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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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01-10-2004 20:20i_r_crazy is offline i_r_crazy 

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1st herd it on launch . . . i luv it! can't wait 4 her new cd!
03-10-2004 00:55spazyhyperist5 is offline spazyhyperist5 

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first, i LOVE the song so incredibly much...
second, you have to have that part in... i mean, thats the whole song, a mistake that she made and how she'll never forget and all that stuff

<3 a cheerleader (as if you'd never guess)
03-10-2004 19:32black_ice45 is offline black_ice45 

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i'm not exactly vanessa's biggest fan, but i really like the song. the video rocks too
05-10-2004 23:45JKGurlie is offline JKGurlie 

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What are the white hosues she tlaks about in ehr song
So i go and i will not b back here agian
im gone as hte day is fading on white hoseus
i dotn relaly getthat part...
Anyone got any ideas>
JK gurlie
06-10-2004 06:23STEPHONIX is offline STEPHONIX 

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i had to look up the lyrics cos i don't understand her...she's so high-pitched...
but i hold a lot of resepct for her now...i think this is a beautiful song
07-10-2004 02:24missymoo2006 is offline missymoo2006 

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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

ok... for all of you who think this isn't ok or that she should take this part out of the song....
GET A NEW SONG!!!!
Vanessa Carlton did a beautiful job of describing her first time. I'd like to see one of you who disagrees with the lyrics to try and do a better job. part of what makes this song so awesome is the fact that she doesn't beat around the bush while trying to describe her experience. A LOT if people relate to that EXACT part! don't try to make her song something it's not. for all of you who can't accept it what? are you 12 or just really sheltered? i LOVE whoever it was that posted....
**lifes not rated 'PG'...X baby all the way! lol
anyways vanessa carlton's awesome and this is my favorite song of hers!
08-10-2004 14:51ttttttrrrr is offline ttttttrrrr 

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Wow, what a great song...
I realy didn't gave him 5 at all for nothing
How can someone give to the lyrics less then 5 it is so true...
09-10-2004 02:01ravenwing is offline ravenwing 

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Yeah, I love this song as well. There's something about it that makes you feel as if you know it alreadyas if you've heard it many times before. As for the White Houses ref...I think by White Houses she means it's all new, (unpainted?) but also like innocent and pure. First time out of home, moving away and into a new house with her friends. A blank canvas (ooh). Of course it wasn't all that innocent, but that's part of it, the contradiction. And now there won't be anymore white houses... You know how she describes the guy as having a bright red shirt, see that can stand for him being exciting, etc. She's using the color to add meaning.

Of course, I could be completely wrong in my thinking. This is just IMHO. Perhaps she just chose it cause it sounds good Or maybe it's got to do with the houses where she lives...
10-10-2004 00:13maybee523 is offline maybee523 

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i definetly agree 100% w/ closestofall and dont agree w/ sparksbritt. i mean, come on? how old are yall? this is a beautiful song and without that stanza it wouldnt make it any better bc (in case you didnt notice) that is what the WHOLE song is about. i am expecially bewildered when ppl can call this song 'sketchy' when almost ALL rap songs are tons worse, and people never say anything about them. i give this song two BIG thumbs up and cant wait to buy this album. this song is so beautiful. very [i]meets pop culture plus a piano. nice one carlton
10-10-2004 05:22LeAnG is offline LeAnG 

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I totally agree that this is an amazing song. Here is my take on it:
The entire song is about losing your virginity. The 'white houses' represent innocence. She went into this bungalow inexperierenced, and she obviously lost her virginity there, which is why she later says she'll be back there. There was also sybolism in the red shirt. The boy was exciting for her, his shirt represented love, passion, romance.
I don't agree that this had anything to do with summer camp. These people are older than that, in their very late teens early twenties. They are sharing a summer bungalow. Also, I don't agree that the five friends are her old buddies. The very beginning of the song says this. It says she moved in with 'some strange new friends' I feel that these people were all more experienced and possibly a year or two older than she. which is why she says 'maybe you were all faster than me' I think that she met these friends through her boyfriend.
At the end of the song when it says that they all gave each other up so easily, i think it simply means they all drifted. The end of summer came and they didn't try to stay in touch.
The summer also holds symbolism. The summer is a time where everything is in bloom, as she says. She was growing in this experience and learning.
The song is beautiful, romantic, and heartfelt. It isn't sketchy at all. If people don't think that part should be in there, they don't understand the meaning of the song at all. These lyrics are subtle, express truth and compassion, and truly speak about the song.
10-10-2004 05:25LeAnG is offline LeAnG 

