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.
Julia
Noe Venable Lyrics
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Dressed in see-through like a ghost
Julia julia
She pulled me in and she locked the door
Gave me wine and gave me more
Julia julia
If you need a place to go
Julia julia
If you're sick she'll cool you down
Til you're only sick for
Julia julia
Julia don't take this wrong
It's not to say that I'm the one
To take more than an hour or a day from
Taken with pills, taken with beer
Many come for love is
Julia julia
What I'd give to taste again
All the dreams I left in
Julia julia
Funny, that last time I left
The wind was howls the sky was cleft
And summer clouds were dumping on the harbor
At times I think of goddesses pissing love on everyone
Goddess piss is sunny and full of tears like julia
Julia don't take this wrong
It's not to say that I'm the one
To take more than an hour or a day from
Cause you deserve a quiet place
That doesn't move or change its face
And everywhere I ran, I ran away from
The lyrics to Noe Venable's "Julia" seem to be a tribute to someone the singer deeply misses - a woman named Julia who appears to have been a source of comfort and refuge for the singer. The first verse describes Julia as "dressed in see-through like a ghost," suggesting a certain ethereal quality to her presence. The chorus emphasizes her generosity and warmth, both as a host who offers a place to stay ("If you need a place to go, you can always crib with Julia") and as a caregiver who soothes those who are ill ("If you're sick she'll cool you down/Til you're only sick for Julia").
Line by Line Meaning
Tell you who I miss the most
The singer is going to talk about the person they miss the most
Dressed in see-through like a ghost
This person was dressed in sheer clothes, like a ghost
Julia julia
The name of the person is Julia
She pulled me in and she locked the door
Julia invited the singer in and locked the door behind them
Gave me wine and gave me more
Julia gave the singer wine and more than that
Julia julia
The singer is still talking about Julia
If you need a place to go
Julia is a person who can offer a place to go if needed
You can always crib with
You can always stay with Julia
Julia julia
The name Julia is repeated again
If you're sick she'll cool you down
If you're sick, Julia will take care of you
Til you're only sick for
Julia will take care of you until you're not sick anymore
Julia julia
Again, the name Julia is repeated
Julia don't take this wrong
The singer is addressing Julia and asking her not to misunderstand what they're going to say
It's not to say that I'm the one
The singer clarifies that they're not saying they're the one for Julia
To take more than an hour or a day from
The singer doesn't want to take more time than necessary from Julia
Taken with pills, taken with beer
People come to Julia to take pills or drink beer with her
Many come for love is
Many people come to Julia for love
Julia julia
Once again, the name Julia is repeated
What I'd give to taste again
The singer wishes they could experience something again
All the dreams I left in
The dreams were left with Julia
Julia julia
Julia's name is mentioned again
Funny, that last time I left
The singer has left Julia's place before
The wind was howls the sky was cleft
The last time the singer left, it was a stormy day
And summer clouds were dumping on the harbor
Rain was falling heavily on the harbor during that stormy day
At times I think of goddesses pissing love on everyone
The singer has abstract thoughts about goddesses giving love to everyone
Goddess piss is sunny and full of tears like julia
The singer compares the goddesses' love to the way Julia's love is
Julia don't take this wrong
Once again, the singer addresses Julia
It's not to say that I'm the one
Repeating that the singer is not claiming to be the perfect fit for Julia
To take more than an hour or a day from
The singer doesn't want to overstay their welcome with Julia
Cause you deserve a quiet place
Julia deserves a calm and peaceful place
That doesn't move or change its face
The place Julia deserves should be constant and unchanging
And everywhere I ran, I ran away from
The singer doesn't feel like they belong anywhere, and cannot stay in one place for too long
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