Vanessa Carlton said of the song: "It's about jealousy, it's about losing your virginity, it's about living on your own. It's a story that most people can relate to ... It's really the journey of one girl and her perception of her environment and how she starts out as a wide-eyed person, but everyone gets hardened by life, but not necessarily to the point where you can't feel anymore." She has also said it is about "rites of passage."
i.e. It's about that coming of age story when you're about to become or just became a legal adult. But you're not a real adult. You're still flush with emotions and insecurities and inexperience and wide-eyed, hopeful naivety. We all can relate to this somewhere between the ages of 16 and 24. That's what makes it so good. Those are some of the most fascinating years of life, and there's a bittersweet love of the nostalgia we have about feeling so full in our hearts. When 8 drinks and a good song would always find a way to make you cry like nobody is watching.
@@frozenaorta I'd extend it to 26-27, they say one reaches full maturity and adulthood at age 30..or so I've heard. I'm 25 and i still feel naive and clueless as heck, still no idea what to do with my life.. sucks.
If you aren't grown up by 21 you are an idiot. People used to be thought of and lived an independent life by 18 in the past. They say we have progressed, but really the world has regressed and become perpetual adolescence.
As a man I remember listening to this song as a teenager when it first came out and I was so scared to be a woman's first mistake. This song really opened my eyes, and still does to this day.
The things is that maybe they will never meet again... The romantic in me used to imagine him seeing her on tv or something and recognize her and hearing this song and think about her and that day...
“I sneak into his cars cracked leather seat..the smell of gasoline in the summer heat...” this girl is hands down one of the best songwriters out there.
"Wrote my injuries all the dust, In my heart it's the five of us" I feel like that line specifically hits anyone who had a super close, coed friend group in college right in the chest
If someone would have told me "in this video Vanessa Carlton will do the moonwalk while she sings about loosing her virginity" I would have been highly doubtful... but here we are. And i enjoyed every second.
I'm a guy and I'd have to say this this is one of the most beautifully written songs about a young girl's first time. Very metaphorical, personal, heartbreaking and pure. Powerful lyrics and beautiful video.
@@crystalcrystal1829 There's external pressure to be good, which is the main source of nerves. If there's emotional connection it makes things more chill (so better). It's more intense than you're expecting.
@@CyberTechWolf I don’t think there’s anything creepy at all about how I interpret this song. That’s what’s so great about art. You can interpret it however you like. No need to agree, just need to respect people’s opinions.
“Beer through the nose on an inside joke,” is honestly one of my favorite song lines ever. It’s so specific and captures such a beautiful, innocent feeling of happiness and belonging. Ugh 💛
and looks like it was tiring too, hard work, but she loves to dance, nearly as much as writing, and performing music , gave her good discipline & work ethic too.
I was 14 when I first listened to this song, I’m 31 now. Nothing but mad respect for this amazing songwriter. Fun fact, she didn’t use any stunt double for her dance here, it’s all her because she is also an amazing ballet dancer. The huge portrait of the ballerina in this video is actually her when she was younger. She attended American Ballet Theater before making it big. I soooo love her and her music.
Man, almost 20 years later and this song is still making me feel things from my late teens/early 20's. It's like the feelings of every crush and every girlfriend I ever had all condensed into this one song. All the excitement. All the anxiety. All of the joy and pain. And the video is just beautiful to watch. Listening to Vanessa's perfectly pitched voice and moving so gracefully, yep...was hard not to have a crush on her as well.
I still couldn't believe that she made a really good song like this but have not drown a lot attention these years. The lyrics, the melodies, her postures and acting in this video,you know... all of it are just stunning!! It's even better than her classic A Thousand Miles!
Venessa once again dazzles with her scope of understanding...not only of the human condition...but her mastery of lyrical content and musical aptitude make it apparent that she is in a league of her own. Such an underrated genius...if there were a time capsule left in the eternity of space and time for unfathomable beings to discover our civilization, this pinnacle of human achievement would get my vote to be included.
