Vanessa Carlton Album

I know, you know,
We don't see
We sow our truth, wait patiently

I walk the streets with a song in my head
We ebb and we flow so
Got my toes on my pup at the foot of my bed
My heart always seems to know
Now take the glitz back, I want the soul instead
'Cause I found some kind of fairytale

I used to
Hover outside my truth
Always worry of what I'd lose
Take away my record deal
Go on, I don't need it
Spent the last 2 years getting to what's real
And now I can see so clear
I hope you feel just like I feel
I found some kind of fairytale

Want a garden by the ocean tide
Because I lose my way searching for stage lights
Well, Stevie knows and I thank her so
'Cause it's your seeds I sow
And now I know

Nolita flat on rent control
That's the life I choose
And you drag me to the fashion show
The poses that I see through
The movies in the afternoon

'Cause I found some kind of fairy...tale
(HEY!)
Nolita Fairytale (Ba da da da da da, Ba da da da da da)
Nolita Fairytale (Ba da da da da da, Ba da da da da da)
Nolita Fairytale
Nolita Fairytale
Nolita Fairytale

I first saw you at the video exchange,
I know my heart and it will never change,
This temp-work would be alright if you's call me, you's call me,
I lie awake at night for you, and I pray.

We crossed the deepest oceans,
Cargo across the sea,
And if you don't believe me,
Just put your hands on me,
And all the constellations,
Shine down for us to see,
And if you don't believe me,
Just put your hands on me.

The subway radiates with heat,
We barely met, and still I cross the street, to your door.

We crossed the deepest oceans,
Cargo across the sea,
And if you don't believe me,
Just put your hands on me,
And all the constellations,
Shine down for us to see,
And if you don't believe me,
Just put your hands on me.

Someday when our stories are told,
They'll tell of a love like this,
When our descendents are all growing old,
A thousand years we'll be singing.

Na na na na na na na na na.

We climbed tibetan moutains,
Where we can barely breathe,
I see the Dalai Lama,
I feel him blessing me,
And all the constellations,
Shine down for us to see,
And if you don't believe me,
Just put your hands on me.

[Hands on me]
Na na na na na na na.
[Hands on me]
Your hands on me.
[Hands on me]
Na na na na na na na.
[Hands on me]

I first saw you at the video exchange.

Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na

I was heading down to Spring Street
With a suitcase in my hand
And filled with love and life and grand delusions
I knew you'd understand

When I left you by the stairwell
And your eyes were wet with tears
Mother, you knew you had to let me go
Even after all these years

(And we sing)
Na na na na na na na
(And she said)
Na na na na na na na
(And walk on)
Na na na na na na na
(You're alright)
Na na na na na na na

And I found myself a new life
And I've been living with some friends
And we hold on to dreams and live like kings
Like the days will never end

And I left him by the statue
And his eyes were filled with tears
Lover you knew you had to let me go
Even after all these years

(And we sing)
Na na na na na na na
(And he said)
Na na na na na na na
(We'll walk on)
Na na na na na na na
(You're alright)
Na na na na na na na

And everything changes
And friends become strangers
And what we hold so dear slips away
The past keeps on fading
But I'll never forget you
It's hard to see that you're a part of me
Even when we have to say

Na na na na na na na
(And walk on)
Na na na na na na na
(And we sing)
Na na na na na na na
(You're alright)
Na na na na na na na

And I moved out of the city
To start a family of my own
And when I look into my daughter's eyes
And I don't feel so alone
And as I walk her down to Spring Street
And she holds onto my hand
Mother, you knew my eyes would be wet with tears
And now I understand

Na na na
Na na na na na na na
(And I said)
Na na na na na na na
(Walk on)
Na na na na na na na
(And thank you)
Na na na na na na na

And walk on
We're alright
And hold on
Na na na na na na na

Mm-mm-mm-mmmm-mm-mm
We scream and shout
And try to make it last
Though it didn't work out
I don't love you any less

My lover or friend
I won't ever tell
Our secret's safe
An unspoken citadel

And in these broken times
Well, it's so easy to forget
So I sing to remind
Upon my shoulder you can rest
'Cause I'll always give you my best

