Vanessa Carlton - Wonder Lyrics

Wonder Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

When the pressure will not fade away
When the real things starts to become fake
When you can't recognize your own hands
Turn around and begin again

When the sky starts ripping and falling
And the horizon is no longer calling please
Don't try to make it on emptiness
Turn around and begin again

But I have wondered about what it is all for
But I can do no more than shout
And I am still standing unsure

If your eyes become glazed with indifference
If your screaming with lips that are silent
If you can't find light in the day
Turn around and begin again

But I have wondered about what it is all for
But I can do no more than shout
And I am still standing unsure

When you cannot find yourself anywhere
If your standing but feel your not really there
If your waiting for someone to catch you
Turn around and begin again

If you can't seem to find what's been to be found
In a heart that pumps rage as your only sound
If your waiting to be blown away
Turn around and begin again

But I have wondered about what it is all for
But I can do no more than shout
And I am still standing unsure

But now and then
Now and then
I wonder.

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Vanessa Carlton - Wishin' And Hopin' Lyrics

Wishin' And Hopin' Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' each night of his charms
That won't get you into his arms
So if you're thinkin' how great true love is
All you gotta do is hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it
And after you do,

...you will be his

show him that you care just for him
do the things he likes to do
wear your hair just for him, 'cause
you won't get him
thinkin' and a-prayin', wishin' and a-hopin'
'cause wishin' and hopin' and...

thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' his kisses will start
That won't get you into his heart
So if you're thinkin' of how great true love is
All you gotta do is hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it
And after you do, you will be his

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Vanessa Carlton - Who's To Say Lyrics

Who's To Say Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

Stand up straight
Do your trick
Turn on the stars
Jupiter shines so bright
When you're around
They tell us slow down
We're too young, you need to grow
The speed's the key
And they don't know who we are

And who's to say that we're not good enough
And who's to say that this is not our love

Mother, don't tell me friends are the ones that I lose
Cause they'd bleed before you
And sometimes family are the ones you'd choose
It's too late now
I hold on to this life I found

And who's to say we won't burn it out
And who's to say we won't sink in doubt
Who's to say that we won't fade to grey
Who are they anyway
Anyway they don't know

And you say we're too young
But maybe you're too old to remember
And I try to pretend but I just feel it when we're together
And if you don't believe me, you never really knew us
You never really knew

You and I, packin' up my room, we feel alright
But we're not welcome
Soon we'll be drivin', cause they don't know who we are

Who's to say we won't stay together
Who's to say we aren't getting stronger
Who's to say I can't live without you, Oh
Who are they anyway
Anyway they don't know

And you say we're too young
But maybe you're too old to remember
And I try to pretend, but I just feel it when we're together
Who is to say
And who is to say
And who are they anyway

Stand up boy
I shine so bright when you're around

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Vanessa Carlton - White Houses Lyrics

White Houses Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

Crashed on the floor when I moved in
This little bungalow 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
Beer through the nose on an inside joke
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 black 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 houses

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Vanessa Carlton - Where The Streets Have No Name Lyrics

Where The Streets Have No Name Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name

I want to feel, sunlight on my face
I see that dust cloud disappear without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love, burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you...
It's all I can do

The cities a flood
And our love it turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
We're trampled in dust
I'll show you a place
High on a desert plain
Where the streets have no name

Where the steeets have no name
Where the steeets have no name
Still building
Then burning down love
We're burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do

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Vanessa Carlton - Watch Me Shine Lyrics

Watch Me Shine Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

Ooh..

