| Vanessa Carlton – Home Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think this song is deeper than talking about houses.... The song starts by giving an example of what some people are like. A place to live is used as a metaphor for someone to trust and confide in. There are three main groups she addresses that don't have a good "home". "Some people live in a house on a hill..." suggests that there are people who do not have anyone to talk to because they seclude themselves up on a hill (isolate themselves from relationships) and they spend their life dreaming about what they will never have. Others ("have a ship where they sleep...") also don't have anyone, but they try really hard to find one ("sail over oceans five oceans deep/they can't find what they want the most"). Finally, "some live in towns..." describes someone who lives in a cardboard box, i.e. a homeless person. They obviously don't have anyone. Then the song shifts to where she describes what she has; she does have a home, or a person to trust. The chorus reiterates this "With you/I am home". The final two stanzas are used to describe her relationship a little better. The "glance/and a smile on your face" lights up her day; touching hands or embracing also brings her home. Whenever she is with this person, she is home and happy. |
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| Vanessa Carlton – My Best Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song is about a broken up couple ("in these broken times" and "though it didn't work out") that is still in good terms with each other. Even though they're not lovers anymore ("though you're not mine"), they both are there for each other. "You always give me your best" and "I'll always give you my best" show that it is a mutual acceptance. Because of this great relationship they continue to have, she still seems to feel like they are together. ("It's like you never left") | |
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