I thought the “underrated “ comment would have shown up in the top ten comments. I’m surprised it was this far down the thread. Every single artists videos have someone who thinks the particular artist is “underrated “ 💁
I absolutely love this music video! I love the way Vanessa at the piano is looking at herself as if she doesn't even recognize herself anymore. She's become something she doesn't understand and it scares her. This video is really deep and goes perfectly with this beautiful song❤❤❤
2021 and a Pandemic later...this still rocks and never stopped rocking. This is nostalgia and I wish there were more artists like this from the new generation.
It's almost certainly "or something." Love, or something. Like we're young and trying to figure out our feelings. Is she in love, is she familiar with the distinction between love and lust, or is she just drunk, or caving to peer pressure? The line implied that she thought she was in love, realized she probably wasn't, but didn't really care and wanted to be with that boy anyway, without knowing if she'd regret it later, because we don't really think like that as teens.
I think most of use don't realize how good an actor you have to be to carry this complex video off. She's just masterful in her expressions, and fantastic body language. This lady is truly a treat to watch.
This song is an absolute banger. 2024 and this song is better than most anything being rolled out. She sings beautifully, writes amazing lyrics, plays her own instruments.
The whole video is just incredible. I almost feel inadequate when I see this level of talent. The mastery of an instrument, the skills as a songwriter, as a singer and on top of that the grace of a ballerina. Just wow!
She is a phenomenal dancer above being a great singer and instrumentalist. Some of those dance moves are extremely difficult and she does them so fluidly...just amazing!
31 here. Can’t help but feel like it will only continue to get us harder the older we get. It’s just jammed full of that sort of nostalgia that pulls on your soul from the most formative years/parts of most of our lives… That brink from youth to adulthood-but you’re not really close to being grown or an adult at all. Having so much fun, making many friends, making mistakes, parties, laughter, first sexual encounters… We almost all have our own “White houses”… these places that take us back to that time and the specific memories. I think at this point I’m the part that gets me the most is the part about moving on quickly from the friendships we form and fun we have in those years… it definitely seems to be that she’s saying she’s the type that is more sentimental and probably reminisces more. That’s very much me, and I often wonder how often, if at all, some people I spent a lot of good times with ten years ago think of me and our memories. Good thing is, with social media I actually feel like that whole thing is definitely better than how it was pre-social media. I might not be BFFLs with some of those people, or even close anymore, but we see each other’s presence online enough for a little smiley emoji here or like or comment and it’s nice to know with that, as insignificant as it can feel (and often considered “trivial”), those are little ways to keep alive those memories and friendships in some small way. And at the same time social media for sure has made it where some of my closest friends and I from high school literally still have an ongoing group chat on snap. We might not all always reply and some of us send things much more than others, but we ALL view everything and are there when it counts. Despite ALL the downsides of social media and the way the internet is in 2022, I feel so fortunate to have these things rather than to not.
White Houses, Paradise, and Fools Like Me. I never forgot her songs since the day she hit radio. This one, in particular, means so much to me and it's even more brilliant with this video. Like, that ballet dancer was who I used to be; they brought great memories and significant trauma. Yes, they get to live with me but they won't ever get to play my piano, more so, lay their hands on me. Watching from a distance is more than enough.
I was 11 when this came out and I remember falling in love with this song and being mesmerized now I’m 25 sitting here with my 15 month old daughter watching this and she’s so mesmerized by Vanessa’s dancing. This will always be my favorite song 💜
We all didn't get married in our early 20's... Sometimes the emotions and heartbreaks continued through our younger years. In the early 2000's, this song was released, and I had just finished college while working at a restaurant. My beautiful girlfriend who I met there was living with me. I don't know where I'm going with this, but this song really breaks my heart. It was on the playlist at that place we worked at... And its message and melody still kills me. I've moved on since and have a wonderful life now with a wonderful wife. But how funny is it the way that emotions impact you when you're of the ages of 13-26? You're so driven by it. It drives you and nearly kills you when you're younger, then you miss that sentiment when you're older. It's difficult. Our hearts are so swollen when we're youthful, and sometimes we hate them for it. But then we miss it when we're older. We even cry for it. How do we enjoy life without that youthful love of empathy and pathos? I want to move on, but the person I'll always love isn't even a different person. It's just me, as I felt when I was younger. Now, in my 30's, I know that nothing will ever compare to that first kiss or first time having sex. That touch. That emotion. That rush was so real.
