family
I didn’t see it coming But I would do it all the same I can fall to pieces When I’m on the way to change, break to save…
Looking for grace, for beauty Walk into the unknown I leave to redefine me But I love you and I let you goVanessa Carlton Holiday Merch Sale 2022Vanessa Carlton2022-11-22 | Starting today in Vanessa’s merch store you can use the code VC2022 to receive 15% off of all items! This sale will run from now until Friday January 6th - place your order in time for the holiday season here: bit.ly/3FLkrJj
Visit Vanessa Online: Website: http://vanessacarlton.com Facebook: facebook.com/vanessacarlton Twitter: twitter.com/VanessaCarlton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessacarl...Future Pain Tour - Tickets On Sale Now!Vanessa Carlton2022-11-18 | Things that I know for sure: Life is pain. Life is joy. It is hard to be a human being. Music is medicine. I like to get lost in a song. Let’s get lost together.
Visit Vanessa Online: Website: http://vanessacarlton.com Facebook: facebook.com/vanessacarlton Twitter: twitter.com/VanessaCarlton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessacarl...Future Pain Tour: An Evening With Vanessa CarltonVanessa Carlton2022-11-15 | Vanessa is thrilled to finally announce the Future Pain Tour: An Evening With Vanessa Carlton. This will be Vanessa’s first US headline tour in 5 years, kicking off on the East Coast on March 1st, 2023. Tickets go on sale this Friday November 18th at 12pm ET and can be purchased at vanessacarlton.com/#tour
http://vevo.ly/xZCKL4Love Is An Art Deluxe Vinyl Available For Pre-Order!Vanessa Carlton2022-03-21 | In celebration of the two year anniversary of Love Is An Art, on March 27th, a limited run of autographed (and a larger run of unautographed) Love Is An Art Deluxe vinyl, including a special 7’’, are available for pre-order now through Vanessa’s merch store! Orders will ship to arrive to you on or around March 28th - get your copy here: bit.ly/3FrTyd8
Here's what Vanessa has to say about "Back to Life" - In the transitory chapter between the end of active addiction or abuse and the beginnings of recovery, you have no choice but to deeply feel everything you’ve tried to numb. The song’s layers of piano, synths, background harmonies, and drum machines meld into the feeling of ice water. The song brings to mind the stillness of a frozen lake with undulating currents moving underneath. The music itself is the feeling of a body coming back to life from the inside out.
Lyrics: Lying In the dark Waiting patiently Pill like a diamond Putting me to sleep
Black swan I’ve become I want to know no one Bring me a stranger On the eve of renaissance
Pendulum above my body swings Know that I’m a living breathing thing Slowly see the color in my eyes Back to life, back to life
Waiting... Hungry... A bird upon the sea Under navy The craving comes for me Wait it out It’s different now, The powers coming slowly Touch my skin It’s delicate I can feel the change
Pendulum above my body swings know that I’m a living breathing thing Slowly see the color in my eyes Back to life, back to life Back to…
Sight Sound Touch me To find… Bad Good Dead… Alive…
Pendulum above my body swings Know that I’m a living breathing thing Slowly see the color in my eyes Back to life, back to life Back to…Vanessa Carlton - Liberman 5th Anniversary!Vanessa Carlton2020-10-23 | Named after my maternal Grandfather, Liberman was our families last name and was changed to Lee for reasons that vary from family member to family member. My grandpa was a shirt designer and had a store in NYC. My middle name is Lee. This album was mostly written while I stared at this huge oil painting he painted in the 60's. He was a prolific and talented painter. His sense of color was mesmerizing and the album ended up being a "seance album". This music is meant to be a brain bath. It pulls you in to its soft colors and there is an underlying darkness that balances the light. Steve Osborne was at the helm and is exquisite when it comes to creating this balance. We recorded the bulk of this record in Box England at Real World Studios and I finished it in Nashville with one of my favorite recording wizards, Adam Landry, at Playground Sound. John McCauley contributed his gorgeous guitar work throughout and played piano and wrote the music for the album closer Ascension. I'm grateful that music never dies, especially the type of music that keeps me alive.
