Vanessa Carlton - White Houses

You can't get more sing-songy commercial-jingle than this nonsensical nostalgiac bullshit, can you? And here's the real shocker - it sounds exactly like all her other songs. A Thousand Miles part DEUX? Say it ain't so The radio's all over this shit where I live, and it's grating like nothing else.

Crashed on the floor when I moved in
This little bunk alone 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
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
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

I've not heard it yet. But going by your post; I'm not sure I'd want to now.

LOL this record just started on the radio. It's less the record then the too-cute vocals. My nomination for worse performance of the year, and that's saying something considering The Duff and Ashlee (awful spelling) Simple have records out this year.

CynicKill said:

Yeah, I agree. The lyrics might be interesting if sung by any other artist. But her vocals sound like an innocent 7-year-old skipping home from Sunday school with cotton candy in one hand and a lollipop in the other. And the damn thing is way too repetitive.

Chico1 said:

Likewise. I hate "bubble gum" music.

i like the song and the bitch can
write some lyrics.