Hudgens' debut album V was released on September 26, 2006. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number twenty four, and was later certified Gold. Hudgens released her second album, Identified, on July 1, 2008 in the U.S.
In 2003, Hudgens played a minor role in the independent drama film Thirteen, where she plays Noel, a friend of Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood's character). The film received general favorable reviews, critically successful, and surpassed its $4 million budget. She landed a role, eventually, in the 2004 science fiction-adventure film Thunderbirds as Tintin. Unfortunately, the film was commercially and critically unsuccessful, and received heavy criticism through the Internet prior to its release. In late 2005, she landed the role of shy and meek Gabriella Montez in High School Musical, opposite to Zac Efron.
Before she played her breakout role as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical, Hudgens has already appeared in television shows such as Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Her performance in High School Musical received numerous nominations and awards. With the success of the film, the BBC noted that Hudgens will be a "household name" in the US.
Hudgens received a recording contract with Hollywood Records. On September 2006, the release of her debut album entitled V, charted on the Billboard 200 at number twenty-four on the chart and was certified Gold on February 27, 2007. Her first single, "Come Back to Me" became her highest-charting single and her second single was "Say OK". Billboard readers chose "V" as the seventh best album of the year. Hudgens was named Female Breakout Singer of the year at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards.
Hudgens also participated in the nationwide High School Musical: The Concert tour in fall 2006, performing the songs from the soundtrack album as well as the three songs from her debut album. She sang the duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his debut album. In 2007, Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella Montez in the sequel of High School Musical, High School Musical 2. Virginia Heffernan of TV Review described Hudgens in her performance in the movie as "matte" as she "glows like a proper ingénue". In December 2007, she sang to George Bush, who was then the president of the U.S., and his family, at The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. with other singers at a Christmas event.
Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Her performance in the film made her win favorite movie actress in the 2009 Kids Choice Awards. Her sophomore album, Identified, which received generally favorable reviews, was released on July 1, 2008, debuting at #23 on the Billboard 200. The album's lead single was "Sneakernight". Hudgens's Identified Summer Tour began on August 1, 2008 and ended in early September 9 of the same year.
Hudgens performed a musical number with other artists during the 81st Academy Awards. On April 8, 2009, Hudgens's participation in a comedic short video entitled "Zac Efron's Pool Party" for the website Funny Or Die was released for public viewing. Hudgens later provided voice roles in Robot Chicken.
Hudgens played a supporting role in a musical comedy Bandslam, which was released theatrically on August 14, 2009. Hudgens plays "Sa5m", a 15-year-old awkward freshman with untapped talents. Although Bandslam was commercially unsuccessful, Hudgens' performance received praise from critics. David Waddington of the North Wales Pioneer noted that Hudgens "outshines the rest of the cast, failing to fit in with the outcast narrative and making the inevitable climactic ending all the more expected," and Philip French of The Guardian compared her acting to Thandie Newton and Dorothy Parker.
In 2009, it was announced that Hudgens will play Linda Taylor in Beastly, a film based on the book by Alex Flinn, opposite to Alex Pettyfer. She plays the "beauty" in the story. Hudgens was cast as Blondie in an action film Sucker Punch, which will release in March 2011.
And she also played in Journey 2 the Mysterious Island in 2012.
Paper Cut
Vanessa Hudgens Lyrics
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No, it's not like when someone calls you a bad name
It's not like the hurt when you slip and fall down
No, it's not like any of these, what I've found is
[Chorus]
Your love hurts like a paper cut, so sweet
Never even feel the slice, you're so deep
Cause like a paper cut the pain grows worse.
Oh, oh
It's not so much in the words that you don't say
It's when you act in the distant, cold way
It's more in your eyes how you look at me
Like you no longer care for what I see
[Chorus]
You had to go and show me just how good, your love could be
Then you threw it all away
Now I can't help but feel a brand new pain
So I'm asking baby, please stay.
