Born in Ghent- Belgium (June 24, 1987), in a family of artists, musicians a… Read Full Bio ↴Born in Ghent- Belgium (June 24, 1987), in a family of artists, musicians and poets. She moved with her parents to New York when she was a year old. Since the tender age of 3 she grew up spending time in recording studio's in NYC (Electric Lady Land etc..) and in New Orleans (with Daniel Lanois) with her father Chris Whitley. After she moved back to Belgium with her mother she started playing drums at age 11. Shortly after she started touring intensively around Europe between the age of 12-15 with several music theatre companies where she had opportunities to perform as an actress, playing the drums and singing. Around the same time she started DJ'ing and had oportunities to spin at the SMAK museum and the ESKIMO parties in Belgium aswell as in Amsterdam, New York, Brussels and in the main tent of the DOUR festival. At age 14 she started dancing and touring professionaly for the contemporary dance company "Les Ballets C de la B". Shortly after she quit school, and at 17 she moved on her own back to New York. While surviving as a waitress and living in Brooklyn and Queens for nearly 2 years she started teaching herself the piano and focussed mainly on her own songwriting. During that time she did contribute to other projects as well. She's been in spain for recordings,did backing vocals for the new Chocolate Genius album with producer Craig Street (Norah Jones, Meshel Ndegeocello...) Lead and backup vocals for Jerboa and Krewcial and backing vocals for her father, Chris Whitley's last album "Soft dangerous shores". In the meantime she performed numerous times with her own solo project in NYC venues. After the passing of her father, she once again moved back to Belgium for a little while. She released her firs EP in 2008.

Salt
Trixie Whitley Lyrics

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As the days go by
I cannot deny
You're my favourite stranger
Meet me on the other side
It hardly seems right
I'm never satistied
It could be so nice
To find a place to hide

Let go
You never let down in spite
My love is showing another side

This is bitter salt
It wounds the??
My lips broke up they split into the night
It hardly seems right
I'm never satisfied
It could be so nice
To find a place to hide

Let go
You never let down in spite
My love is showing another side
Let go
You never let down despite
My love is going to show another side

Never satisfied
I'm never satistied
Never satisfied I'm never satistied

Let go
You never let down in spite
My love is showing another side
Let go

You never let down despite
My love is going to show another side

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Trixie Whitley's song 'Salt' present a narrative of a yearning for something or someone that the singer cannot have, but also cannot let go of. The opening lines - "As the days go by, I cannot deny, you're my favorite stranger" - reveal that the subject of the song is someone the singer does not know well, but nonetheless holds a deep fascination for. They want to be close to this person, but there is something holding them back, as expressed in the line, "It hardly seems right, I'm never satisfied".

The repeated refrain of "Let go" seems to indicate that the singer is trying to move on from this unattainable person or thing, but cannot seem to succeed. The line "My love is showing another side" suggests that the singer is undergoing some kind of transformation or growth in response to this longing, but it is not clear whether this will ultimately be positive or negative. The final repetition of "Never satisfied" reinforces the idea that the singer's desire is unfulfillable and perhaps even destructive.

Overall, the lyrics of 'Salt' convey a sense of longing and frustration, as the singer struggles to reconcile their desire with the reality that it cannot be fulfilled.

Line by Line Meaning

As the days go by
Time is passing and things are changing

I cannot deny
I cannot ignore or hide my feelings

You're my favourite stranger
You are someone who is familiar yet unknown, who intrigues me

Meet me on the other side
Let's connect and explore something new

It hardly seems right
It doesn't feel fair or reasonable

I'm never satisfied
I always want more or something different

It could be so nice
There is potential for something good

To find a place to hide
To have a safe space to escape to or protect oneself from something

Let go
Release your grip or attachment to something

You never let down in spite
You consistently disappoint or fail me even when I try to ignore it

My love is showing another side
My feelings are changing or revealing a new aspect of myself