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.
www.emilyjanewhite.com
Two Shots to the Head
Emily Jane White Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I know you'll drive away, out of here I know you will,
Always be, be…….
Cause I really loved you, you know I did, told you over and over again…
Two shots to the head, now you're runnin' runnin' fast…..
Two shots to the head, now you're runnin' runnin' fast
Cast a shadow on your grave,
Hold the flowers to your name,
Cast a shadow on your grave,
Hold the flowers to your name.
The lyrics in Emily Jane White's song "Two Shots to the Head" are wrought with melancholy and reflect the pain of a broken relationship. The first few lines speak of an unbalanced give-and-take within the relationship, with the singer feeling as though they are putting in more effort than their partner. Despite their love for this person, they know deep down that they will leave them. The repetition of the phrase "always be" serves as a reminder of the inevitable end to their romance.
The chorus of the song speaks of a violent end, with the words "two shots to the head" being particularly jarring. This sudden, brutal imagery contrasts with the melancholic tone of the verses, leaving the listener with a feeling of shock and sadness. The lines "cast a shadow on your grave" and "hold the flowers to your name" further emphasize the finality of death and the sorrow that comes with it.
Overall, "Two Shots to the Head" is a haunting exploration of love and loss, with the singer struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship and the tragedy that follows.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't wanna break my back, you seem so funny when, nothin's goin' on
I don't want to exhaust myself trying to keep this relationship together because you act so carefree even when there are problems
I know you'll drive away, out of here I know you will
I am aware that you will eventually leave, and it makes me sad
Always be, be…….
I wish you could stay with me and never leave
Cause I really loved you, you know I did, told you over and over again…
I want you to know that I loved you deeply and I made sure to tell you as much as I could
Two shots to the head, now you're runnin' runnin' fast…..
You were hurt badly and now you're trying to escape the pain as quickly as you can
Cast a shadow on your grave,
Your death has left a profound impact on my life, causing me endless sadness
Hold the flowers to your name,
I offer these flowers as a tribute to your memory, a symbol of my love for you
Cast a shadow on your grave,
Your death has left a profound impact on my life, causing me endless sadness
Hold the flowers to your name.
I offer these flowers as a tribute to your memory, a symbol of my love for you
Contributed by Alexandra K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
LeroOfTheKodiak
Fuck this guts me...she seemed so funny when there was "nothing going on" with them. Little did she know that I knew. I really loved her so so much. But I knew she'd leave like the others, I could feel it coming long before she did. She left once, temporarily last year on my birthday. Came back but she took the second shot to my head by leaving again in February. I now hold the flowers to her name in my heart..my life has been so goddamn lonely since all this started and that's not even when it got bad. Fuck..
ex tothenetwork
How to identify a Freemason: Square, boxy heads, and glazed eyes.
ex tothenetwork
That's a heck of an investment to blocks of concrete
ex tothenetwork
None of you are religious, though