[Chorus]
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
The pain grows worse
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
The pain grows worse
Oh, oh
The pains grows worse
In Vanessa Hudgens’s song “Paper Cut,” the singer describes a kind of emotional pain that hurts a lot, but not initially. The lyrics suggest that this pain is caused by someone she loves who is now distant and cold towards her. She compares this pain to a paper cut, which seems insignificant initially but slowly grows worse and becomes more painful with time. She sings in the chorus, “Your love hurts like a paper cut, so sweet/ Never even feel the slice, you're so deep/ It seems so hard as, but only at first/ Cause like a paper cut the pain grows worse.” This metaphor of a paper cut is powerful, as it suggests that emotional pain can be like an invisible wound, that slowly increases in severity over time.
The lyrics also suggest that the singer is pleading with her lover to stay with her despite the pain he has caused, singing, “You had to go and show me just how good, your love could be/ Then you threw it all away/ Now I can’t help but feel a brand new pain/ So I’m asking baby, please stay.” This highlights the complicated nature of love and relationships, where the person who causes us pain is also the one we love the most.
Overall, Vanessa Hudgens's "Paper Cut" is a poignant reflection on love's capacity to hurt us, and the importance of staying with someone through the good times and the bad. The choice of a paper cut as the metaphor for emotional pain is particularly effective, as it highlights the invisible yet growing nature of such pain.
Line by Line Meaning
It's not a feeling like when you touch a flame
The pain of your love is not an instant one like the burn from touching a flame
No, it's not like when someone calls you a bad name
The pain of your love is not like the insult hurled at you by someone
It's not like the hurt when you slip and fall down
The pain of your love is not the physical pain you experience when you trip and fall
No, it's not like any of these, what I've found is
The pain of your love is not comparable to any of these physical pains
[Chorus]
Reiterating the fact that the pain of your love is like a paper cut
Your love hurts like a paper cut, so sweet
Your love causes a pain that is initially sweet, much like the sting of a paper cut
Never even feel the slice, you're so deep
The pain is so subtle at first that it goes unnoticed
It seems so hard as, but only at first
Initially, the pain seems intense like a deep wound, but eventually it reduces to a lingering cut
Cause like a paper cut the pain grows worse.
Like how the pain of a paper cut increases over time, the pain of your love also grows worse over time
Oh, oh
Interlude
It's not so much in the words that you don't say
The pain of your love is not in the absence of words
It's when you act in the distant, cold way
The pain of your love comes from your behavior, when you act cold and distant
It's more in your eyes how you look at me
The pain of your love is more evident in the way you look at me with indifference
Like you no longer care for what I see
Your gaze makes me feel like you don't care about my feelings anymore
[Chorus]
Reiterating the fact that the pain of your love is like a paper cut
You had to go and show me just how good, your love could be
You demonstrated how wonderful your love could be
Then you threw it all away
But then you got rid of it entirely
Now I can't help but feel a brand new pain
Now, I'm feeling a different kind of pain
So I'm asking baby, please stay.
I'm requesting you to stay and resume the wonderful love we had
[Chorus]
Reiterating the fact that the pain of your love is like a paper cut
Oh, oh
Interlude
Oh, oh
Interlude
The pain grows worse
The pain of your love increases over time
Oh, oh
Interlude
Oh, oh
Interlude
The pain grows worse
The pain of your love increases over time
Oh, oh
Interlude
The pain grows worse
The pain of your love increases over time
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: JOHNNY VIEIRA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Allie Jade
This song is beautiful. :D My fave song on her new album.
Kat Morgan
this song reminds me of my ex boyfriend who broke my heart and whenever i hear this song i cry my eyes out :(
Zahra Qazi
I know how you feel
Adriette 4 Life
So sorry. Boys suck! And they're idiots! If I could reach through the computer and give you a hug, I would. Next time you see him, try to make him feel bad for what he did
Lilahs Flower Box
Kat Morgan Vanessa Music
Misaki Ayuzawa
Kat Morgan same
JALEX08
I love it!
J Mc Couture
I love that song I just discovered this a week ago
natsmaria
This song, to me, isn't just about love
luv2sing1226
It's "seems so harmless but only at first" i have the CD and it came with a little thing with all the lyrics. :)