I'm not your average type of girl
I'm gonna show the world
The strength in me that sometimes they can't see
I'm about to switch my style
And soon things may get wild
But I'll prove that I can conquer anything

So from my head to toe
I'm taking full control
I'll make it on my own this time
(watch me shine)

Better watch out
Going for the knockout
And I won't stop till I'm on top now
Not gonna give up until I get what's mine
Better check that I'm about to upset
And I'm hot now so you better step back
I'm taking over so watch me shine

Oh oh oh

So get ready here I come
Until the job is done
No time to waste
There's nothing stopping me
Oh
But you don't hear me though
So now it's time to show
And prove I'm gonna be the best I can be

So from my head to toe
My mind, body and soul
I'm taking full control
This time
(So watch me shine)

Better watch out
Going for the knockout
And I won't stop till I'm on top now
Not gonna give up until I get what's mine
Better check that I'm about to upset
And I'm hot now so you better step back
I'm taking over so watch me shine

Oooo oh ya ya (Oh ya ya)

Bet you don't think I can take it
But my mind and body are strong
Bet you don't think I can make it
It won't take long

Bet you don't think I can take it
But my mind and body are strong
Bet you don't think I can make it
It won't take long

Now watch me shine...

Better watch out
Going for the knockout
And I won't stop till I'm on top now
Not gonna give up until I get what's mine
Better check that I'm about to upset
And I'm hot now so you better step back
I'm taking over so watch me shine

Now watch me shine...

Better watch out
Going for the knockout
And I won't stop till I'm on top now
Not gonna give up until I get what's mine
Better check that I'm about to upset
And I'm hot now so you better step back
I'm taking over so watch me shine

Watch me...

Ooh oh oh

Watch me shine...

Watch me...

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Vanessa Carlton - Wanted-Ripe Mix Lyrics

Wanted-Ripe Mix Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

I have wandered far and wide
For something, real something to die for
But I have found you and you do not see
All that is me all that is true

I am more than you will see
I am more than you will need
I am more than you will see
More than wanted

As you float the flimsy surface
You should know life lies beneath it
Don't pretend you feel what I feel for you
Live illusion and I am real

I know, I know you like the way
You feel when I play
I know, I know you don't really
Hear what I say

I know, I know you are waiting
For something to raid
I know, I know you wish you could be
More than you say

I have wandered far and wide
For something, real something to die for
But I have found you and you do not see
All that is me all that is true and

I know, I know you like the way
You feel when I play
I know, I know you don't really
Hear what I say

I know, I know you are waiting
For something to raid
I know, I know you wish you could be
More than you say

More than you'll love, more than you'll hate
More than you'll hold, more than wanted
More than you'll crave, more than you'll cherish
More than you'll have, more than wanted

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Vanessa Carlton - Wanted Lyrics

Wanted Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

I have wandered far and wide
For something real something to die for
But I have found you and you do not see
All that is me all that is true

I am more than you will see,
I am more than you will need,
I am more than you will see,
More than wanted

As you float the flimsy surface
You should know life lies beneath it
Don't pretend you feel what I feel for you
Live illusion and i am real

[chorus]

I know, I know you like the way
You feel when I play
I know, I know you don't really
Hear what I say
I know, I know you are waiting
For something to raid
I know, I know you wish you could be
More than you say

I have wandered far and wide
For something real something to die for
But I have found you and you do not see
All that is me all that is true and

[chorus]

More than you'll love, more than you'll hate,
More than you'll hold, more than wanted
More than you'll crave, more than you'll cherish,
More than you'll have, more than wanted

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Vanessa Carlton - Unsung Lyrics

Unsung Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

If only I could get into that corner of your head
Where things finally match and meet the standards that you set
Oh how I wish I was the treasure that you were lookin' for
Bet I would feel better if only I could find the door

I am cryin'
You aren't tryin'
I am melting away

I wait for the words on the tip of your tongue
I'm only as good as the last one
Well you decide and I abide as my song goes unsung
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Things are goin' crazy and I'm not sure who to blame
Everything is changing and I do not feel the same
I'm slippin' through the cracks of floors I thought that were strong
I'm tryin' to find a place where I can feel like I belong

Well, I am cryin'
You aren't tryin'
I am melting away

I wait for the words on the tip of your tongue
I'm only as good as the last one
Well you decide and I abide as my song goes unsung
Yeah, yeah, yeah
As my song goes unsung
Yeah, yeah, yeah

If I could be the lesson that you learn, you learn if only
I could be the last one that love burns, it burns
If I could be the lesson that you learn, you learn if only
I could be the last one that love burns, it burns...yeah, yeah