I always like this song. I never really paid attention as to what happened with Vanessa Carlton but I love this song and then her ordinary day song too of course
When I was 16 I used to listen to this song all the time. Now i am 22 and in all those years I would find myself singing it. I still know it by heart even tough I haven't listened to it since I was around 17.
Lyrics Crashed on the floor when I moved in This little bungalow 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 And 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 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 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
"these silly little wounds would never mend" hits home the hardest. As a woman, because we believe the notion society taught us that we have to compete with each other, we lost our friendships (as a young woman) for trivial things and that's why "pick me girls" are so rampant amongst young women. If I can go back to my 16 - 25 y.o self, I would tell her to not stress over the silly things and to keep most of my friendships with other girls cuz as a woman in my 30s now, I realise how fucking priceless the female friends I have. They are my rock, they are my happy place, they are my shoulder to cry on. I also realise, in my 30s, we are all different but rather than competing in trying to prove who is better, we could all just support and be there for each other. to the female friends I have lost in my younger days, I wanted you girls to know, its a regret on my part. I could have been a better friend.
timeless..i suddenly feels like reconnecting with a moment frozen in time , my teenage years full of self discovery , first loves and bittersweet of adulthood❤
I first heard this song and only once back in 2006 at a grocery store. It was catchy and now jump to Fall 2023 when I accidentally stumbled on it via TH-cam recommendations and I would never of guessed it was her singing it.
This song was inpired by Vanessa´s own experience. When she was 14 she moved to New York to become a ballet dancer. There she met knew people and she experienced the presure that dancers are exposed to. After the experience she decided to go back to the piano and leave ballet behind (And I will not be back here again) I can see in the video the first Vanessa, the innocent girl on the piano, and then the other girl, the one she is afraid of, the girl that feels anger, emotion, jealousy about a girl called Jenny, probably the best dancer on the academy (cause when she dances she goes and goes). In the dance on the video you can get the message about the feelings during these experiences, the feeling that you´re going forward when you´re really going back, the ilussion of become someone else and finally the fear of being someone you swore you would never be.
I grew up doing Ballet for 10 years of my life, so this song really hits home not only in personality and youth metaphors, but I used to express myself with choreography like this. I'm 24, haven't taken a ballet class since I was 14, and now and I'm trying to learn Vanessa's choreography. :) The dance is still in me.
If I had a daughter, I would have her listened to this song hundreds of time. I want her to think twice before she's going to give away her innocence to a dude who doesn't deserve her at all.
I remember obsessing over this song in my pre-teens before I became a dancer. I was always fascinated by those near-impossible moves ( 0:431:13 ). Now that I found dance, I'm more in love with the video and appreciate her gracefulness. Back to days of replays of this song!
Criminally underrated talent. The song itself is fantastic, but holy cow.. those dance moves! Loved the song and video when it first came out in 2004, and still love it after all these years.
That ballet stand-up she does at 1:39 still blows my mind 15 years later.
Vanessa Carlton said of the song: "It's about jealousy, it's about losing your virginity, it's about living on your own. It's a story that most people can relate to ... It's really the journey of one girl and her perception of her environment and how she starts out as a wide-eyed person, but everyone gets hardened by life, but not necessarily to the point where you can't feel anymore." She has also said it is about "rites of passage."
i.e. It's about that coming of age story when you're about to become or just became a legal adult. But you're not a real adult. You're still flush with emotions and insecurities and inexperience and wide-eyed, hopeful naivety. We all can relate to this somewhere between the ages of 16 and 24. That's what makes it so good. Those are some of the most fascinating years of life, and there's a bittersweet love of the nostalgia we have about feeling so full in our hearts. When 8 drinks and a good song would always find a way to make you cry like nobody is watching.
Thank you for sharing your interpretation, most appreciated.
@@frozenaorta I'd extend it to 26-27, they say one reaches full maturity and adulthood at age 30..or so I've heard. I'm 25 and i still feel naive and clueless as heck, still no idea what to do with my life.. sucks.
Toon Link same.