Video art by Tina Ibanez Album art by Joe RatcliffeVanessa Carlton - Die, Dinosaur [Official Video]Vanessa Carlton2020-10-19 | “Die, Dinosaur" is available everywhere now! The song appears on Vanessa’s latest studio album Love Is An Art out now. Buy or stream the album here - orcd.co/vcloveisanart
Video by Patrick McPheron
Vanessa's statement about Die, Dinosaur - This song is about young people patiently awaiting the death of the dinosaurs in power. It's about seeing the "way of the world" as fundamentally wrong, oppressive and therefore, completely irrelevant. Young people will not participate in the societal contracts that they clearly see as wrong. The song was inspired by young leaders who are unafraid to challenge the archaic, tone deaf, sexist, and white supremacist ideology in power. This song is for the brave voices who prophesize the inevitable crumbling, falling of the white man who cannot listen, cannot change. He is the "man in the weather changing."
Lyrics: Young courage never fades Keeps thinking of brand new ways Counting down the days Until you die dino, die dino, die dino, die. It’s the way of his world There’s nothing you can do Careless captain Ignoring the moon Man in the weather, changing
A new school is dreaming Throwing out his rules He clings to his weapon But they’re not afraid to lose Man in the weather, changing Withering away
Young courage never fades Keeps thinking of brand new ways Counting down the days Until you die dino, die dino, die dino, die.
Same old lies from the same old school But a new design a fresh disguise... And the war goes on… And the war goes on…
He knows the end is near It’s exactly what he feared A statue in the sun Is bound to come undone His power slips away Natural change Young courage never fades Keeps thinking of brand new ways Strong enough to save Not afraid to change Counting down the days Until you die dino, die dino, die dino, die.Vice Mayor of Nashville Jim Shulman Threatening and Silencing Constituents at Public MeetingVanessa Carlton2020-06-05 | ...Vanessa Carlton - Modeling Love Is An Art Tour MerchVanessa Carlton2020-05-15 | In case you missed the launch of Vanessa’s new Love Is An Art Tour merch, watch the video of Vanessa modeling the items and purchase them in her web store here: vanessacarlton.com/#merchVanessa Carlton - Instagram Live March 26, 2020Vanessa Carlton2020-03-27 | Vanessa Carlton on Instagram Live singing “Love Is An Art" and "Blue Pool”! Tune in at 5pm CST all week to hear Vanessa play one song from a previous record and one from her new album, Love Is An Art, out now. Buy or stream the album here - orcd.co/vcloveisanart
This song is about weaving a web of lies into your romantic relationship in order to preserve it. In love relationships, we sometimes accept flaws, poor treatment and even infidelity. And although the wife in this song and her partner have accepted the shortcomings, exaggerations, denials, power struggles, unfairness, and even abuse of their relationship, the mother now has a child that sees her. In the song, the mother must lie to the child. Whilst the mother has grown numb to the lies she tells herself, she cannot forgive the lies she tells her child.
About "Miner's Canary": Carlton paints a vivid portrait of the complex nature of abuse, what looks like cruelty to the outside observer can be perceived as love and power by the person on the receiving end...in the caves. Blame is neither taken nor explicitly placed, but that doesn’t stop the fury and pain from being unfurled through her arpeggiating piano with gutting intensity. All the while, her gasps for air break through to the surface, growing more frequent and more intense until they converge with the crescendo of the piano, morphing into a warped, electronic scream.
Lyrics: I will sing, to keep the peace Down below in the cage you built for me A cave of echoes A miner’s canary
You were older, you knew the way To keep me breathing even though the air was thin There was no oxygen A miner’s canary…
Lead me, slowly I am your detective A living warning sign Kill me slowly As I keep you company I’ll be keeping time
A sentinel so sensitive You have to lose me just to feel the state you’re in You’re bound to darkness A miner’s canary
Lead me, slowly I am your detective A living warning sign Kill me slowly As I keep you company I’ll be keeping timeVanessa Carlton - Miners Canary [Teaser Video]Vanessa Carlton2020-02-18 | “Miner's Canary” is the latest single from Vanessa’s studio album Love Is An Art out now. Buy or stream the album here - orcd.co/vcloveisanart
Here is what Vanessa has to say about this video - "This is a visual meditation on the push and pull of fear and courage within our minds. Shot by Joshua Shoemaker and choreography by Lindsay Fine Smith, the dancing is a physical manifestation of this woman’s emotions inside her head. The journey of love is beautiful, brutal, joyful, peaceful...so many chapters. And it only works if you let go of fear. That is her struggle. Until she finally lets go."
