Birdie :: Vanessa Carlton

I'm wrapped in the arms of a broken man
And he asks "are you ready?
Cause I'll take you as far as I can
If you would just let me"

Don't you think that I should hold you
Don't you think that's what I should do
So I'm wrapped in the arms of a broken man
But he'll never have me

I've been thrown to wonderworlds
See if I flit and flow just watch me swirl
And if I think you crush me
You say "Don't worry, baby
My pretty"

In this day
And I can't get away
Cause I'm just a bird in a cage with a rage
And he can't step away
Cause I am the girl that he can't save

I'll never know how the moon stays so still
I'll never know how the moon stays so still

I've been thrown to wonderworlds
See if I flit and flow just watch me swirl
And if I think you crush me
You say "Don't worry, baby
My pretty"

Hold me, soothe me, I'm just your doll now scold me
Break me, bruise me, wear me out and soothe me
Love me, love me, love me

I've been thrown to wonderworlds
See if I flit and flow just watch me swirl
And if I think you crush me
You say "Don't worry, baby, don't worry babe

I've been thrown to wonderworlds
See if I flit and flow just watch me swirl
Around you and you say "Don't worry, baby
My pretty"

C'est La Vie :: VANESSA CARLTON

I've been taking what you've given
Now I'm thinkin' I've been livin'
Fantasy of your sweet smile

Sad as blue and blue as only
You could cast the color on me
Can you see my fire red
C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie here in my lonely
C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie here in my lonely without him

Boy you swallow truth like honey
As you spew your lies upon me
sweet and smooth as it goes down
C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie here in my lonely
C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie here in my lonely without him

Oh say you, say me
Say always and forever more
C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie here im my loney
C'est La Vie here in my lonely without him
Without him

Boy you swallow truth like honey

Drowning :: Vanessa Carlton

I’m drowning in sorrow and all the missed,
I missed so many opportunities.
How can I possibly find joy?

Small bits of life, of my life,
The good old times,
Can send a quick second of happiness
Running through my body.
But it never lasts.

It’s not enough.
That small sliver of light
Doesn’t make up for all the dark shadows
Which encompass the entire room.

That small sliver makes the surrounding shadows appear darker.
It makes the misery seem so much worse, so much more intense.
I need a branch, something sturdy; not a sliver.
Maybe a large branch of light would overtake the shadows.

The happiness doesn’t seem to overtake
The pool of misery and depression
That I seem to be sinking in.

I need strength, I need to be heard.
People seem to only want to listen
Once they see the colors,
Once the pain is visible.

I can’t just be there for them,
They need to be there, too.

Why don’t they understand this isn’t some game.
You cant just quit and leave me to keep on going
Its not the kind of thing that can be erased
Abandonment is all your good for.

Times change and people change
But true friends are supposed to always be there,
To always care. They’re supposed to continuously
Listen and take action,
Save me as I drown.

Even Angels Fall :: Vanessa Carlton

You found hope
You found faith
Found how fast she could take it away

Found true love
Lost your heart
Now you don't know who you are

She made it easy
Made it free

Made it hurt till you couldn't see
Sometimes it hurts
Sometimes it flows
But baby that's how love goes

Chorus:
You will fly and
You will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing as you
Must stay on
God knows even angels fall

Its a secret no one tells
One day its heaven
One day its hell

It's no fairytale
Take it from me
That's the way its supposed to be

Chorus:
You will fly and
You will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing as you
Must stay on
God knows even angels fall

You laugh
You cry
No one knows why
But all the thrill I layed on

Your on the ride you might as well
Open your eyes

Chorus:
You will fly and
You will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing as you
Must stay on
God knows even angels fall

Even Angels fall
Even angels fall

Green Sleeves :: VANESSA CARLTON

Alas my love you do me wrong
To cast me out discourteously;
When I have loved you so so long
Delighting in your company.

Your gown was of the grassy green
Your sleeves of satin were hanging by
Which made you be a harvest queen
Yet you would not love me

Green sleeves was my all my joy
Green sleeves was my delight,
Green sleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my lady green sleeves.

Alas my love you do me wrong
To cast me out discourteously;
When I have loved you so so long
Delighting in your company.

