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.
Los Ageless
St. Vincent Lyrics
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In Los Ageless, the mothers milk their young
But I can keep running
No, I can keep running
The Los Ageless hang out by the bar
Burn the pages of unwritten memoirs
But I can keep running
No, I can keep running
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
The last days of the sunset superstars
Girls in cages playing their guitars
But how can I leave?
I just follow the hood of my car
In Los Ageless, the waves they never break
They build and build until you don't have no escape
But how can I leave?
I just follow my hood to the sea, go to sleep
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
Oh my Lord, oh, we really did it now
I'm a monster and you're my sacred cow
But I can keep running
No, I can keep on running
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds?
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
I try to tell you I love you and it comes out all sick
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
I try to tell you I love you but it comes out all sick
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
St. Vincent's song Los Ageless is a reflection on the culture and lifestyle of Los Angeles, in particular, the endless pursuit of youth, beauty, and fame. The first verse paints a picture of a city where winter never comes and mothers continue to nurture their young even in old age. The singer admits to feeling trapped in the same cycle and chooses to keep running instead. The second verse shifts focus to the entertainment industry, describing the girls in cages playing their guitars and the Sunset Strip superstars. Once again, the singer feels like she cannot escape the city's influence and just follows the hood of her car to the sea.
The chorus questions how anyone can have someone they love and lose them without losing their minds, too. It's a reflection on the impermanence and unpredictability of romantic relationships, especially in a city like Los Angeles, where people often use each other for their own gain. The bridge reveals the singer's self-doubt and fear of inadequacy. She admits to being a monster and views her lover as a sacred cow, representing the power dynamic in their relationship. The final repetition of "I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament" showcases the singer's struggle to express her emotions and create something beautiful in a city that values superficiality and fame.
Line by Line Meaning
In Los Ageless, the winter never comes
In this city, it never gets cold and dark.
In Los Ageless, the mothers milk their young
Here, life goes on despite chaos and destruction.
But I can keep running
I deal with life's challenges by ignoring them and moving on.
No, I can keep running
This is the only way I know how to cope.
The Los Ageless hang out by the bar
People here are always looking for the next distraction, the next drink or high.
Burn the pages of unwritten memoirs
There's a sense of danger here, as if the past is catching up and must be destroyed.
How can anybody have you?
You are an enigma, someone I can't quite figure out or possess.
How can anybody have you and lose you?
You slip away easily, and keeping you is impossible.
And not lose their minds, too?
Losing you is confusing and mind-wrecking.
The last days of the sunset superstars
This is a city of broken dreams, where fame fades and falls apart.
Girls in cages playing their guitars
Women here are trapped, fighting to break free while using their art as a way out.
But how can I leave?
Despite the chaos, I can't bring myself to leave this city behind.
I just follow the hood of my car
I feel lost and without direction, so I cling to small comforts like my car.
How can anybody have you and lose you, and not lose their minds, too?
Keeping and losing you is a paradox that makes no sense.
Oh my Lord, oh, we really did it now
We have created something monstrous and irreversible.
I'm a monster and you're my sacred cow
I may be a destructive force, but you are an object of reverence, something I can't destroy.
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
This is just who I am, someone who struggles to express love.
I try to tell you I love you and it comes out all sick
Despite trying to communicate my emotions, they always come out twisted and wrong.
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
Even my attempts to create something beautiful and pure end up being tinged with sorrow and regret.
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
Written by: Annie Clark
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lespaul3d
[Verse 1]
In Los Ageless, the winter never comes
In Los Ageless, the mothers milk their young
But I can keep running
No, I can keep running
The Los Ageless hang out by the bar
Burn the pages of unwritten memoirs
But I can keep running
No, I can keep running
[Chorus]
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
[Verse 2]
The last days of the sunset superstars
Girls in cages playing their guitars
But how can I leave?
I just follow the hood of my car
In Los Ageless, the waves they never break
They build and build until you don't have no escape
But how can I leave?
I just follow my hood to the sea, go to sleep
[Chorus]
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
[Bridge]
Oh my Lord, oh, we really did it now
I'm a monster and you're my sacred cow
But I can keep running
No, I can keep on running
[Chorus]
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their mind?
@littlejohn8008
In Los Ageless, the winter never comes
In Los Ageless, the mothers milk their young
But I can keep running
No, I can keep running
The Los Ageless hang out by the bar
Burn the pages of unwritten memoirs
But I can keep running
No, I can keep running
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
The last days of the sunset superstars
Girls in cages playing their guitars
But how can I leave?
I just follow the hood of my car
In Los Ageless, the waves they never break
They build and build until you don't have no escape
But how can I leave?
I just follow my hood to the sea, go to sleep
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
Oh my Lord, oh, we really did it now
I'm a monster and you're my sacred cow
But I can keep running
No, I can keep on running
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds, too?
How can anybody have you?
How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you
And not lose their minds?
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
I try to tell you I love you and it comes out all sick
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
I try to tell you I love you but it comes out all sick
I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
I try to write you a love song but it comes out a lament
@anone.mousse674
This is going to be a sensational season of television.
@Fiddl3head
*stares at dancing fish*
*starts looking concerned*
@hiinokamii
Ghost Hawk He beat me too 😂😂😂
@phxgator
haha, spoiler alert (I just rewatched seasons 1-4 the last couple of weeks and was about to start in on 5) ... and it would not be surprising at all that when this song came out last fall, the writers for Bojack looked at each other and said 'we have to find a way to use this for next season'
@mr.hermosillo5598
Bojack horseman
@vincenzo572
Bojack
@Crayolapup
“In los ageless, the mothers milk their young”
I love that. Exposes such a toxic environment.
@danielled4183
Well said
@VictoriaSobocki
So true. Hollywood kids
@billythemillipede6102
@VictoriaSobocki and twitter moms