If only I could get into that corner of your head
Where things finally match and meet the standards that you set
Oh how I wish I was the treasure that you were lookin' for
Bet I would feel better if only I could find the door

Well, I am cryin'
You aren't tryin'
And (now)I am melting away
(yeah, yeah)

I wait for the words on the tip of your tongue
I'm only as good as the last one
Well you decide and I abide as my song goes unsung
Yeah, yeah
(well you decide and i abide,)
As my song goes unsung
Yeah, yeah, yeah
As my song goes unsung
Yeah, yeah, yeah

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Vanessa Carlton - Twilight Lyrics

Twilight Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

I was stained with a role in a day not my own,
As you walked into my life, you showed what needed to be shown,
And I always knew what was right I just didn't know that I might peel away,
And choose to see with such a different sight...

And I will never see the sky the same way,
And I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday,
And I will never cease to fly, if held down,
And I will always reach too high,
Cause I have seen,
Cause I have seen... Twilight

Never cared, never wanted, never sought to see what flaunted, so on purpose, so in my face,
Couldn't see beyond my own place,
And it was so easy, now, to behold
What I could hold, what you showed me,
I could change whatever came, within these shallow days

And I will never see the sky the same way,
And I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday,
And I will never cease to fly, if held down,
And I will always reach too high,
Cause I have seen,
Cause I have seen...

As the sun shines through, it pushes away and pushes ahead,
Fills the warmth of blue, and leaves a chill instead,
And I didn't know that I could be so blind to all that is so real,
As illusion dies, I see there is so much to be revealed,

And I will never see the sky the same way,
And I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday,
And I will never cease to fly, if held down,
And I will always reach too high,
Cause I have seen,
Cause I have seen... Twilight

I was stained with a role in a day not my own,
As you walked into my life, you showed what needed to be shown,
And I always knew what was right I just didn't know that I might peel away,
And choose to see with such a different sight...

And I will never see the sky the same way,
And I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday,
And I will never cease to fly, if held down,
And I will always reach too high,
Cause I have seen,
Cause I have seen... Twilight

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Vanessa Carlton - This Time Lyrics

This Time Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

It's 4 a.m. and I'm wide awake
Waiting for my thoughts to fade
A flickering of all of my mistakes
And as the light starts creeping in
I slowly feel
The day I'm missing
But I wouldn't even know where to begin

Do I push to hard?
Or fall to fast?
The moment never seems to last
Will I stop long enough to know

Everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt,
I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just can't walk away,
This time

Your words circle in my head
Weigh so heavy on my chest
And I'm crushed by your expectation
I only want to do some good
Too dumb to know if I could
And I just wanna feel the days I'm in

Do I go to far,
Not far enough?
Why can't I keep my big mouth shut?
And do we lead the life that we should?

Everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt,
I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just can't walk away,
This time

Did I say to much again?
I'm just a girl in a panic
If I tell you my truth
Am I getting through?
It just seems I should confess
Who am I to pretend
This is more than I can carry

Everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt,
I cry
I hold my head up high
I know I'll be alright
This time
I feel it in my veins
I just can't walk away
This time
This time,
This time
This time,
This time

It's 4 am and I'm wide awake
Waiting for my thoughts to fade
It's times like these I see your face

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Vanessa Carlton - The Wreckage Lyrics

The Wreckage Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

Speeding into the horizon
Dreaming of the sirens
Wishing for her broken glass on a highway
It could be so easy

The rhythm, rhythm of an engine
Always makes me empty
See the headlights coming at me
Can't help but wonder

Flying, flying in slow motion
The wind through my hair
And ripping through the scenery
Of the wreckage
It is my secret need

Uh, uh, uh

Speeding into the horizon
Dreaming of the sirens
Wishing for her broken glass on a highway
It could be so easy

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Vanessa Carlton - The Plant Sky Lyrics

The Plant Sky Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

The ship the carried away
Rock concrete the condo fly
That the When without nights
Air the buttons the coated

Company right there I summer sun
The men who you without cried
Heaven the road the flesh time

