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Song score
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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15-01-2005 10:15freakunleashed is offline freakunleashed 

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Vanessa is a gr8 singer & has a gr8 voice i just came to know tht song was about losing her virginity as I myself found this song wierd but anywayz this song has gr8 & has great beat!!!!! AND I totally agree with lexieloo, that this song isn't doin good on the charts infact the album FLOPPED in the U.S. & the video didn't shown tht much progress on chart, it also not debuted on TRL chart!!!! so i fear vanessa might not come up with 2nd single/vid
16-01-2005 01:59billay is offline billay 

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One of my favorite songs of all time.
21-01-2005 18:56l_miller is offline l_miller 

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* i love this song * ... the way i take it she describes that great summer w/ friends and lovers that everyone has! ... its the summer thats to good to last w/ that summer love, promises, secerets, laughs, and memories that will never be forgotten! ... and yes the part about her first time should be in there its what makes the song personal to her but ppl can still relate. It also tells about when she leaves she'll never be back and shes leaving the hurt she has behind but will always keep the ppl in her heart. ..... i love it
23-01-2005 19:05Jack_is_awesome is offline Jack_is_awesome 

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These lyrics are good, but Vanessa Carlton.. Ack.. the vocals..
24-01-2005 00:14loser_girl_13 is offline loser_girl_13 

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The song is the bomb!!!lol!
27-01-2005 07:43vanessafan is offline vanessafan 

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this song is like a story. a story of summer. i luv it. the music video is increrdible too. :yes:
27-01-2005 07:50vanessafan is offline vanessafan 

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hey freak unleashed
i just put up my post then saw your post.
vanessa carlton is doing extremely well in europe and asia. the asian music channel plays her all the time with white houses. she's very popular in japan(she has lots of preformances there).i think the album is doing well.the charts are only for ultra ultra ultra popular people. don't worry about her. she'll do well.
27-01-2005 07:57SweetSare is offline SweetSare 

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ok ive changed a lot since i last posted for this song and now im totaly in love with it.. i can listen to it over and over..its one of my fave songs!! so yeh.. just thought id give this song some justice compared to last time..

and my x hates this song cos i used to play it heaps.. so guess who got his sister to really like it and now she plays it crap loads? *looks innocent* me do something cheeky? never
02-02-2005 02:54mocha_xox is offline mocha_xox 

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this song is so so awsome!! it's very catchy actually...this song and the a thousand miles are my favourites! but what do you think this song is all about?
08-02-2005 02:43Sittin_there is offline Sittin_there 

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I really like this song. She can sing sooooo well. She really has a voice to calm you down. I love this song!!!
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08-02-2005 02:44Sittin_there is offline Sittin_there 

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I really like this song. She can sing sooooo well. She really has a voice to calm you down. I love this song!!!
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11-02-2005 17:16santito is offline santito 

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vanessa carlton is good write-singer
24-02-2005 09:30_desert_rose_ is offline _desert_rose_ 

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woah..dont really like vanessa carlton's songs normally but this song feels different...its quite good
06-03-2005 11:32charizard220 is offline charizard220 

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OMGOSH!! I LOVE THIS SONG VANESSA IS DA BOM! ( not that type of bomb )

she is so good....the first time is listened to it i was strait away addicted to it !!

Vanessa


XOXO Charizard220 OXOX

PS : ISnt there anything greater than great out of 10 marks i would give her *insert sideways 8 here*
09-03-2005 07:55glamm is offline glamm 

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song was nice but vc cant really sing though..

14-03-2005 03:56zeushera is offline zeushera 

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This is the greatest Vanessa Carlton hit!!!

This is better than "A Thousand Miles" but the video of "A Thousand iles" is better...
14-03-2005 23:38XO_ashleya_XO is offline XO_ashleya_XO 

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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 "
Yea she had to put that in there!!... Its pretty much all the song is about!
29-03-2005 00:17Josie_11 is offline Josie_11 

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This is definely her best song yet, so truthful, something that lots of people can relate to. I love this song sooo much!
13-04-2005 08:14lil_miss_Elle is offline lil_miss_Elle 

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I don't normally like Vanessa Carlton, (A thousand miles got annoying after a while,) but I love this song!!

Maybe you were all faster then me,
We gave each other up so easily


I could really relate to that part, it really describes drifting apart from friends. Also about the rush of blood part, I think it's about becoming flushed during sex like young44 said, not about....uh, well... bleeding

I also seriously doubt this is about summer camp, because if she was at summer camp, then how could she hook up with this guy in the back of his car? It's probably about college, or just sharing a place with four other people
01-05-2005 02:07adepew is offline adepew 

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[i]i love this song, it has so many meanings. i talked about it with people at school, and we all just think its about her last year before college. she talks about never coming back, how summer's almost over. yet either way, amazing song
08-05-2005 13:33xoparisxo617 is offline xoparisxo617 


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I think White Houses is much better than 1, 000 Miles. This is such a cute and different song!!
13-05-2005 00:51Shakespeare_kat is offline Shakespeare_kat 

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I really love this song! I've read that some people think it's weird with the whole 'little bit of pain part' and you are wondering why she added it. She is writing about her first sexual experiance.. and the first time... it hurts.. she is just writing about her experiance.. and it's probably the truth. .. EVERY AWSOME SONG!
16-05-2005 02:25iamnotworthy is offline iamnotworthy 

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I love this song so much. It is a very accurate song about a "first time", I think, and it has descency to it. It is the only song that has ever given me an idea for a story.
07-06-2005 03:27goinkool is offline goinkool 

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This songs the best..I cant believe Vanessa wrote this!! The lyrics are too poetic though and wat are white houses.. Wat does that have to do with the song.. Anywayz..the beat is awesome and I love it!
10-06-2005 02:47rumplemima is offline rumplemima 

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This song rocks

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