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eek sorry meant to say she'll NEVER be back there at the beginning of that.
10-10-2004 11:17lolita_lempicka is offline lolita_lempicka 

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I love this song soooooo much and I've only ever heard it once! Can't wait to get the single but I will have to wait until the end of the month before it is released here in Aus.
10-10-2004 13:01maybee523 is offline maybee523 

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i definetly agree 100% w/ closestofall and dont agree w/ sparksbritt. i mean, come on? how old are yall? this is a beautiful song and without that stanza it wouldnt make it any better bc (in case you didnt notice) that is what the WHOLE song is about. i am expecially bewildered when ppl can call this song 'sketchy' when almost ALL rap songs are tons worse, and people never say anything about them. i give this song two BIG thumbs up and cant wait to buy this album. this song is so beautiful. very 'strawberry wine' meets pop culture plus a piano. nice one carlton
10-10-2004 23:31andrew4762 is offline andrew4762 

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i like dis song....they never play it on the radio though
12-10-2004 01:25BlondeShorty23 is offline BlondeShorty23 

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I love this song because it is so unique! I loved it right away after I heard in on the radio
16-10-2004 09:19Pawprint is offline Pawprint 

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This is a great song and it really hits close to home. I don't agree with what people say about this song being sketchy. Compared to some of Eminem/or similar's lyrics, you have absolutely no argument. I love the video as well! (that skirt she's wearing rocks!- it reminds me of the one Avril wore in My Happy Ending) I think this song is very emotional and is sure to get in the top ten here in Aussie!
17-10-2004 01:04fayeza is offline fayeza 

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love it!!!!
1000 miles is my naxt fave frm
17-10-2004 16:31jomjom_01 is offline jomjom_01 

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vanessa carlton just keep on making good music!!! hehehe...i can't help not to be amazed with her songs...
18-10-2004 21:05Kilala81 is offline Kilala81 

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I've seen some people wondering what this song was about. My take (and this is what I get from the song) is a young girl that has just moved away from home. She's met new friends and is insecure about herself. She loses her virginity (that part is pretty obvious in the song) and then the friends that swore to stay together forever, drifted apart.

It seems to be a song about growing up...

Anyway, I love V.C. and hope this song gets more airplay. I love it!
20-10-2004 02:35ibadancinqt28 is offline ibadancinqt28 

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wow i absolutely love this song? it made me cry...is that weird?..lol
21-10-2004 20:52chingchingching is offline chingchingching 

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When I read the lyrics, I was kinda shocked when I saw the part about the blood and the pain. I didn't realize that was even in the song when I saw the video this morning, I was too distracted by the beauty of Vanessa Cartlon I had previously over looked. The lyrics some how sounds outta place and isn't completely necessary since that experience is extremely common. But, later by the end of the song you hear what the entire thing is about (her summer experiences, losing her virginity, and the all too cliche regreting it afterwards). So all in all, it's a good song...a VERY VERY GOOD SONG!!!
31-10-2004 04:00AsukaLangley is offline AsukaLangley 

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This song is REALLY NICE but you guys have to listen the other songs of HARMONIUM... will be a nice nice album. More than Be Not Nobody. I'm Vanessa Carlton #1 Fan!
31-10-2004 04:01AsukaLangley is offline AsukaLangley 

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And the video is pretty AMAZING
04-11-2004 11:07shott is offline shott 

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how cool
have been loving it since the first try
04-11-2004 20:23Sweet_Misery is offline Sweet_Misery 

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Seems like it talks about young girls growing up too fast, good song.

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