If you aren't grown up by 21 you are an idiot. People used to be thought of and lived an independent life by 18 in the past. They say we have progressed, but really the world has regressed and become perpetual adolescence.
This is actually my most liked song of vanessa carlton. I know most people will still go for thousand miles, but i liked this one more
My favorite is Ordinary Day but this is in my top 3 songs
Sameeee
Afterglow 🙋🏽♂️
It’s way better than a thousand miles
Twilight is my favorite
As a man I remember listening to this song as a teenager when it first came out and I was so scared to be a woman's first mistake. This song really opened my eyes, and still does to this day.
Dude, most people don’t marry the first person they screw. Don’t worry about it.
Don't listen to the comment - You learned well ! Keep listening to music like this xD
Listen to the comment. You aren’t going to impress anyone or get laid because you were playing the “sensitive guy” on a Vanessa Carlton video.
beautiful woman and heart ...
@@TheMightyThor83 nah, just get pussy off knowing Alanis Morrisette instead
"Maybe you remember me, what I gave you is yours to keep" always gets me
Me too
Mirian Reginald wherhwwhfqdhqgddgggv
This song is so well written. She's so goodddd
The things is that maybe they will never meet again... The romantic in me used to imagine him seeing her on tv or something and recognize her and hearing this song and think about her and that day...
@@Indi3cita Wait, the story was real??!
“I sneak into his cars cracked leather seat..the smell of gasoline in the summer heat...” this girl is hands down one of the best songwriters out there.
This song was Co Written with then boyfriend Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind.
Yea, the lyrics and rythm are genious👏
@@benitogarcia2588 yeah, he recorded this album too.
I say it all the time. Listen to Carlton
@@benitogarcia2588 really?? A guy helped write a song such as this one? I never would have guessed
38 yrs old here, and I'm still listening to this song in 2022
"Wrote my injuries all the dust, In my heart it's the five of us" I feel like that line specifically hits anyone who had a super close, coed friend group in college right in the chest
Bro..
If someone would have told me "in this video Vanessa Carlton will do the moonwalk while she sings about loosing her virginity" I would have been highly doubtful... but here we are. And i enjoyed every second.
🧐😂😂😂
Right??
SHUT UP! I NEVER EVEN FKIN PAID ATTENTION LOL! WOW IM SLOW AND THATS WEIRD AF. 😂
This song is so well written.
did she just do the moonwalk? lol
well she is a song writer and performer, and a good one too, Ricky Job.
And the video is a masterpiece!
And she has a really nice chest. Perky
I'm a guy and I'd have to say this this is one of the most beautifully written songs about a young girl's first time. Very metaphorical, personal, heartbreaking and pure. Powerful lyrics and beautiful video.
What about a guys first time. What’s that like? So curious
@@crystalcrystal1829 There's external pressure to be good, which is the main source of nerves. If there's emotional connection it makes things more chill (so better). It's more intense than you're expecting.
That's a prodoundly creepy way of putting it. I think it has more to do with nostalgia of youth rather than just sex.
@@CyberTechWolf I don’t think there’s anything creepy at all about how I interpret this song. That’s what’s so great about art. You can interpret it however you like. No need to agree, just need to respect people’s opinions.
@@cb_2887 I don't have an obligation to respect your opinion, only your right to state it.
“Beer through the nose on an inside joke,” is honestly one of my favorite song lines ever. It’s so specific and captures such a beautiful, innocent feeling of happiness and belonging. Ugh 💛
I feel like she was ahead of her time and was unappreciated
She was far too ahead of her time, if she came 0ut now....
Unappreciated, not sure. Underrated probably!
True
@Truth Seeker Lol!!!! So true!
Like Trump...in White houses😐😘
Vanessa Carlton, Queen of staying hydrated and contemporary dance!
+acct137 lol! I have to
Queen of driving a piano in downtown LA.
I just had to
hahahahaha
*Drank*
and looks like it was tiring too, hard work, but she loves to dance, nearly as much as writing, and performing music , gave her good discipline & work ethic too.
"And you...maybe you'll remember me...what I gave you is yours to keep." --The perfect beginning to a heartbreak.
Either that or an std haha 😂
Dylan Taylor lol yeah
Her virginity!