Lyrics: For you, the coast is clear Bury my fear, you’re the edge of the ocean The tide follows what’s rights, And so have I You say “let’s get out of here”
There’s a danger when you feel without thinking In this moment what I fear, I need the most
I want to run but I won’t get very far Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart Like a soldier steady march answering the call It’s the only way to love
Now, we walk the streets The city speaks the tales of paramours The wave, it comes for me Am I brave enough to let go?
We are walking up the stairs to your apartment... You open up the door and let me in
I want to run but I won’t get very far Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart Like a soldier steady march answering the call It’s the only way to love
The energy comes Feel a rush It will move you The energy goes And you trust It will come back again Our hands will trace Out a map That is ancient Drawing our fate All of this pain An illusion
I want to run but I won’t get very far Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart Like a soldier steady march answering the call It’s the only way to love
You’re the edge of the ocean...Love Is An Art Tour - A Message From Vanessa Carlton!Vanessa Carlton2020-01-31 | Purchase your tickets to see Vanessa Carlton on the Love Is An Art Tour this Spring here: bit.ly/2Ogk0OV
Vanessa's latest studio album Love Is An Art is out now. Buy or stream the album here - orcd.co/vcloveisanart
Be on the lookout for more tour dates coming soon!
Full list of tour dates: April 2 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill April 3 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room April 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre April 5 - Chicago, IL @ City Winery April 6 - Chicago, IL @ City Winery April 8 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark April 9 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake April 10 - Homer, NY @ Center for the Arts of Homer April 11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Jergels April 13 - Cleveland, OH @ Music Box Theatre April 14 - Washington, DC @ Birchmere April 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live April 18 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair April 19 - New York, NY @ City Winery April 20 - Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head Tavern April 22 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground April 23 - Atlanta, GA @ City Winery April 24 - Atlanta, GA @ City Winery April 25 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Lyrics: For you, the coast is clear Bury my fear, you’re the edge of the ocean The tide follows what’s rights, And so have I You say “let’s get out of here”
There’s a danger when you feel without thinking In this moment what I fear, I need the most
I want to run but I won’t get very far Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart Like a soldier steady march answering the call It’s the only way to love
Now, we walk the streets The city speaks the tales of paramours The wave, it comes for me Am I brave enough to let go?
We are walking up the stairs to your apartment... You open up the door and let me in
I want to run but I won’t get very far Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart Like a soldier steady march answering the call It’s the only way to love
The energy comes Feel a rush It will move you The energy goes And you trust It will come back again Our hands will trace Out a map That is ancient Drawing our fate All of this pain An illusion
I want to run but I won’t get very far Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart Like a soldier steady march answering the call It’s the only way to love
You’re the edge of the ocean...Vanessa Carlton - Future Pain [Official Video]Vanessa Carlton2019-12-04 | “Future Pain” is available now on all digital and streaming outlets! The single appears on Vanessa’s latest studio album Love Is An Art out now. Buy or stream the album here - orcd.co/vcloveisanart
Vanessa’s explanation of “Future Pain” - This song is about repeating a pattern we know has the same unhappy ending and finding comfort in a pattern that is self destructive. Choosing dark over light. There is darkness in all of us. When and why do we let it win?
Video by Joshua Shoemaker Lighting by Casey Pierce Styling by Hannah Riles Hair & Makeup by Tarryn Feldman Acting Prowess by Bridget Berger
Lyrics: Old habits creep Coming in the way they came before Slowly filling in Until you have an ocean at your door…
There you are again Sitting at the same spot at the bar Saturn returned many moons ago… But you weren’t looking to the stars…
You come around here with your sad sad eyes… I know where this is going it won’t be a surprise… I’ve got nothing to lose and nothing to gain but future pain…
Turn down the lights Drink enough until we see each other right… This place won’t bite but it won’t save you either We’re going down tonight
I'm staring down your sad sad eyes I know where this is going it won’t be a surprise I’ve got nothing to lose and nothing to gain but future pain
Bad boys become sad boys it’s only cute when you’re young… Your wild phase was a short game good days are gone…gone
We’re going down tonight We’re going down tonight
I’ve got nothing to lose and nothing to gain but future pain I’ve got nothing to lose and nothing to gain but future painVanessa Carlton - Future Pain [Official Audio]Vanessa Carlton2019-11-22 | “Future Pain” is available everywhere now on all digital and streaming outlets! The single appears on Vanessa’s latest studio album Love Is An Art out now. Buy or stream the album here - orcd.co/vcloveisanart
Vanessa’s explanation of “Future Pain” - This song is about repeating a pattern we know has the same unhappy ending and finding comfort in a pattern that is self destructive. Choosing dark over light. There is darkness in all of us. When and why do we let it win?
