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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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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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16-09-2004 07:262k8Tr is offline 2k8Tr 

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the part is

[i]"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 "
16-09-2004 08:12audrey_2127 is offline audrey_2127 

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a while ago, i thought it was 'white horses'
16-09-2004 08:14msg_me_im_bored is offline msg_me_im_bored 

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heard it 2ce .. i dont know if its that good yet lol
19-09-2004 17:19Pinj45 is offline Pinj45 

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I LUV THIS SONG!
19-09-2004 19:19mamasboy is offline mamasboy 

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great first single for her new album....I'm actually surprised how catchy it is!!
20-09-2004 01:00OneLove711 is offline OneLove711 

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OMG! I am in love with this song! Its so awesome! I could listen to it non stop! O wait i do, lol!
21-09-2004 10:03cairowinters is offline cairowinters 


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I really like this song - and it's so real and true!

The only bad thing is the radio stations here play it a lot, I'm so sick of them ruining songs by overplaying them!

I really like the beat as well...
21-09-2004 17:09Amaryllis is offline Amaryllis 

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[b]I like this song very much !!*
22-09-2004 15:22verilein is offline verilein 

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woah! another great song! luv it!!! <3 she has such an amazing voice! but the part of her first time is really a little irritating anyhow, beautiful song
23-09-2004 00:33prettypuppy7887 is offline prettypuppy7887 

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this sogn is very personal for her obviously and if she wanted to put in that part of rush of blood and pain then its up to her. a song is somethin personal and special so she put in a little bit of her
23-09-2004 20:00Katie_44 is offline Katie_44 

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I really like this song ... Im usally not a big fan of Vanessa Carlton but I can really relate to this song. I could listen to this song over and over which is very surprising..
but the parts some people say shouldnt be in there, i disagree because tahst what makes this song so unique and alot of people can realte to it

LUV IT
24-09-2004 22:32BlackPastel is offline BlackPastel 

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I think it takes major guts to share with the world a song that seems so deeply personal. But it is a very awesome song.

Everything's so subtle, so low-key, you don't even notice it till after a few times you heard it.

Nobody's seemed to mention the ending, whcih was my favourite part:

"Maybe you were all faster than me
We gave each other up so easily
These silly little wounds will never mend"

How she and her friends had a now-seemingly-stupid fight over something trivial, and how she regrets never mending that fight, but accepts it's part of the past, and it wouldn't be the same now even if they did make up, so she chooses to just keep it as a very fond memory, and thinks of frequently.

I'm still a bit stuck on white houses though. Any thought to what it is?
24-09-2004 23:10the_canadian_88 is offline the_canadian_88 

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I love this song, regardless of the lyrics..on the musical aspect, it's awesome...
24-09-2004 23:54x0babiejennz is offline x0babiejennz 

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Ehh, its a wierd but good song.
25-09-2004 01:51BitterSweet is offline BitterSweet 

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I like this song alot...
25-09-2004 20:33cowsrockmysox is offline cowsrockmysox 

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this song is great for ballet...and its not lame either.

ps- i am the only punk ballet dancer you will ever meet.
25-09-2004 20:34geekgirlxc07 is offline geekgirlxc07 

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Great Song. I'm listening to it now, actually
25-09-2004 23:20Midnight_Raven is offline Midnight_Raven 

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the "white houses" thing has to do a lot with the dormitories or mabe the apartments near the college....all these things happened in her dorm/apartment with her friends and b/f...i have loved vanessa carlton since a thousand miles and have been anticipating another terrific song. i knew it was her voice as soon as i heard it on the radio and did a happy dance! thank you VC your voice is beautiful! and your lyrics are so meaningful!
26-09-2004 04:55kalsonberry is offline kalsonberry 

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it's good but not as good as a thousand miles
26-09-2004 12:05Elyse1190 is offline Elyse1190 

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i love this song. snaps for vanessa carlton-she never dissapoints me
27-09-2004 22:51SparklinSkiez7 is offline SparklinSkiez7 

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Best song EVER!
28-09-2004 16:55abigailnicole is offline abigailnicole 

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I adored this song, the first time I heard it I just stopped and listened to it. It's wonderfully deep with the story of the five friends at the summer house, I love it.
28-09-2004 20:42Katie_44 is offline Katie_44 

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in the ending part of the song she says

[lyrics=]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


what is she talking about when she says maybe u were all faster than me??
29-09-2004 06:01NZ_Music_Mafia is offline NZ_Music_Mafia 

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this song sounds alittle childish. if u follow me, like a kind of immaturity to VC's voice, overall though i think its what makes the song as good as it is, i think it will definalty do well on the charts. i look forward to more releases!
rock on
\m/
30-09-2004 20:09Amaryllis is offline Amaryllis 

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