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Rhythm 9.5
Melody 9.6
Instruments 9.4
Lyrics 9.6
Vocal 9.4
This song has been reviewed 141 times. Overall score for this song, 9.5.
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video submitted by Rachael on 12-11-2007
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Vanessa Carlton - White Houses Lyrics

Song details
TitleWhite Houses
ArtistVanessa Carlton
AlbumHarmonium (2004) , Track 1
GenrePop, Rock
Rank4,190 (+721) history
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Song lyrics
Crashed on the floor when I moved in 
This little bungalow 
With some strange new friends
Stayed up too late, and I'm too thin 
We promised 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 
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
Summer's all in bloom 
Summer is ending soon 

It's alright and it's nice not to be so alone
But I hold on to our secrets in white houses 

Maybe I'm a little bit over my head
I come undone at the things he's said 
And he's so funny in his bright red shirt
We were all in love and we all got hurt

I sneaked 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 our 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
Wrote 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
lyrics submitted by Megan
lyrics corrected by Lisa on 03-08-2009




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29-08-2004 17:23fanof3dg_n_BN is offline fanof3dg_n_BN 

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well, im not a VC fan, cuz im not too into tha whole 'goodie' pop thing. but i like 'white houses' cuz i can really relate to it. n tha 'sketchy' part as u all call it, well i think its good that she put that in there. i mean she is describing an experience...y would she leave out something as meaningful to her as that?! the song is very real. the lyrics to songs is wut determines whether i like it or not, and i relate to this song completely, so i really like it.
29-08-2004 19:55169bb is offline 169bb 

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29-08-2004 19:59169bb is offline 169bb 

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30-08-2004 17:15doreetoes703 is offline doreetoes703 

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The song is about the relationships of summer, whether they are romantic or friendly or whatever. There's been a little bit of a debate over the part about "my first time", whether it should have been in the song or not. I didn't take it as she regretted being with this particular guy. Everyone has a few mistakes in their past, it doesn't mean that you regret it. From the rest of the song, I took it that she liked her life, who she was, her friends and all the relationships that she has/had. As long as you like who you are, then you have no regrets. Everything that has happened in your life up to this point has made you the person that you are right now, and if you're happy with that, then it would be kind of pointless to regret anything. Because at the end, she says "what i gave is yours to keep", so maybe the relationship didn't last, but its not the bad parts that you end up remembering. You don't look back and think about what went wrong. You look back and remember the fun that you had. That's the beauty of summer romances. Because in the end, you're never really alone...you have your friends. I think that's what she's really celebrating in this song. But that's just my take on it.
31-08-2004 20:59fanof3dg_n_BN is offline fanof3dg_n_BN 

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omg doretoes was totally right! i mean its juss about summer relationships (friend and more) and how it comes and goes and mistakes r made and how u learn from them. its about looking back on all the memories and all the things that happend over one very special summer. and i mean the 'sketchy' part is somthing that meant alot to her and that she wouldnt take back and that is one of her memories, so there is no reason to not put it in the song. its about wut happend in the summer, and thats one of the things that happend.
**lifes not rated 'PG'...X baby all the way! lol
01-09-2004 17:46Lolagurl is offline Lolagurl 

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I really love this song, I've got a guess what it's about, but not sure. From what she says in the song, it sounds like she and 4 friends are living together (after highschool?) having fun and enjoying life. Then this 'guy' comes into the picture. It sounds like all 5 of them are in love with him. But hey, I'm not sure. Anybody else have any ideas?

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03-09-2004 03:41Diiddy is offline Diiddy 

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this song is not like any other song, she talks about her personal experiences which makes the song itself more unique, and im sure from the song we all can somehow relate to it
03-09-2004 22:26cme is offline cme 

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this is a very cute song!!
and the moon walk in the video was kool
05-09-2004 03:39jmaCloveR is offline jmaCloveR 

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i really love this song. Definatly my favortie song. I just love it i don`t know what it is about this song. I don`t relate to it because i`m not in college and still a virgin but i really love it.
05-09-2004 23:13JeS1234 is offline JeS1234 

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its cute...she can put whatever she wants in her songs..its 100% good
06-09-2004 04:51billay is offline billay 

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oh my god! i absolutely love this song! it's so awsome! and the music video's cool too! vanessa's not bad to look at either....
06-09-2004 07:04stuckeybowler is offline stuckeybowler 