Lyrics: Old habits creep Coming in the way they came before Slowly filling in Until you have an ocean at your door…
There you are again Sitting at the same spot at the bar Saturn returned many moons ago… But you weren’t looking to the stars…
You come around here with your sad sad eyes… I know where this is going it won’t be a surprise… I’ve got nothing to lose and nothing to gain but future pain…
Turn down the lights Drink enough until we see each other right… This place won’t bite but it won’t save you either We’re going down tonight
Im staring down your sad sad eyes I know where this is going it won’t be a surprise I’ve got nothing to lose and nothing to gain but future pain
Bad boys become sad boys it’s only cute when you’re young… Your wild phase was a short game good days are gone…gone
We’re going down tonight We’re going down tonight
I’ve got nothing to lose and nothing to gain but future pain I’ve got nothing to lose and nothing to gain but future painVanessa Carlton - Lonely Girls [Lucinda Williams Cover] - Official Video #sixofsixVanessa Carlton2018-08-10 | "Lonely Girls" is available NOW at all digital and streaming outlets, and is the final of six covers that Vanessa will release in 2018. Purchase or stream the song now here - http://smarturl.it/vc-lonelygirls
Vanessa's comment about the song - I’m a big Lucinda Williams fan but I had never heard this song. My producer Adam Landry suggested it and I was charmed. Adam played the heartbeat percussion and that’s when the song came alive in the studio. I thought if I got the Watson Twins to do this with me it would really create an interesting feminine depth. We are all lonely girls navigating the game aren’t we?
Video by Jesse DeFlorio & Seth Iliff Produced by Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa's comments about this cover - This is one of my favorite songs period. Elliott was a great poet and the metaphors in this lyric split me open. This song is a juxtaposition because the song is about excruciating pain and the brutal moments of an addiction spiral and yet it’s formed in this drone-y meditative manner. Such restraint makes the listener have to move in closer. And then it breaks you. I hope I did him justice. He deserves the best."
Vanessa's comments about this video - This video is inspired by this Barbra Streisand video for "One Less Bell to Answer" see here: youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=GufjKaAf1TI We wanted to do something super simple and performance based but have a moment where I split in two and duet with myself just like Babs did. Also this was a great excuse to wear fake bangs.
Vanessa's comments about this cover - The original version of this song was sung by Fred Neil which is so different from the Karen Dalton version. I actually studied Fred’s version for this. Karen’s interpretation makes me cry and I could never mimic her. We ended up doing this song in one take to tape. An ode to another time. And wow what a simple searing little song this is.
Video by Jesse DeFlorio & Seth Iliff Produced by Vanessa Carlton
What Vanessa has to say about this cover - Neil Young is one of my favorite artists because of his ability to be vulnerable. He is unafraid to be himself in his work, which isn't an easy feat. He is one of the greats because of this. Since having a child I am even more attune to the rawness of this song. The artful simplicity of this lyric coupled with the cyclical feel of the music makes this song one of my favorite worlds to live in.
What Vanessa has this to say about this cover - This song is epic. I feel like a lot of people don’t attempt to cover Fleetwood Mac because the personality of these songs are so distinct. I admit, I was terrified to do this, but I sang Dreams on stage at a BMI event honoring Stevie Nicks. I was 7 weeks pregnant at the time. No one knew. I got to sing the song with Stevie’s band, which was pretty great. Waddy Wachtel, the musical director gave me “the nod” during rehearsal. Which, I think meant he approved. Or, at least, I’m praying that’s what it meant.
I knew the only way I could honor this song was to get an amazing band. My friend Patrick Hallahan (My Morning Jacket) is one of my favorite drummers. He lives in Louisville and despite being super busy, woke up early, drove to Nashville, played the song and drove home. All before noon. The gorgeous harmonies were done by the Watson Twins, Nashville locals, who are also from Louisville. And the guitars were all done by Adam Landry, who also produced the track. We sent the song to Stevie for approval, and we got the seal. Dream team!