This lake look hard
Dreams don't the dust
Away let it go

Never you let it go
Wanna the radio
Head the natural plant sky

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Vanessa Carlton - The One Lyrics

The One Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

Ahhh

Holiday and I come home
I hope to see this boy I know
I can't wait for us to be alone
Flippin' through the radio
We sing along to the indie show
The songs they play mean more than I can say

And the tape I made you,
Hope you think of me when it plays through
I'm kinda sad now that it's done
You think my time is for free
In all the ways you say to me,
Sweet versions of let's wait and see

You're always a golden boy
And I'm the girl that you enjoy
My parents say isn't he a gifted son
Time is always passing
By but still I have to wonder why
You can't come to tell me I'm the one

Summer goes and we have grown
We have our friends,
Live on our own
Still I'm not the girl you want me to be
Say gravity can bend the time,
Funny, I always liked your mind
But this whole thing is crushing me

But you're always a golden boy
And this girl's heart that you destroy
You smile at me and then you have your fun
Time is always passing,
Still, I give you another try
And hope that you will see that I'm the one

You say you're scared to get too close
Come let's see how it goes
I see you now at the show,
The 7th in,
The 7th row
Now you look at me
And see what I've known for so long
Sad that you could be so lovely and so wrong

Came to say that I moved,
I see your face you don't approve
Guess you could say that I'm already gone

But you'll always be my golden boy
And I'm the summer girl that you enjoy
Some melodies are best left undone

I feel the time pass away
But in my songs you will always stay
I don't need you to tell me I'm the one
I don't need you to tell me I'm the one

You'll never know that I was the one

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Vanessa Carlton - Tall Tales For Spring Lyrics

Tall Tales For Spring Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

God [John?] rests his head Sunday afternoon
The waking in me is surely the waking in you
[Praying with God [John?]?] that we never met
Time turns for a cure
Through the scientist force [?]

No news, no news of the heart [?]
But you knew it, you knew it
From the start

[Instrumental]

The heart you will tell [?] no tall tales this spring
[My same old hues?] seem to have started everything
Maybe it's [fate?] that the sadness takes hold
Send stars through the window will they ever know this
Bad news, bad news of the heart
But you knew it, you knew it, from the start

There's a madness, madness [yes there are?]
But you knew it, you knew it from the start
Still asleep, you smile into a sunbeam
This smile more than a daydream
Colorstain glass cathedral
Come fast and cast
Never let you go

God [John?] rests his head Sunday afternoon
The waking in me is surely the waking in you
Praying with God [John?] that we never met
[To find?] some way out of this mess

It's the heart
It's the heart
The madness, madness in the stars
But you knew it, you knew it, from the start

Oooh, Oooh

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Vanessa Carlton - Swindler Lyrics

Swindler Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

I've been mistaken
You swindle once again
Now there's no question
I was wrong

And now I stand alone
Just a dent in your throne
Your true colors shown
You don't belong

(chorus)
And now I'm lost
And now I run from you
And now I see just how I bleed from you
And all the lies, all the lies
How could I let you in
But now it's clear, I went along for the ride

Hey Mr. Merry Men
I know you'll come again
'till you find just what you're looking for

If I'm your little lamb
Oh would you leave again
Oh no, I bet you'd stay for more

(chorus)

And now I'm findin' out that you are nothin' 'but
What I thought you were
And now I understand just how you work your plan
First you're warm and then you just burn

(chorus)

And I will make my way through another day
Cause I know better now
And you'll drop another line on someone elses time
But in me you still resound

(chorus)

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Vanessa Carlton - Sway Lyrics

Sway Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

My heart, your hands, gentle my friend
Break me neatly, numb me sweetly

Say you would, say you could
Say you'd come and stop the rain
Say you'd try and hold me tight
And you just give me away
Make me high on lullabies
A melody for me to sway
Say you would, say you could
And you don't do anything

Come down heavy, try and steady
Precious ladies, love you, love me...



