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Track: Afterglow
Artist: Vanessa Carlton
Album: Harmonium

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Name: Vanessa Carlton
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Vanessa Carlton was born on August 16, 1980, the first of two daughters born to Ed and Heidi Carlton. Raised in Milford, Pennsylvania, her mother was a piano teacher, and exposed Vanessa to classical music from a young age. By age two, she began playing the piano, and at age 9 became obsessed with ballet. She joined the School of American Ballet at age 14, living in a dorm at Lincoln Center and enrolling in the Professional Children's School. During her time at the academy, she continued playing the piano and writing songs, nurturing her blossoming songwriting skills. Upon graduation, she moved to Hell's Kitchen, where she waitressed five nights a week and performed at local clubs on open mic nights, honing her craft and developing a stage presence. At home, she would often stay up until 4 a.m. recording demos on a four-track machine, and was signed to A&M Records in 2001. Her first video, for the song "A Thousand Miles," was released even as she continued recording her debut album, and it became an instant smash on MTV, as well as cracking the American Top Ten. This lead Rolling Stone magazine to name her as one of the 'Top Ten Artists to Watch in 2002.'

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Release: Vanessa Carlton - Harmonium
Year: 2004
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Soft Rock, Pop Rock

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LYRICS

Just when the waves are washing over
Just when you think you're goin' down
Just when the chill makes you colder
The sun comes out for you
And if you could see what's come over me
then you would know
Cause I'm walking free
the wind at my back
Bathed in afterglow

And as I sit here in this dark room
All I seem to feel is light
And I see color
I see the the ruin
Of the blood in this life that's ours

And if you could see what's come over me
then you would know
Cause I'm walking free
the wind at my back
Bathed in afterglow

Hold me now and see the sun fill the sky
Let me down and see the day has gone by

And if you could see what's come over me
then you would know
Cause I'm walking free
the wind at my back
Bathed in afterglow