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.
Save Me From What I Want
St. Vincent Lyrics
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And they rattle you away
Seventh floor apartment
and a fiery escape
But I'm a wife in watercolors
I can wash away
What seventeen cold showers
Couldn't wash away
Save me
Save me
Save me from what I want
Save me
Save me
Save me from what I want
Save me
Save me
Save me from what I want
Honey, what reveals you
is what you try and hide away
You could tell the planets
or your pillow case
But I'm a wife in watercolors
I can wash away
what seventeen cold showers
Couldn't wash away
Save me save me save me from what I want
Save me save me save me from what I want
Save me save me save me from what I want
Save me save me save me from what I want
Save me save me save me from what I want
Save me save me save me from what I want
The lyrics to "Save Me From What I Want" exude feelings of desperation and longing, as well as a need for escape. The first two lines paint a picture of someone trying to leave, but the keys in their pocket are keeping them from doing so. The mention of a seventh floor apartment and a "fiery escape" hints at the urgency of the situation.
The following lines reveal a sense of dissatisfaction with one's current state. The phrase "wife in watercolors" suggests that the persona feels as though they are fading away, and the repetition of the line "I can wash away" indicates an attempt to cleanse oneself of something undesirable. The mention of "seventeen cold showers" that couldn't wash away whatever it is that the persona wants to escape from implies that the situation is deeply ingrained and difficult to overcome.
The final lines plea for salvation: "Save me from what I want." The repetition of this phrase further emphasizes the desperation and longing of the persona. The final lines suggest that the persona feels as if they are hiding something away, but whatever it is that they are keeping hidden reveals something about them that they fear.
Line by Line Meaning
Keys are in my pocket
And they rattle you away
I have the keys to leave, but they would make you go away.
Seventh floor apartment
and a fiery escape
I live high up, but I want to escape from something intense.
But I'm a wife in watercolors
I can wash away
I'm easy to change, like a painting that can be erased.
What seventeen cold showers
Couldn't wash away
I'm trying to wash away something that I can't get rid of easily.
Save me
Save me
Save me from what I want
I need someone to help me control my desires.
Honey, what reveals you
is what you try and hide away
Your true nature is shown by what you try to keep hidden.
You could tell the planets
or your pillow case
You could share your secrets with the whole universe or just your closest confidant.
But I'm a wife in watercolors
I can wash away
what seventeen cold showers
Couldn't wash away
I'm still trying to hide something, but I'm finding it difficult to do so.
Save me save me save me from what I want
I need someone to help me resist the things I crave.
Save me save me save me from what I want
I need someone to save me from myself and my desires.
Save me save me save me from what I want
I'm asking for help to overcome my own wants and needs.
Save me save me save me from what I want
I'm pleading for assistance to escape from my own temptations.
Save me save me save me from what I want
I need someone to help me resist my own impulses and cravings.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ANNE ERIN CLARK
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@FunRideMurderTrial
Uncovering Annie's music in reverse. Started with her latest album and am work my way back. What an amazing song!
@rainor771
I guess you could say you're going through a Birth In Reverse
@JacquesOuiAuRevoir
lucky
@taylorangelique57
beautiful mix of a tune thats mellow and happy with lyrics full of despair. amazing
@saranogueira3986
Amazing loop starting from 1:27 on, St. Vincent at her very best.
@taylorangelique57
beautiful mix of a tune that sounds mellow and happy but with lyrics full of despair. amazing
@Ih8thePolice
Good concious music mixed with a good melodic vibe
@cavell19
Why do I see a moment of innocent love with an inevitable sense of end when I here this....
@sojealous08
Beautiful!
@avedic
As if Bowie didn't "steal" all the time. He was an amazing musician...of course people like Annie, or even Marilyn Manson and Lady Gaga and many others, are going to be inspired by him and give nods to him in what they do. That's how art works. Nothing is truly original...if it was, it'd be so alien to us we wouldn't even like it. We like a mix of the new and familiar. It's how humans work. It connects past to future...in the present. It gives context to what we've lived and what we hope to live