Hold my head up to the lies that you feed me
I'll fall under the spell you cast as you let me down

Say you would, say you could
Say you'd come and stop the rain
Say you'd try and hold me tight
And you just give me away
Make me high on lullabies
A melody for me to sway
Make me high on lullabies a melody for me to sway

[chorus]

Say you'd come and stop the rain... (x4)

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Vanessa Carlton - Superhero Lyrics

Superhero Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

Mother may I lay my head down
What would you say?
If all that's lost may never be found
It's gone away

I never thought it would be me
Held so high
Fell so far
Mother may I lay my head down
I'm a falling star

Superhero won't you come and take me away
Superhero won't you come save my day

If I ever could have faked it
Oh it would show
And if I ever could have made it
Would I be gold?
I never wanted to be what they even wanted me to be
And now this story ends untainted
Without me

Superhero won't you come and take me away
Superhero won't you come and fly me away
Superhero
Superhero
Superhero won't you come
Save my day

Won't you
Won't you
Won't you take me home
Won't you
Won't you
Won't you take me home
Won't you
Won't you
Won't you take
Won't you come and take me
Won't you come rescue me
Won't you come and take me

Hero
Hero
Hero

Won't you take me home
Superhero won't you come and take me away
Superhero won't you come and fly me away
Superhero
Superhero
Oh my hero
Oh my hero
Superhero won't you come save my...

Mother may I lay my head down
What would you say
If all that's lost may never be found
It's gone away
I never thought it would be me
Held so high
Fell so far
Mother may I lay my head down

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Vanessa Carlton - Spring Street Lyrics

Spring Street Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah nah nah
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah nah nah

I was heading down to Spring Street with a suitcase in my hand
Filled with love and life and grand illusion,
I knew you'd understand
I left you by the stairwell
And your eyes were wet with tears
Mother you knew you had to let me go,
Even after all these years

And we sing
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah nah nah
She said
Nah-nah-nahnah nah nah nah
Walk on
Nah-nah nah, nah, nah nah nah
You're alright
Nah-nah, nah, nah nah nah nah

And I found myself a new life
I've been living with some friends
We hold on to dreams and live like kings,
Like the days will never end
I left him by the statue and his eyes were filled with tears
Lover you knew you had to let me go
Even after all these years
And we sing

Nah-nahnah-nah nah nah nah
He said
Nah-nah, nah, nah, nah nah nah
Walk on
Nah-nah, nah, nah, nah nah nah
You're alright
Nah-nah, nah, nah nah nah nah

Everything changes friends become strangers
What we hold so dear slips away
The past keeps on fading,
But I'll never forget you
It's hard to see that you're a part of me
Even when we have to say

Nah-nah, nah, nah,nah nah nah
Walk on
Nah-nah, nah, nah nah nah nah nah
We sing
Nah-nah, nah, nah, nah nah nah
Well alright
Nah-nah, nah, nah nah nah nah

And I moved out of the city
To start a family of my own
When I look into my daughter's eyes,
I don't feel so alone
And as I walk her down to Spring Street
She holds on to my hand
Mother you knew my eyes would be wet with tears and now I understand

Nah-nah, nah, nah, nah nah nah
And I said
Nah-nah, nah, nah, nah nah nah
Walk on
Nah-nah, nah, nah, nah nah nah
Thank you
Nah-nah, nah, nah, nah nah nah
Walk on,
You're alright
Can't hold on
Nah-nah,nah, nah, nah nah nah

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Vanessa Carlton - She Floats Lyrics

She Floats Lyrics - Vanessa Carlton

(intro: whale sounds)
Watching puddles gather rain
There's no better place to lay
Shes as fine as dandelions blowing in the wind
Shes not thinkin' about anything...
She floats... She floats...
Floats...

Wearing black patent mary janes
She steps out in to the rain
She's as dry as clear blue skies
Swallowing you whole
God knows secrets though I'm told
She floats... She floats...
Floats...

Ahhh... ahhh...

She's as fine as dandelions blowing in the wind
Shes not thinkin she's listening

She floats... She floats... Floats...
Floats...
She floats... She floats... Floats...
Floats...

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