Clark joined Sufjan Stevens' touring band in 2006, bringing with her a tour EP entitled Paris Is Burning. It contains three tracks, including a cover version of Jackson Browne's These Days.
Clark released her début album, Marry Me, 10 July 2007 on Beggars Banquet Records. Named after a line from the cult-hit television show Arrested Development, the LP features appearances from drummer Brian Teasley (Man or Astro-man?, The Polyphonic Spree), Mike Garson (David Bowie's longtime pianist), and horn player Louis Schwadron (The Polyphonic Spree).
In 2008 Clark was nominated for three PLUG Independent Music Awards: New Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, and Music Video of the Year, and on 6 March 2008, she won the Female Artist of the Year award.
Her second album for 4AD, entitled Actor, was released on 5 May 2009. It was written entirely by Clark and produced by Clark and John Congleton of The Paper Chase.
The Strange Mercy Songfacts reports that Clark wrote her third album in Seattle. She decamped to the Northwestern city to escape from the information overload she was experiencing at home and recorded Strange Mercy in a studio provided by Death Cab For Cutie drummer Jason McGerr. The album was released by 4AD on September 12, 2011 and peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200, making it her first Top 20 LP.
2) A pseudonym of singer-songwriter Vincent Bernardy, who has written and recorded music since 1980. see also St. Vincent Folk
3) A singer/songwriter from Victoria, Australia.
Jesus Saves I Spend
St. Vincent Lyrics
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In backgrounds and landscapes with the languages of saints
While people are spinning like toys on Christmas day
I'm inside a still life with the other absentee
While Jesus is saving, I'm spending all my days
In the garden-grey pallor of lines across your face
While people will cheer on the spectacle we've made
Oh, my man my absentee
I'd do anything to please you
Come my love the stage is waiting
Be the one to save my saving grace
While Jesus is saving I'm spending all my grace
On rosy-red pallor of lights on center stage
While people have cheered on the awful mess we've made
Through storms of red roses we've exited the stage
In "Jesus Saves, I Spend," St. Vincent juxtaposes the image of Jesus saving souls with her own tendency to spend her days immersed in "backgrounds and landscapes." She describes herself as an "absentee," detached from the world and focused on creating "menageries of saints." Meanwhile, people are spinning like toys and cheering on the spectacle of life. She seems to be searching for something more meaningful, as she asks her "man my absentee" to "save my saving grace." She longs for him to join her on the stage, which waiting for him.
The song seems to be a commentary on the emptiness of modern life, where people are caught up in materialism and superficiality. Through her lyrics, St. Vincent challenges us to look beyond the surface and find something more real and meaningful. She suggests that by creating our own worlds and exploring deeper themes, we can break free from the ennui that plagues us and find salvation in our own way.
Line by Line Meaning
While Jesus is saving I'm spending all my days
Despite Jesus saving, I spend my days doing other things
In backgrounds and landscapes with the languages of saints
I am immersed in a world of spirituality and religious language
While people are spinning like toys on Christmas day
Others are caught up in the chaos of holiday festivities
I'm inside a still life with the other absentee
I am withdrawn and disconnected from the world around me
Oh, my man my absentee
Referring to a loved one who is also disengaged from reality
I'd do anything to please you
I am willing to go to great lengths to connect with my loved one
Come my love the stage is waiting
I am inviting my loved one to join me in my isolation
Be the one to save my saving grace
I am hoping that my loved one will provide me with salvation and redemption
While Jesus is saving I'm spending all my grace
Despite God's grace, I am squandering my own
On rosy-red pallor of lights on center stage
I am obsessed with the bright lights and glamor of the entertainment industry
While people have cheered on the awful mess we've made
Others may have liked our performances despite their moral shortcomings
Through storms of red roses we've exited the stage
We have left the stage amidst a storm of applause and flowers
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Written by: ANNE ERIN CLARK
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While Jesus is saving
I'm spending all my days
In backgrounds and landscapes
With the languages of saints
While people are spinning
Like toys on Christmas Day
I'm inside a still life
With the other absentee
While Jesus is saving
I'm spending all my days
In the garden-grey pallor
Of lines across your face
While people will cheer on
The spectacle we've made
I'm sitting and sculpting
Menageries of saints
Oh, my man, my absentee
I'd do anything to please you
Come, my love, the stage is waiting
Be the one to save my saving grace
While Jesus is saving
I'm spending all my grace
On a rosy-red pallor
Of lights on center stage
While people have cheered on
The awful mess we've made
Through storms of red roses
We've exited the stage
@Tamalinps
this girl's got an amazing voice, bad ass guitar skills and some soul-piercing eyes...beautiful indeed.
@mckidees
Her voice always reminds me of christmas and it makes me happy
@davidobrien2739
Were any of these kids also in the Fast Slow Disco video 11 years later?
@gregorygourley6426
Annie works her beautiful witchery on us again, and again, with her wonderful artistic talents, and I am extremely grateful. She is a rare thing nowa'days, she is a real artist, that actually makes REAL art, what a novel idea, right ? , but extremely rare these days, but at least we have ST.VINCENT. Rock On , Annie ! Bob. G
@lucaspaulodelima6353
just started st. vincent discography last week
im a bit disappointed 'marry me' only had one video; great album btw, really enjoyed it
now it's time to meet 'actor'
cheers!
@user-rw8mo6fn4y
Actor is just like a fairytale, especially 'The Party'
Man I just love every single thing she does
@MysticalChicken
This whole album is just amazing.
@Gabe-Me-Fi-San
She always surprises me with great songs, she is incredible
@jessrdz6784
This is my favorite Christmas song
@andlesma208
a literal queen