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Track: This Time
Artist: Vanessa Carlton
Album: Heroes & Thieves

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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 - Heroes & Thieves
Year: 2007
Genres: Rock
Styles: Soft Rock, Pop Rock

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LYRICS

It's 4 am and im wide awake
waiting for the thoughts to fade
i flick a ring of all of my mistakes
and as the light starts creeping in
i slowly feel
the day im missing
but i wont even know where to begin

do i push too hard
i fall too fast
a moment never seems to last
and will i stop long enough to know

cos everybody burns
and when it starts to hurt
i cry
i feel it in my veins
i just cant walk away, this time.

your words circle in my head
and weigh so heavy on my chest
and im crushed by your expectation
i only want to do some good
to dumb to know if i could
and i just wanna feel the days i'm in

and do i go too far
not far enough
why cant i keep my big mouth shut and do
and lead the life that we should

and everybody burns
and when it starts to hurt i cry
i feel it in my veins
i just cant walk away, this time.

did i say too much again?
im just a girl in a panic
if i tell you my truth
am i getting through?
and it just seems i should confess
who am i to pretend?
this is more than i can carry

cos everybody burns
and when it starts to hurt
i cry

i hold my head up high
i know ill be alright, this time.

i feel it in my veins
i just cant walk away this time.
this time
this time
this time
this time

its 4 am and im wide awake
waiting for my thoughts to fade
and its time like these i see your face

(Thanks to Gabriele for these lyrics)