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I love Vanessa Carlton, this is such a great song!
06-09-2004 22:47shimmer_lipz04 is offline shimmer_lipz04 

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addicting
07-09-2004 00:48Yenni is offline Yenni 

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wow!what i song. i just found out i like her.(michelle Branch also)...she is great.i liked Pretty baby and Ordinary!This song is going to be a hit(at least for me)but i'm affraid i might get tired of it cuz i listen to it alot on my way to school.lol
07-09-2004 13:50quackytheduck is offline quackytheduck 

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I like this song. In a twisted way, it reminds me of my last year at sleepaway camp...
07-09-2004 21:59quackytheduck is offline quackytheduck 

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It also reminds me of that book Summer Sisters by Judy Blume if anyone ever read it...
08-09-2004 03:08Moonstone is offline Moonstone 

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white houses is so nice and i really love how theres so much emotion in the song....the videos so nice to watch, i love the dancing....
09-09-2004 03:07Lovesongs88 is offline Lovesongs88 

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Anyone who's ever been to summer camp MUST realise this song is about camp... little white houses .....summertime ...cute boys ....it's pretty obvious
09-09-2004 23:59LeeRahnAka is offline LeeRahnAka 

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I love this song, just like the rest of you. It's so great! One of the greatest things about it is that it's so Vanessa Carlton from 'Be Not Nobody' and yet the new CD, 'Harmonious' too. It's like she gt a piercing or tatoo or something, and we love her all the more for it. I can see how this is about summer camp. It really does fit very well. But maybe not a young teenager summer camp. I am thinking like an older teenager teenager camp. Something along the lines of an arts camp, with dance classes and music classes. The lyrics as of right now at the beginning read, "Little bunk alone." But I think she's saying "Little bungalow." But I think either fit, especially with the summer camp story. LOVE THIS SONG!!!! It's so pop, but so musical too! I love you Vanessa! And yes, that part needed to be in the song, because otherwise the song wouldn't have meant the same thing.
10-09-2004 22:03DebbieWebbie007 is offline DebbieWebbie007 

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i dont like this song ....her singles from her other cd were much better than this one
10-09-2004 23:31candybluey is offline candybluey 

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this is the bestest song!!!! i love it soo much. at first i liked it but i didnt know the maning cuz i really didnt pay attention to the lyrics... but then today she performed at TRL and i really payed attention and i realized this song is beautiful and she has an amazing voice not like some artists who cant sing.... one thing i dont get is the white houses... what r they? can someone explain thanx
11-09-2004 00:46Whit2389 is offline Whit2389 

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Best part about music.. eveyone can determine it differently ((same w/ art)). I think she is talking about a really great time in her life that she misses and thinks that some of the things she did was a bit out of her league but she doesn't really regret them. Maybe it was a good time when 5 of her best buds hung out, before they really had seperate lives and they were learning about themselves and making mistakes that helped them grow. Obviously that part is about losing her virginity, and if you compare that to the rest of the song then it fits w/ it too. Some may not like it, but shes the writer and if she likes it she gets to add it. I kind of like it.. why sugar coat the song? The reason i like this song is b/c it lets me know that i can make mistakes and learn from them and it takes you back to someone elses good times and brings back memories and since i'm still young it makes me look forward to parts of my life that are yet to come. And I'm sure that something involving a white house was involved.. maybe thats where they hung out the most.. unless she is speaking metaphorically that is. Yay for Vanessa b/c i usually dont care for many of her songs!
13-09-2004 23:25lil_mis_shorty is offline lil_mis_shorty 

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this song is really cool. she has a great voice and is very talented. and she rocks on the paino. i play the paino and i know for a fact that its not very easy at all.
she did a very good job on this song and is very creative in the songs she does sing and write.

Nice job Vanessa
15-09-2004 01:00sweetpea1391 is offline sweetpea1391 

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very simplistic and teen-ish song.

which is exactly why I love it so much. thumbs up vanessa!
16-09-2004 07:252k8Tr is offline 2k8Tr 

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now dat u mentinoed it, i think dat part

"[i] "

is a bit....u know, but i like it how the wai they put it out n wen kids listened 2 it they kant really tell, (i mean, dumb kids) koz it matches in the love games they play n they all got hurt in the nd nywai go VC! great song!

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