What Vanessa has to say about this cover - It’s great when a song with nuance like this blows up in pop culture. The lyric is so clever. Once I took it on, I realized the structure is far more unconventional than you might think as well. Plus I got to play with members of the band Deer Tick on this. They happened to be in Nashville when I was recording this song. Dennis Ryan played drums and Chris Ryan played bass. So fresh.
What Vanessa has this to say about this cover - "It’s great when a song with nuance like this blows up in pop culture. The lyric is so clever. Once I took it on, I realized the structure is far more unconventional than you might think as well. Plus I got to play with members of the band Deer Tick on this. They happened to be in Nashville when I was recording this song. Dennis Ryan played drums and Chris Ryan played bass. So fresh. "
Lyrics: Boots on concrete Don't slip on the leaves Smile at the strangers Won't know what you mean Clouds like cathedrals Night hits the sea
And I walk to the high light Ships gonna take me at midnight Storms sounding out like an overture It's time to join the marching line Take back your list You don't know what love is like
A bullet in the chest And I never say yes Never known a day without a quiet regret So I walk to the high light Ships gonna take me at midnight Storms sounding out like an overture
It's time to join the marching line Leave it all behind, and join the Marching line and there's no captain Who calls "what's your name?" An army of one It's just me and a drum
Do you know a love like a bullet in the chest? Ships on gray seas Waves keep the time like my heartbeat It's an overture It's time to join the marching line Leave it all behind and join the marching lineVanessa Carlton - In Our Time (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2017-05-10 | "In Our Time" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Earlier Things Live, available now! Get your physical copy or download/ stream here: http://hyperurl.co/ETL
Lyrics: Back in the days When we used to dance You chuckle every time that I misstep
Now that we're older And our hairs get grey You never cut me slack for my mistakes You know I never meant to sink to such depths Why would I jeopardize what we built behind that fence? Stay with me baby when you can Its a pain to see but I'm still your man
Back in our time Before the children We were all the envy of our friends Then we were blessed Three little babies Whatever broke we built it up again
You know I never meant to sink to the bottom Why would I jeopardize what I built as a father? Stay with me on some lost weekend It's a pain to see but our hearts we can mend
Back in the days When we used to dance You'd chuckle every time that I misstep Now that we're older And our hairs get grey You never cut me slack for my mistakes You know I never meant to sink to such depths Why would I jeopardize what we built behind that fence? Stay with me baby when you can It's a pain to see but you're still my man It's a pain to see but I'm still your manVanessa Carlton - Hear the Bells (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2017-05-03 | "Hear The Bells" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Earlier Things Live, available now! Get your physical copy or download/ stream here: http://hyperurl.co/ETL
Lyrics: Stealing glances through the keyhole In a brick wall's wooden door Chains are keeping quiet secrets on 200 year-old folklore There's a graveyard on Elizabeth where no one ever goes Kneel and pray to the gravestone But the gravestone never tells
Hear the Bells
December Crossing arms in Chinatown as the wind starts to cut through Always, always on the lookout but the poison's running through you My stomach aches, try to concentrate Walk the stairs to the 3rd floor Now I'm asking the witchdoctor But the witchdoctor won't tell
Hear the Bells
Floating on the sea, stars are watching me Current takes me out, what will be will be
Hear the BellsVanessa Carlton - White Houses (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2017-04-27 | "White House" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Earlier Things Live, available now! Get your physical copy or download/ stream here: http://hyperurl.co/ETL
Lyrics: Crashed on the floor when I moved in This little bungalow alone with some strange new friends Stay up too late, and I'm too thin We promise each other it's til the end Now we're spinning empty bottles It's the five of us With pretty eyed boys girls die to trust I can't resist the day No, I can't resist the day
Jenny screams out and it's no pose Cause when she dances she goes and goes And beer through the nose on an inside joke And I'm so excited, I haven't spoken And she's so pretty, and she's so sure Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her The summer's all in bloom The summer is ending soon
It's alright and it's nice not to be so alone But I hold on to your secrets in white houses
Maybe I'm a little bit over my head I come undone at the things he said And he's so funny in his bright red shirt We were all in love and we all got hurt I sneak into his car's cracked leather seat The smell of gasoline in the summer heat Boy, we're going way too fast It's all too sweet to last
It's alright And I put myself in his hands But I hold on to your secrets in white houses Love, or something ignites in my veins And I pray it never fades in white houses
My first time, hard to explain Rush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain On a cloudy day, it's more common than you think He's my first mistake
Maybe you were all faster than me We gave each other up so easily These silly little wounds will never mend I feel so far from where I've been So I go, and I will not be back here again I'm gone as the day is fading on white houses I lie, put my injuries all in the dust In my heart is the five of us In white houses
And you, maybe you'll remember me What I gave is yours to keep In white houses In white houses In white housesVanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2017-04-19 | "A Thousand Miles" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Earlier Things Live, available now! Get your physical copy or download/ stream here: http://hyperurl.co/ETL
Lyrics: Making my way down town Walking fast Faces pass And I'm home bound
Staring blankly ahead Just making my way Making a way Through the crowd
And I need you And I miss you And now I wonder If I could fall Into the sky Do you think time Would pass me by 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you, tonight
It's always times like these When I think of you And I wonder If you ever think of me
'Cause everything's so wrong And I don't belong Living in Your precious memory
'Cause I need you And I miss you and now I wonder If I could fall Into the sky Do you think time Would pass me by, oh 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you tonight
And I, I don't want to let you know I, I drown in your memory I, I don't want to let this go I, I don't.