Yeah, definitely talking about her virginity. Props.
I was 14 when I first listened to this song, I’m 31 now. Nothing but mad respect for this amazing songwriter.
Fun fact, she didn’t use any stunt double for her dance here, it’s all her because she is also an amazing ballet dancer. The huge portrait of the ballerina in this video is actually her when she was younger. She attended American Ballet Theater before making it big.
I soooo love her and her music.
Yes! I wish she could go back to ballet, but she's already 40.
Haha. I literally heard this song at 14/15 also, and I'm also 31 now!
Same, I heard it at 14, and I'm 31 now lol
That's beautifully sad, it somehow reminds me of my fading youth😔 I miss being an irresponsible teenager.
Dancing isn’t a “stunt” 🤦
Man, almost 20 years later and this song is still making me feel things from my late teens/early 20's. It's like the feelings of every crush and every girlfriend I ever had all condensed into this one song. All the excitement. All the anxiety. All of the joy and pain. And the video is just beautiful to watch. Listening to Vanessa's perfectly pitched voice and moving so gracefully, yep...was hard not to have a crush on her as well.
So you're into dudes. That's cute 😂😅
@hahahajackmyswag she's not a guy
I still couldn't believe that she made a really good song like this but have not drown a lot attention these years. The lyrics, the melodies, her postures and acting in this video,you know... all of it are just stunning!! It's even better than her classic A Thousand Miles!
This song never makes me bored. Every time I listen to it, I feel it's always new.
The Modigliani face, the punchy voice and the piano driving it all. Just gorgeous. And profound at the same time.
Every few years I remember this song and come back to it. It still makes me cry every time
Same. Just. Same.
The nostalgia kicks in very strong with this one
Same
@@simoart2446 it really does
I love that her songs are always telling us a story and more than that, we can actually visualize the scenes. I picture a movie when she sings.
yes!
This is a masterpiece; song and video.
Kassie446 yum hajj
Totally agree!!!
does she really dance?
In White Houses 🎶
@@aliciagabriel2724 Yes, Vanessa grew up dancing ballet and it was and is a huge passion of her's. :)
Venessa once again dazzles with her scope of understanding...not only of the human condition...but her mastery of lyrical content and musical aptitude make it apparent that she is in a league of her own.
Such an underrated genius...if there were a time capsule left in the eternity of space and time for unfathomable beings to discover our civilization, this pinnacle of human achievement would get my vote to be included.
OK BUT THE WAY SHE JUMPS IS SO SMOOTH AND PRETTY- IDK HOW TO EXPLAIN-
She's trained in ballet.
This girl was sooooo underrated it's ridiculous! Loved everything about her! Totally a shame how she just disappeared......
she's baaaaack
This is not her style of music. Watch her new sound
She doesn't, at all! xD
@@saskatchewanderer "Love is an Art" 🤗
I thought the “underrated “ comment would have shown up in the top ten comments.
I’m surprised it was this far down the thread. Every single artists videos have someone who thinks the particular artist is “underrated “ 💁
I absolutely love this music video! I love the way Vanessa at the piano is looking at herself as if she doesn't even recognize herself anymore. She's become something she doesn't understand and it scares her. This video is really deep and goes perfectly with this beautiful song❤❤❤
2021 and a Pandemic later...this still rocks and never stopped rocking. This is nostalgia and I wish there were more artists like this from the new generation.
Olivia Rodrigo: you rang?
Facts
Facts
Facts
"Love is something Ignites in my veins, and I pray it never fades"
The Video, her dancing, the lyrics, her melody; all simply a masterpeice.
'or something', right?
Ahh, mkay~
It's almost certainly "or something."
Love, or something. Like we're young and trying to figure out our feelings. Is she in love, is she familiar with the distinction between love and lust, or is she just drunk, or caving to peer pressure?
The line implied that she thought she was in love, realized she probably wasn't, but didn't really care and wanted to be with that boy anyway, without knowing if she'd regret it later, because we don't really think like that as teens.
