White's haunted blues quickly found a home on Oakland's Double Negative Records with them only hearing her four-track demo. Fooling around with music since pre-school, White started on piano around the same time she learned to read, eventually picking up the guitar during her college days.
After graduation White moved to Bordeaux, France, where she performed with a bevy of independent French artists further honing her songwriting skills. Upon returning stateside, she moved to SF and began recording four-track demos formulating the songs that would ultimately become her debut album, Dark Undercoat.
Her second album entitled Victorian America was released in 2009 in France (and in 2010 in the U.S.). it was written largely in San Francisco and Oakland.
Her third album entitled Ode to Sentience was released in 2011.
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Frozen Heart
Emily Jane White Lyrics
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There are ghosts dancing with you
No worry, they know the tune
Bright night, no moon
There's a wolf under the bed
Hiding head, behind a curtain
Unjust right, in a violent heaven
Lying down under the stairs
Hearing noise, that isn't there
A forgotten, nameless action
Silence, come undone
Walk on, skeleton
Blood and tear, don't know your name
Insincere, photograph made
Take away, oh quietly refrain
No pulse dying art
Behold your frozen heart
No pulse dying art
Behold your frozen heart
The song "Frozen Heart" by Emily Jane White is a haunting and eerie ballad that depicts a sense of fear and isolation. The lyrics speak about feeling trapped within one's own thoughts, surrounded by ghosts and terrors, with no escape in sight. The first verse talks about walking into a room and being surrounded by ghosts, but instead of feeling frightened, there is a sense of familiarity between the entities and the subject. The lyrics suggest that this person has been in this situation before and knows what to expect. In the second verse, the lyrics use symbolism to depict a violent and dangerous situation with a wolf hiding under the bed. This creates a feeling of tension and fear, which adds to the overall mood of the song.
The bridge of the song speaks about being forgotten and ignored, with the lyrics "A forgotten, nameless action, Silence, come undone." These lines suggest that the subject of the song is not only struggling with external terrors but also internal loneliness and abandonment. The final verse talks about death and the idea of leaving behind a "frozen heart" which adds to the overall sadness and loneliness of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Walk out, into the room
You step into the space with awareness.
There are ghosts dancing with you
The memories of the past are very alive and visible to you.
No worry, they know the tune
Those memories don't bother you because you're familiar with them.
Bright night, no moon
It's a clear and well-lit night sky, but there's no moon in sight.
There's a wolf under the bed
There's an element of danger and fear lurking beneath the surface.
Hiding head, behind a curtain
That element of fear is concealing itself, hoping not to be found.
Unjust right, in a violent heaven
There's something inexplicably wrong with a seemingly perfect situation.
Lights out
A sudden and unexpected darkness descends.
Lying down under the stairs
You're in a small and cramped space, hidden away from others.
Hearing noise, that isn't there
You're hearing things that may or may not be real.
A forgotten, nameless action
There's something you did that you can't recall or name.
Silence, come undone
The quietness is broken, and something emerges.
Walk on, skeleton
You keep moving forward, even if it's with your bones alone.
Blood and tear, don't know your name
There's a painful experience that you can't identify.
Insincere, photograph made
A picture that's meant to reflect the truth is actually a lie.
Take away, oh quietly refrain
There's a sense of longing for something that you can't have.
No pulse dying art
Life is fading away from something that used to be full of vibrancy.
Behold your frozen heart
You're faced with the truth of your heart being cold and unfeeling.
No pulse dying art
Life is fading away from something that used to be full of vibrancy.
Behold your frozen heart
You're faced with the truth of your heart being cold and unfeeling.
Contributed by Savannah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.