A sidewalk's path leads me to you
Though we don't look back
We hold on to a truth

And in these broken times
I promise I will not forget
Though you're not mine
Upon your shoulder I can rest
'Cause you always give me your best

It's like I promised you
It's like you never left
It's like you never left

Mm-mm-mm-mmmm-mm-mm
Ah-ah-ah-ahhh-ah-ah

I know it's been so long
I can't ever seem to forget
All it takes is a song
And I could swear I hear your steps
Down the hall that goes up past
That leaves an ache
It's never left
'Cause I gave you my best
Ahhhh

It's like you never left
It's like you never left

Ah-ah-ah-ahhh-ah-ah
We scream and shout
And try to make it last

I've seen myself in a thousand faces
Strung out on life's path
I would add up what you mean to me
But I cannot do the math
And this fashionista's garden party
Well I had enough of that

'Cause the only one I come undone for is you
Yes the only one I come undone

But I'm a special lover sometimes
But you only touch a ghost
I'm a sycophantic courtier with an elegant repose
And needless to say you're the one that I need the most

'Cause the only one I come undone for is you
Yes the only one I come undone for is you
Well the only one I come undone for is you

I know I'm done (I)
And now I see the truth
I know I'm done (I)
Come undone for you
And you've been gone for so long
Waiting here for you
You've been gone for so long
Come undone for you

There are people in this lifetime that we should never meet
'Cause to be here now without you
Well, my life's so incomplete
I'll tell you what you mean to me and maybe then you'll see
Ahhh
Ahhh, nahh

'Cause the only one I come undone for is you
Yes the only one I come undone for is you
Oh the only one I come undone for is you

No, no...

Holiday, and I've come home
Hope to see this boy I know
I can't wait for us to be alone

Flippin' through the radio
We sing along to the indie show
The songs they play mean more than I can say

And the tape I made you
Hope you think of me when it plays through
Feel kind of sad now that it's done

You think my time's for free
In all the ways you say to me
"Sweet versions of lets wait and see"

But you're always a golden boy
And I'm the girl that you enjoy
My parents say "Isn't he a gifted son?"

Time is always passing by
And still I have to wonder why
You can't come and tell me I'm the one

Summer goes and we have grown
We have our friends, live on our own
Still, I'm not the girl you want me to be

See gravity can bend the time
Funny I always liked your mind
But this whole thing is crushing me

Well you're always a golden boy
In this girl's heart that you destroyed
You smile at me and then you have your fun

Time is always passing by
Still I give you another try
And hope that you will see
That I'm the one

You say you're scared
To get too close
Come let's see how it goes
I see him now, at the show
7th in the 7th row

And now you look at me
And see what I've known for so long
It's sad that you can be
So lovely, yet so wrong

Came to say, that I've moved
I see your face, you don't approve
Guess you could say that I'm already gone

Well you'll always be a golden boy
I'm the summer girl that you enjoy
Some melodys are best left un--

I feel the time pass away
But in my songs you'll aways stay
Don't need for you to tell me I'm the one
Oh, no, no, don't need for you to tell me
I'm the one
You'll never know that I was
The one

Ill, disaster it strikes on a daily basis
And I'm looking for wisdom in all the wrong places
But still wanna laugh in disappointed faces
And you can't help me
Blinded by these

Heroes and thieves at my door
I can't seem to tell them apart anymore
And just when I figured it out
Well darlin' it's you I'm without

Well I'm stubborn and wrong
But at least I know it
I keep moving along
Until I can get through this
Maybe this song is the best I can do it
So I’m patiently waiting on these

Heroes and thieves at my door
I can't seem to tell them apart anymore
And just when I figured out
Well, darlin' it's you
Darlin' it's you
Well, darlin' it's you I'm without

Your comforting logic
Like these days are the ones I'll miss
And I see a solitude
That I can't find without you
Ah
da da da

It seems like I'm getting closer somehow
A flicker of peace that I’ve finally found
Thank you for believing in me now
'Cause I do need it

And give me a year or two
And I’ll mend my ways
And see these mistakes
And when I see the truth
Well darlin', trust me
When I can't see