That glorious back bend at 0:45 is GOALS
I cannot do that 😂
one of the best songs ever made.
another star From PA. 🦌
Agreed
this is a criminally underrated song
I think most of use don't realize how good an actor you have to be to carry this complex video off. She's just masterful in her expressions, and fantastic body language. This lady is truly a treat to watch.
I was obsessed with this song when it first came out.
"With pretty eyed boys girls die to trust" is an interesting line to me
"A Thousand Miles" is Vanessa Carlton's biggest hit song, but "White Houses" is by far her best.
This song is an absolute banger. 2024 and this song is better than most anything being rolled out. She sings beautifully, writes amazing lyrics, plays her own instruments.
My absolute favorite song by Vanessa Carlton. Seeing her in concert on the 19th!!!
+Mike Doyle how was it
yeah, how was it?
+Mike Doyle ^^^
Classically trained pianist AND a ballet dancer who defies physics and perceived physical strength - pure talent
cabling
Fantastic video
It’s 2004, 8 year old me is sitting in “the computer room” hitting ‘play again’ on this video’s AOL page just to watch 1:10 for the 30th time that day
I literally replay that part over and over again simply because that muscle!!!
0:41 is where I was like 😮
❤❤❤
Gurl we are the same. 9 yo
Would put this in everyday in msn kids
Criminal how she only had one really successful record. Very talented.
This was off her second album, but yeah, the first one gained more attention.
The first time I listened to her voice it felt like being touched by the gentle breeze of the wind. Her voice is just breathtaking.
The whole video is just incredible. I almost feel inadequate when I see this level of talent. The mastery of an instrument, the skills as a songwriter, as a singer and on top of that the grace of a ballerina. Just wow!
Its hard for me to say this song is underrated with 13 million views but... it is
Hate all you want, this is one of the best videos Ive ever seen.
Simplicity is bliss.
She is a phenomenal dancer above being a great singer and instrumentalist. Some of those dance moves are extremely difficult and she does them so fluidly...just amazing!
That look she makes at 1:07 is just perfect. Ugggh, I'm not over you, Vanessa!
Oh my god I thought I'm the only one lol
SHE'S SO CUTE
She was groundbreaking and paved the way for so many female pop stars today but she was never appreciated in the same way!!!
I'm in my 30s now and this song still gets me.
I'm in my teens right now and this song gets me too lol
31 here. Can’t help but feel like it will only continue to get us harder the older we get. It’s just jammed full of that sort of nostalgia that pulls on your soul from the most formative years/parts of most of our lives…
That brink from youth to adulthood-but you’re not really close to being grown or an adult at all.
Having so much fun, making many friends, making mistakes, parties, laughter, first sexual encounters… We almost all have our own “White houses”… these places that take us back to that time and the specific memories.
I think at this point I’m the part that gets me the most is the part about moving on quickly from the friendships we form and fun we have in those years… it definitely seems to be that she’s saying she’s the type that is more sentimental and probably reminisces more. That’s very much me, and I often wonder how often, if at all, some people I spent a lot of good times with ten years ago think of me and our memories.
Good thing is, with social media I actually feel like that whole thing is definitely better than how it was pre-social media. I might not be BFFLs with some of those people, or even close anymore, but we see each other’s presence online enough for a little smiley emoji here or like or comment and it’s nice to know with that, as insignificant as it can feel (and often considered “trivial”), those are little ways to keep alive those memories and friendships in some small way.
And at the same time social media for sure has made it where some of my closest friends and I from high school literally still have an ongoing group chat on snap. We might not all always reply and some of us send things much more than others, but we ALL view everything and are there when it counts. Despite ALL the downsides of social media and the way the internet is in 2022, I feel so fortunate to have these things rather than to not.
Facts
@@BellJarBoywow lol. So true!! Im 28 and yeah
White Houses, Paradise, and Fools Like Me. I never forgot her songs since the day she hit radio. This one, in particular, means so much to me and it's even more brilliant with this video. Like, that ballet dancer was who I used to be; they brought great memories and significant trauma. Yes, they get to live with me but they won't ever get to play my piano, more so, lay their hands on me. Watching from a distance is more than enough.
Underrated bops.
