Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile & Indigo Girls
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
This song was the title track of Carlile’s second album, released in April 2007. It was written by Carlile’s bandmate Phil Hanseroth. A cover by actress Sara Ramirez was used on the TV show, Grey’s Anatomy, boosting the song’s popularity.
[Verse 1]
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
[Chorus]
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to, it's true
I was made for you
[Verse 2]
I climbed across the mountaintops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
But baby, I broke them all for you
[Chorus]
Oh, because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks, you do
I was made for you
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
You see the smile that's on my mouth
It's hiding the words that don't come out
And all of our friends who think that I'm blessed
They don't know my head is a mess
[Chorus]
No, they don't know who I really am
And they don't know what I've been through like you do
And I was made for you
[Breakdown]
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
[Chorus]
Oh, but these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to, it's true
I was made for you
[Outro]
Oh yeah, well, it's true
That I was made for you
The Story was written by Phil Hanseroth.
The Story was produced by T Bone Burnett.
Brandi Carlile released The Story on Tue Apr 03 2007.
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #9 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
Brandi Carlile’s crossover from Americana’s outsider darling into wider consciousness came courtesy of a Grey’s Anatomy placement for her anthemic ‘The Story.’ The righteously direct song s...