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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Silhouette
Emily Jane White Lyrics
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Barrel of the beast pull your bloodshot over
I want to dance with misery
Didn't she pull you into the water?
Didn't she pull you out of the gutter?
A silhouette of Lady MacBeth
You only see her from the side
Only from the side
Didn't she pull you into the water?
Didn't she pull you out of the gutter?
We all fall into the water
Into the water, we fall like stones beneath
Wine, swan, sweet shiny glass
Barrel of the beast pull your bloodshot over
I want to dance with misery
Didn't she pull you into the water?
Didn't she pull you out of the gutter?
The lyrics of Emily Jane White's song "Silhouette" evoke a sense of darkness, despair, and the overwhelming pull of self-destructive tendencies. The repeated lines "Didn't she pull you into the water? Didn't she pull you out of the gutter?" suggest a haunting presence or influence that has both saved and damaged the singer in some way. The allusion to Lady Macbeth, a character known for her guilt and ambition in Shakespeare's play, adds depth to the song's themes of guilt, inner turmoil, and the struggle between light and darkness.
The references to wine, swan, and the shiny glass can be seen as symbols of both beauty and danger. The wine represents intoxication and escape, while the swan may allude to grace and elegance. However, the "shiny glass" and the "barrel of the beast" suggest a dangerous allure, possibly referring to addiction or self-destructive behavior. The desire to "dance with misery" implies a twisted fascination with pain and suffering.
The closing lines "We all fall into the water, Into the water, we fall like stones beneath" convey a sense of inevitability and the universal nature of suffering. It suggests that we all have our struggles and moments of despair, sinking into the depths like heavy stones. Overall, "Silhouette" explores themes of inner demons, guilt, and the destructive allure of misery and self-sabotage.
Line by Line Meaning
Wine, swan, sweet shiny glass
The intoxicating allure of indulgence and beauty, represented by the imagery of wine, a graceful swan, and a shiny glass.
Barrel of the beast pull your bloodshot over
The overwhelming and destructive nature of addiction, symbolized by a barrel filled with the beastly effects of excessive consumption, which causes bloodshot eyes.
I want to dance with misery
Desiring to confront and embrace one's own pain, seeking solace or a sense of understanding through an expressive outlet such as dancing.
Didn't she pull you into the water?
Referring to a female figure who possibly lured or enticed someone into a dangerous or challenging situation, like being submerged in the depths of an uncertain circumstance or emotion.
Didn't she pull you out of the gutter?
Reflecting on the same female figure who may have also rescued or helped someone out of a bleak or desperate situation, metaphorically represented by the gutter.
A silhouette of Lady MacBeth
Evoking the character Lady MacBeth from Shakespeare's play, symbolizing a complex and morally conflicted woman, whose actions and ambitions cast a shadow over her true self.
You only see her from the side
Understanding that the perception of this character, or any person, can be incomplete or distorted, as she is only observed from a limited perspective or angle.
We all fall into the water
Acknowledging that everyone faces their own depths of vulnerability, metaphorically represented as falling into the water, suggesting a shared experience of encountering challenges or submerged emotions.
Into the water, we fall like stones beneath
Portraying the weight and sinking nature of the struggles or burdens that drag individuals down, connected to the metaphor of sinking stones in water.
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