Making my way down town walking fast Faces pass And I'm home bound
Staring blankly ahead Making my way Making a way Through the crowd
And I still need you And I still miss you And now I wonder If I could fall into the sky Do you think time, would pass us by 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you, now
If I could fall into the sky Do you think time would pass me by 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you If I could just hold you, tonight.Vanessa Carlton - Carousel (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2017-04-13 | "Carousel" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Earlier Things Live, available now! Get your physical copy or download/ stream here: http://hyperurl.co/ETL
Lyrics: For all you broken-hearted Lovers lost Go, find another one 'Cause you know time won't wait and you'll be late White rabbit's on the run
It's hard to know what's good for you I know she let you down But the fever breaks when it's too much to take So you can put your weapons down
And all you'll hear is the music Beauty stands before you Love comes back around again It's a carousel, my friend
Never too late to change the pace Oh how the days creep up on you But the Goodness is something you don't have to chase 'Cause it's following you
And all you'll hear is the music Beauty stands before you Love comes back around again It's a carousel my friend
I thought I heard your voice in the thunder Is the owl casting spells that we're under?
And all I hear is the music Beauty stands before me Love comes back around again It's a carousel, my friend
It's in the music Beauty stands before you Love comes back around again It's a carousel my friend
Time won't wait so don't be late White rabbit's on the runVanessa Carlton - Matter Of Time (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2016-12-05 | "Matter Of Time (Live)" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album, Liberman Live, available now! Get your physical copy here: http://bit.ly/2dx4NFt Download or stream here: http://hyperurl.co/libermanlive
Photo by Emilia Paré
Performers: Vanessa Carlton - Vocals, Keyboard Skye Steele - Violin, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Loops Adam Landry - Bass John J. McCauley III - Guitar The Watson Twins - Backing Vocals
Lyrics: "Give her all your darkness Give her all your light Love is like a carriage It’s no spirit in the night Like a wishing well where all your pennies fell
It’s only a matter of time Before your heart is mine Have you been searching? You’ve been lookin the world over
When is it time to let go? Is it then that you know? All the peace that we’ve been bringing out of each other Out of each other
Love is like a circuit: A cursive neon sign Writing her the letter What’s the curve of your desire? The cycle starts its run and we become what we become
It’s only a matter of time Before your heart is mine Have you been searching? You’ve been lookin the world over
When is it time to let go? Is it then that you know? All the peace that we’ve been bringing out of each other Out of each other
Give her all your darkness Give her all your light Love is like a carriage It no spirit in the night."Vanessa Carlton - Willows (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2016-12-02 | "Willows" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Liberman Live, available now! Get your physical copy here: http://bit.ly/2dx4NFt / Download or stream here: http://hyperurl.co/libermanlive
Photo by Emilia Paré
Performers: Vanessa Carlton - Vocals, Keyboard Skye Steele - Violin, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Loops Adam Landry - Bass John J. McCauley III - Guitar The Watson Twins - Backing Vocals
Lyrics: Find a love Go build a cabin Find land and a tree Carve in a wish On your knees, planting seeds The dirt, makin rows, where the devil don’t see
My love, I agree, so lucky to find ya But memories, they don’t stay behind us Our minds are strong, could it be enough To bring strength to the bones
Our weeping willow is hangin above me On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me I won’t let you down and man you will keep safe my love
Sow the earth A blanket of bounty In the distance a hearse The devil drives empty In a babies eyes The ritual purifies every design
Our weeping willow is hangin above me On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me I won’t let you down cause man you have kept safe my love Man you will keep safe my love