Half A Week Before The Winter :: VANESSA CARLTON

Half a week before the winter
The chill bites before it comes
And I'm a child of the pleasure
Daddy brings before he runs

He sits behind a desk of mahogany
He whispers dreams into my ear
And though I've givin him his empire
He delivers me my fear

The unicorns are riding high
Powerful in coats of white
I turn to look and burn my eyes
I carry on, I carry all the weight of empty promise
As I stand swallowed by the light
Flickering above the highway
I hold my head and know the streets are mine tonight

The vampires are growing tired
The coats of white all turn to red
My heart burns with desire
I carry on, I carry on

The unicorns are riding high
Powerful in coats of white
We turn to look and burn our eyes
I carry on, I carry
The vampires are growing tired
The coats of white all turn to red
My heart burns with desire
I carry on, I carry on
I carry on
I carry on
We carry on

In Love With You :: Vanessa Carlton

~Verse 1~
I cannot help it
I couldn't stop it if I tried
The same old heartbeat
Fills the emptiness I have inside
And with it you can't fight love so I won't complain
So why would I stop the fire that keeps me going on

~Chorus~:
Cause when there's you I feel whole
And there's no better feeling in the world
Without you I'm alone
And I'd rather be in love..ohh

~Verse 2~

Turn out the lights now
To see is to believe
I just want you near me
I just want you here with me
And I'd give up everything only for you
It's the least that I could do

~Chorus~:
And when there's you I feel whole
And there's no better feeling in the world
Without you I'm alone
And I'd rather be in love..ohh
I'd rather be in love with you

~Hook~

Feel you holding me
Why are we afraid to be in love..to be loved
I Can't explain it I know it's tough..to be loved
And I feel you holding me

~Chorus~:
OH ohhh And when there's you I feel whole
And there's no better feeling in the world
Cause without you I'm alone
And I'd rather be in love..ohh
I'd rather be in love yes I'd rather be in love
Ow I'd rather be in love with you

Feel you holding me

Memories :: Vanessa Carlton

have we ever seen the sunset or the sun dawning, together,
not in my memories,
also seems as if we havent seen each other in, a long time,
i'm starting to get suspicious.

(chorus)
can we work it out,
or see each other a little more,
that would help our relationship,
yeah,

i get butterflies when I see you,
do you too,
i have to know yeah, all right

have we ever seen the sunset or the sun dawning, together,
not in my life time,

i just love the way your eyes twinkle,
in the dark night,
i miss those nights,
but now ther not in my memories,

can we work it out,
or see each other a little more,
that would help, our relationship,
yeah

i get butterflies when I see you,
now do you too?
i have to know,
yeah, all right

can we work it out
or see each other a little more,
that would help, our relationship,
yeah,

i get butterflies when I see you
now do you too?
i have to know
yeah all right

More Than Wanted :: Vanessa Carlton

I have wandered far and wide for
something real, something to die for
but i have found you
and you do not see
all that is me, all that is true

and i am more than you u kisssexysexyonthebed
and i am more than you will need
and i am more than you will see
...more than wanted

as you feel the flimsy surface
you should know life lies beneath it
and don't pretend you'll feel what i feel
for you live illusion and i'm real

and i am more than you will see
and i am more than you will need
and i am more than you will see
...more than wanted

and i am more than you will see
and i am more than you will need
and i am more than you will see
...more than wanted

i know
i know
you like the way you feel when i play
i know
i know
you don't really hear what i said
and i know
and i know you are waiting for something to (?rain?)
and i know
i know you wish you could be more than you say

and i am more than you will see
and i am more than you will need
and i am more than you will see
...more than wanted

and i am more than you will see
and i am more than you will need
and i am more than you will see
...more than wanted

more than you'll love
more than you'll need
more than you'll have
more than wanted

more than you'll need
more than you'll dream
more than you'll hold
more than wanted

more than you'll crave
more than you'll cherish
more than you'll have
more than wanted

Nightmare :: Vanessa Carlton

Another day draws to a closing
And yet it’s me left here wondering
What could it mean those words he said
That in the least encompasses my head

‘Sweet Dreams’ he remarked
a gentle kiss imprinting my heart
Apparent to me, it obviously seems
He doesn’t know what comes with dreams

It brings the cold sweat out
Fumbling and chilling, what their all about
When I try to run, they grab me
Within my deceit, their reality

A piercing shriek; a crying sky
No time to gasp let alone ask why
The shadows come, surrounding
My fear alone is mounding; in this, my nightmare

Creatures of amazing concoction
My soul they sell at this inhuman auction
The hidden, darken corners now are visible
Long forgotten fears now are plausible; in this my nightmare

Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming
Oh how I long for the deep sleep dreaming
I cannot cease for the fear of silent nights
I the goddess of imaginary light

If you need to leave the world you live in
Lay your head down and stay a while
Though you may not remember dreaming
Something waits for you to breathe again; in this my nightmare