I'll be coming back
I'll be coming back to you

These heroes and thieves at my door
And I can't seem to tell them apart anymore
And just when I figured out
Well darlin' it's you
Darlin', it's you,
Darlin', it's you I'm without
Ah

It's 4 A.M, and I'm wide awake
Waiting for my thoughts to fade
And a flickering of all of my mistakes

And as the light starts creeping in
I slowly feel the day I'm missing
But I wouldn't even know where to begin

I knew I'd push too hard, or fall too fast
The moment never seems to last
And will I stop for long enough to know
That everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt
I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just can't walk away
This time

Your words circle in my head
And weigh so heavy on my chest
And I'm crushed by your expectation

I only wanna do some good
Too dumb to know if I could
And I just wanna feel the day's I'm in

I knew I'd push too hard, not hard enough
Why can't I keep my big mouth shut
And do we lead the life that we should?
Cause everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt
I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just can't walk away
This time

And did I say too much again
I'm just a girl in a panic
And if I tell you my truth, what am I getting through?
And it just seems I should confess
And who am I to pretend?
And this is more than I can carry

Cause everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt
I cry
I feel it in my veins
I just cant walk away
This time

I hold my head up high
I know I'll be alright this time
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah
Its 4 AM and I'm wide awake
Waiting for my thoughts to fade
And its times like these I see your face

Beware the danger, it lurks for those who get swept away
The dreamers get punished most by the truth they say
It's all in the little ways one reveals their love's gone away
love's gone away

When my hand was in your hand my heart was pure
And now I see a different man
Rewriting memories
The dogs run down the beach
And all I'm left with is sand in my shoes
Sand in my shoes

'Cause fools like me
Oh we love blindly
And the cracks don't count
It's gotta break in front of me

Now I recall the time at the cafe,
The thunderstorm outside
Words you could never say
they hold the loudest tones
They say you're right
But it's ink on a page
just ink on a page

But fools like me
Oh we love blindly
And the cracks don't count
It's gotta break in front of me

Tick-tock the time
Distant look grows in your eyes
And fools never ask
Afraid what lurks in your eyes
I always knew, somehow always knew
I always knew the truth.

Cause fools like me
Oh we never see
And the cracks don't count
It's gotta break in front of me
And it's breaking
It's breaking
It's gotta break for me to see

At least I can say I was not afraid
I loved you all the way
And I'd pick the fool any day.

Some people live in a house on a hill
And they wish they were someplace else
There's nobody there when the evening is still
Secrets with no one to tell

And some I have known
Have a ship where they sleep
With sounds of rocks on the coast
They sail over oceans five fathoms deep
They can't find what they want the most

And even now
When I'm alone
I've always known
With you
I am home

And some live in towns
Cardboard shack on concrete
All blustered, and bustling life
They search for the color
You can never quite see
'Cause it's all white on white

And even now
When I'm alone
I've always known
With you
I am home

And even now
When I'm alone
I've always known
With you
I am home

For me it's a glimpse
And a smile on your face
A touch of your hands
An honest embrace

For where I lay, it's you I keep
This changing world
And fall asleep
With you all I know is
I'm coming home
Coming home

Cradling stones
Hold fire bright
As crickets call out
To the moonlight
And as you lean in
To steal a kiss
I'll never need more than this.

We all share the pain
of our histories
but the ache goes away
if you could see
This night under stars
well i call it peace
if you say ill never need more than this

And the trees grow so thick
you can barely see through
and the forest bestows
all the simplest of truths
and you think you'll be happy
if granted one more wish.
but the truth is,
you'll never need more,
you'll never need more ,
you'll never need more than this.

Want so much in this life
There's so much to be
we sail through our youth
so impatiently
until we see
that the years move along
and soldiers and heroes come home
and they carry a song dont...

Live in forgotten times
may this always remind
you of the sea under the skies
you looking glass ?
lets make this our story
lets live in the glory
time it fades away precious as a song
cuz someday we'll be gone.

Cradling stones
hold fire bright.
as we watch the glow
of the morning light
someday our bones here they will lie.
and so we sing.

As the years move along
and soldiers and heroes come home
and they carry a song
lets make this our story
lets live in the glory
time it fades away precious as a song
cuz someday we'll be gone.