Our weeping willow is hangin above me On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me i won’t let you down and man you will keep safe I won’t let you down, man you will keep safe I won’t let you down and man you will keep safe my loveVanessa Carlton - Operator (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2016-11-30 | "Operator" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Liberman Live, available now! Get your physical copy here: http://bit.ly/2dx4NFt / Download or stream here: http://hyperurl.co/libermanlive
Photo by Emilia Paré
Performers: Vanessa Carlton - Vocals, Keyboard Skye Steele - Violin, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Loops Adam Landry - Bass John J. McCauley III - Guitar The Watson Twins - Backing Vocals
Lyrics: I could be your operator I could bring you joy Something like a freedom fighter Guns ain't just for boys
I heard what you said You should say it again, cause its bold Its getting late Darling get a move on it, we should go
You should never tell your mother You should give it time Pour a drink, here, have another Cause this is gonna blow your mind
Heard what you said And I say what i mean We should go Pack up your things I don't care what you bring Leave your house for a home
You should call your little brother Tell him to be good Tell him that you really love him You don't...but you should
Heard what you said, so don't say it again Cause it's cold It's getting late, we should get a move on it We should go Go
I could be your moneymaker You could be my song Worry bout the others later We should get a move on We should go Pack up your things I don't care what you bring Leave your house for a homeVanessa Carlton - River (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2016-11-30 | "River" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Liberman Live, available now! Get your physical copy here: http://bit.ly/2dx4NFt / Download or stream here: http://hyperurl.co/libermanlive
Photo by Emilia Paré
Performers: Vanessa Carlton - Vocals, Keyboard Skye Steele - Violin, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Loops Adam Landry - Bass John J. McCauley III - Guitar The Watson Twins - Backing Vocals
Lyrics: Sailors on the sea Are we heading clear for the edge of the ocean? There’s no city that keeps you You're a king for a gypsy
Are you guided by some vision? All your moves adding up to an ancient arc We are free at the canyon Cliff of my heart
The river flows, it takes ahold It's running through You ain't changing on your own, I change for you The river flows It always flows
He walks home to another city His mind stuck in an ancient war All you need is the space for the beauty to take you And she will take you
The river flows, it take ahold It’s running through You ain't changing on your own, I change for you The river flows It always flows
Flows through you, Flows through you
The river flows, it takes ahold Its running through You ain’t changing on your own, I change for you The river flows It always flows And we’re just sailors on the sea We’re just sailors on the sea....Vanessa Carlton - House Of Seven Swords (Live) [Audio Only]Vanessa Carlton2016-11-28 | "House of Seven Swords" appears on Vanessa Carlton's new album Liberman Live, available now! Get your physical copy here: http://bit.ly/2dx4NFt / Download or stream here: http://hyperurl.co/libermanlive
Photo by Emilia Paré
Performers: Vanessa Carlton - Vocals, Keyboard Skye Steele - Violin, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Loops Adam Landry - Bass John J. McCauley III - Guitar The Watson Twins - Backing Vocals
Lyrics: Strength and devotion Come without warning You’ll know when you know what to do
No simple scheming You should be sleeping Sometimes you just can’t think it through
That’s the way it is, love Go whichever way you need to go Nobody can tell you how to build your House of Seven Swords That’s the way it is, love Together and yet still we’re on our own Nobody can tell us how to build our house of seven swords
Shaman won’t tell you Preacher will try to You could take your time and take a trip Let your eyes see hidden things Your heart beat like a drum
That’s the way it is, love Go whichever way you need to go Nobody can tell you how to build your House of Seven Swords That’s the way it is love Together and yet still we’re on our own Nobody can tell us how to build our House of Seven Swords That's the way it is, love That's the way it is, love Your House of Seven Swords That's the way it is, love Together and yet, still, we're on our own Nobody can tell us how to build our House of Seven Swords