I was 11 when this came out and I remember falling in love with this song and being mesmerized now I’m 25 sitting here with my 15 month old daughter watching this and she’s so mesmerized by Vanessa’s dancing. This will always be my favorite song 💜
favorite song damn lol yr kids like 5 now hope y’all are doin good
Same!! I heard this song when I was 12. This was my favorite song ever. And now I already 28y.o and have a 19 month old son 🥰
I was 5 when this song came out in 2004 and now I'm 25 😭
@@cyrisuchiha8518 haha yes my daughter is 7 now and I have 5 year old son now we are doing well thank you!!
Incredible that Stephan Jenkins made this with her. Now that i think about it, i do kind of feel a "3EB cadence" to this song!
Making the song, playing the instrument and performing the dance show, sure ... Rare gift...
She's so talented! She can sing, dance n play the piano
Agreed
She can rap too
AND THE FACT THAT THIS SONG IS WELL WRITTEN AND GAVE OUT A POWERFUL MESSAGE.
Let's stan Vanessa Carlton
Her voice, her lyrics, her music and her face, are all perfect as near as I can tell. Thank you for moving us so often Vanessa.
My daughter had a ballet dance recital dancing to this song, it was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in my life.
Hope you know this song is about her first time
@@khiarapollock8227 the dance was beautiful.
We all didn't get married in our early 20's... Sometimes the emotions and heartbreaks continued through our younger years. In the early 2000's, this song was released, and I had just finished college while working at a restaurant. My beautiful girlfriend who I met there was living with me. I don't know where I'm going with this, but this song really breaks my heart. It was on the playlist at that place we worked at... And its message and melody still kills me. I've moved on since and have a wonderful life now with a wonderful wife. But how funny is it the way that emotions impact you when you're of the ages of 13-26? You're so driven by it. It drives you and nearly kills you when you're younger, then you miss that sentiment when you're older. It's difficult. Our hearts are so swollen when we're youthful, and sometimes we hate them for it. But then we miss it when we're older. We even cry for it. How do we enjoy life without that youthful love of empathy and pathos? I want to move on, but the person I'll always love isn't even a different person. It's just me, as I felt when I was younger. Now, in my 30's, I know that nothing will ever compare to that first kiss or first time having sex. That touch. That emotion. That rush was so real.
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Wow. 😢 I'm in my 20s, but this just sounds sad 😭
An absolute gem. It's mindblowing how talented Vanessa is. Just insane.
Nobody writes like she does. She's so unique. Love her.
Who is listening in 2024!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Все... Все, кто любит красивую музыку, красивый голос... Все те кто, любит всё красивое.
Me 😍
me!! ♥️
Meeeeeehhhhh❤❤❤❤
I always like this song. I never really paid attention as to what happened with Vanessa Carlton but I love this song and then her ordinary day song too of course
When I was 16 I used to listen to this song all the time. Now i am 22 and in all those years I would find myself singing it. I still know it by heart even tough I haven't listened to it since I was around 17.
This was the very first youtube video I ever played back when it first started...2004 or so... it's a great song!!!
My favorite song by Vanessa Carlton! I added this song to my “Must Have Pandemic Jams 2020”. Reminds me of better days. Such a good song!
drop the full playlist alicia
Lyrics
Crashed on the floor when I moved in
This little bungalow 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
And 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 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 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
Back then I didn't really understand the lyrics but here I am in 2024 listening to this gem and I finally understand every word.
The Magic of early 2000 era!!! When Music is still music!
her dancing moves are on fleek
So smooth
Always loved this song❤❤❤
Ah memories, these memories only keep me sane these days, thanks vanessa for yur work
Why does this song make me cry?
We saw her last year at a small venue in omaha, and when she played this song i got choked up. Not sure exactly why but it did.
RT sister
IKR!!! I fucking cried while randomly listening to this in bed.
Nostalgia
@@enzoweeeme tonight. This song brings me way back..
Her musical talents are brilliant, especially when added with her dancing.
2:04 the music buildup and then the moonwalk perfectly executed! 😙🤌
So underrated Vanessa Carltons music is!!!
"these silly little wounds would never mend" hits home the hardest. As a woman, because we believe the notion society taught us that we have to compete with each other, we lost our friendships (as a young woman) for trivial things and that's why "pick me girls" are so rampant amongst young women.
