Venable performed in numerous theatrical and musical productions as a youth with the San Francisco-based Young People's Teen Musical Theater Company. She was also in the cast of the Lewis Carroll-themed musicals "Right Mind" and "Right Mind is Nowhere" directed by George Coates.
Her original one-act play "Annie Beckstead Does Her Homework" won at the Rocky Mountain Student Theater Project in Telluride, CO. She attended Bennington College as a Dramatic Writing and then a Music major before deciding to pursue music as a career.
In 2004 Venable moved to Brooklyn where she continues to compose and perform with longtime-collaborators Todd Sickafoose and Alan Lin. Her songs are noteworthy for their striking melodies and complex subject matter, and she invites comparison with musicians Elliott Smith and Mazzy Star.
Her albums include You Talking to Me? (1996), No Curses Here (1998), Down Easy (2000), Boots (2002), The World Is Bound by Secret Knots (2003), and The Summer Storm Journals (2007).
Noe is rumoured to have a second new album in the works, "a concept album-rock-opera-story thing" (the first being the recently released SSJ, a collection of songs), as stated on one of her rant room entries on her website.
Doll Comes to Life
Noe Venable Lyrics
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Moving freely
Rising up from falling down
Can you see me?
Find yourself another doll
To pin your dreams upon
Find yourself another doll
The song "Doll Comes to Life" by Noe Venable is a hauntingly beautiful piece that seems to describe a transformation of a person from a passive object of affection to a strong, independent individual. The lyrics "canopy of light and sound, moving freely, rising up from falling down, can you see me?" creates imagery of someone breaking free from the constraints and expectations that have been placed on them, to become someone free and liberated. This is reinforced by the second stanza, which says, "find yourself another doll, to pin your dreams upon, find yourself another doll, cause this one's leaving", implying that the subject of the song does not wish to be a passive recipient of someone else's dreams and desires.
Line by Line Meaning
Canopy of light and sound
A dazzling and noisy arena full of possibilities.
Moving freely
Acting with freedom and independence.
Rising up from falling down
Overcoming hardships and difficulties to keep moving ahead.
Can you see me?
Do you recognize and appreciate my strengths and abilities?
Find yourself another doll
You should stop relying on me as a mere object to fulfill your desires.
To pin your dreams upon
As a substitute for achieving your own goals and aspirations.
Cause this one's leaving
I am no longer satisfied being used and controlled, and I am moving on to pursue my own path.
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