If I can go back to my 16 - 25 y.o self, I would tell her to not stress over the silly things and to keep most of my friendships with other girls cuz as a woman in my 30s now, I realise how fucking priceless the female friends I have. They are my rock, they are my happy place, they are my shoulder to cry on. I also realise, in my 30s, we are all different but rather than competing in trying to prove who is better, we could all just support and be there for each other.
to the female friends I have lost in my younger days, I wanted you girls to know, its a regret on my part. I could have been a better friend.
Genuine Artist. . Standing Ovation.
timeless..i suddenly feels like reconnecting with a moment frozen in time , my teenage years full of self discovery , first loves and bittersweet of adulthood❤
it looks like she don't have bones while she move like that... amazing vanessa i wish u come back in the world of music..101% like
I first heard this song and only once back in 2006 at a grocery store. It was catchy and now jump to Fall 2023 when I accidentally stumbled on it via TH-cam recommendations and I would never of guessed it was her singing it.
This song was inpired by Vanessa´s own experience. When she was 14 she moved to New York to become a ballet dancer. There she met knew people and she experienced the presure that dancers are exposed to. After the experience she decided to go back to the piano and leave ballet behind (And I will not be back here again) I can see in the video the first Vanessa, the innocent girl on the piano, and then the other girl, the one she is afraid of, the girl that feels anger, emotion, jealousy about a girl called Jenny, probably the best dancer on the academy (cause when she dances she goes and goes). In the dance on the video you can get the message about the feelings during these experiences, the feeling that you´re going forward when you´re really going back, the ilussion of become someone else and finally the fear of being someone you swore you would never be.
Fun fact: McCaulay Culkin was in her class
Wow great analysis
Thanks for this info!
@@enbymack1846 yep
You couldn’t be more wrong if you tried hahahahahaha
Ever think a song should have hit masterpiece status and it just doesn't? Yeah that's how I've always felt about this song.
I grew up doing Ballet for 10 years of my life, so this song really hits home not only in personality and youth metaphors, but I used to express myself with choreography like this. I'm 24, haven't taken a ballet class since I was 14, and now and I'm trying to learn Vanessa's choreography. :) The dance is still in me.
I would love to see a video of it by you(:
2004 was such a good year for music.
If I had a daughter, I would have her listened to this song hundreds of time. I want her to think twice before she's going to give away her innocence to a dude who doesn't deserve her at all.
15 years!!!! This song is 15 years old! Feel old yet? I do :)
She needs to make a comeback, she had a lot of talent....man
I remember obsessing over this song in my pre-teens before I became a dancer. I was always fascinated by those near-impossible moves ( 0:43 1:13 ). Now that I found dance, I'm more in love with the video and appreciate her gracefulness. Back to days of replays of this song!
I have always thought the same thing.
+Tracy Win are those moves possible then ?
best singer ever,don't stop singing or writing
Ugh this song is such a bop
"a bop" is an understatement. Its a masterpiece
@ okay okay you got me there
Definitely still one of my few favorite albums. Not just the song but the full album!
Love the MJ dancing!
I'm still listening ❤ 0:37
I came here just to hit the like button on all her songs again. She got me through some hard times in decades past. Thank you forever Vanessa.
So happy I grew up watching, hearing and admiring an artist like Vanessa Carlton.
The melody of this still hits me today, I'm 26 now and fxck the memories x
This still sounds so Good...Story Telling at its Finest... V.C is just So Talented & Amazing Complete Artist.
Criminally underrated talent. The song itself is fantastic, but holy cow.. those dance moves! Loved the song and video when it first came out in 2004, and still love it after all these years.
This song makes me so nostalgic…rarely cry these days and this song gets to me. Listened to it when I was in college and brings back so many memories.
I used to love this song. She's got such a sweet voice and great piano skills where is she now ?
Her new album is out or is coming out soon
Thanks that's great to hear !
Her album "Liberman" will be released in 2015 :D
Cool :)
***** cool!!!!
Just found her. Really in love with the music in all her songs. She's so different from the mainstream
Not sure why I love this song so much. 2021 where are we?!?!