1) Elisa (full name: Elisa Toffoli, born 19 December 1977) is an Italian singer and songwriter. She sings in several musical genres that go from pop, rock, to blues and soul.
Born in Monfalcone, in the province of Gorizia (north-eastern Italy), since childhood she expressed a great artistic ability: dancing, painting, reciting and writing stories. Her love for art grew with poems of Rudyard Kipling and the lyrics of Jim Morrison, but the best of her talent is expressed in music. At the age of 11 she wrote her first lyrics and melody.
When she was 17 Elisa signed with Sugar. When she was 18 she left for Berkeley, where with Corrado Rustici (producer of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Francesco De Gregori and Claudio Baglioni) she worked on the songs of the album Pipes and Flowers.
In May 1997 she released the first single, "Sleeping in Your Hand". On 22 September the album Pipes and Flowers, produced by Rustici, which soon went Triple Platinum in Italy. Elisa was the author of all lyrics, written in English, and of the melodies as well.
Three singles from Pipes and Flowers were released: "Sleeping in your hand", Labyrinth and "A Feast for Me". For these just before 1998 Elisa won the Targa Tenco (Tenco Plate), and the Premio Italiano della Musica (Italian Musical Award). She performed excellently live at the Imola Heineken Jammin' Festival and as the special guest in the European tour of Eros Ramazzotti. In October she recorded the single "Cure Me", produced by Darren Allison, which was on the re-release of Pipes and Flowers.
On 5 May 2000 she released the album Asile's World (Asile being Elisa written backwards), anticipated from the single "Gift". The album was produced by Darren Allison, Howie B, Roberto Vernetti, Mauro Malavasi and Leo Z. Two other singles were released from this album: "Happiness Is Home" and the title-track, "Asile's World". Her biggest international hit "Come Speak to Me" is also on the album, as is the Italian translation "Luce (tramonti a nord est)", with which she won the Sanremo Festival in 2001. The English version of the song received high rotation on MTV Europe and the Italian version is a sure success on every live show in her home country.
9 November 2001 saw the release of her third album, Then Comes the Sun with Rustici back as producer/arranger. "Heaven Out of Hell" was the first single. The second single, "Rainbow", released on 22 February 2002, peaked at #5 on the Italian charts.
In 2002, Sugar released an international album entitled Elisa consisting of songs off her three first album. Although the top single "Come Speak to Me" received fair airplay and moderate attention in many European countries, the album failed to establish Elisa as an international artist.
Later in the same year Elisa released the album Lotus, an acoustic album featuring new, stripped-down versions of some of her best songs, as well as a handful of new ones. She also does a cover version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". "Broken" and "Electricity" were original singles from the album.
She sang at the closing of the 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah Olympics after the passing of the Olympic Flag to Italy for the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
In 2003 Elisa released a cover single entitled "Almeno tu nell'universo", originally recorded by Mia Martini in 1989.
On 15 October 2004, her fifth album was released. Produced by Glen Ballard, best known for producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, the album was more rock-influenced and sported more electric guitars then her earlier records. "Together" was the initial single, but the greatest success was the Italian translation of "Life Goes On", entitled "Una poesia anche per te".
After an extensive Italian tour supporting Pearl Days, An album returned in 2005 with the hit single "Swan" for the film Melissa P. In early 2006 she released a self-penned duet with Tina Turner entitled "Teach Me Again", recorded for the film All the Invisible Children. The single was published not only in Italy, but also in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Luxemburg and Spain. On the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Elisa sang her song "Luce". On November 17 will be released "Soundtrack 96-06 - The Best Of Elisa", the first "Best Of" for the Italian singer.
2) ELISA (born 14 April 1989) is a Japanese female singer and model from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment, not as a singer but as a model. She is also signed to Elite Model Management.
In 2007, Elisa was chosen from a contest of 3,000 participants at Elite Model Look to become a professional model. In the same year, she also signed up a contract to Geneon Universal to be a singer. In October 2007, she debuted with her single "Euphoric Field", which was used as the opening theme song for the anime series Ef: A Tale of Memories.
In 2011, it was announced by her agency that she would be putting her career on hold due to fatigue. Her concert that was scheduled for October 2 of that year at the Tokyo Globe-za theater, as well as all other scheduled concerts and events were cancelled, and her Twitter page was deleted. Despite her hiatus, she released a "best-of" album on June 20, 2012.
In January 2013, Elisa announced that she will resume her singing career under her new label, SME Records. She also opened a new Twitter account. She will release a new single titled "Shout my heart," which will be bundled with the 12th volume of LisAni magazine. In April 2014, Elisa made her U.S. performance debut in Seattle, Washington at Sakura-Con.
3) Elisa was a Swedish 5 piece band, that released two albums: "Det Här Är Bara Början" and "Det Sa Klick".
Bad Habits
Elisa Lyrics
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Thought I found the right war worth fighting for
They're breaking in
And they want more
In the circle of trust, here I stand alone
A fistful of dust is all I have to show
I'm wearing thin and I'm letting go
Lies the feeling that I've found
Love that pulled me out the door
Love I've never felt before
Once it laid down next to me
I saw all that i couldn't see
Everything they took from me
But I'll break bad habits
Habits to break
When is getting dark no one's gonna know
The lyrics of Elisa's song Bad Habits describe a situation where the singer is going through a difficult phase in her life. She thought she was strong and resilient, having found a cause she believed in and was willing to fight for. However, things have taken a turn for the worse, and everything she thought she knew has crumbled. She feels alone and vulnerable, like a one-woman army. The wall she was leaning on turns out to be weaker than she initially thought, and now the enemy has breached into her inner circle of trust. All she has is a fistful of dust as a testament to her futile efforts. She is wearing thin and letting go of everything she held dear.
Despite the difficulties, she finds solace in the love she feels for someone who pulled her out of her distress. The love is so strong that it makes her see things that were previously hidden and appreciate everything that was taken away from her. She is ready to break the bad habits that were holding her back and start afresh.
In conclusion, Elisa's Bad Habits lyrics paint a picture of a person going through challenging times but finding hope and strength in a newfound love. The lyrics encourage us to break free from the negative cycles that trap us and find our inner strength to overcome life's challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
Thought it was a thick wall I was leaning on
I thought I had a strong support system to rely on
Thought I found the right war worth fighting for
I thought I had finally found a worthy cause to dedicate myself to
They're breaking in
The outside world is threatening to disrupt my life and mental state
And they want more
The outside world is greedy and insatiable
In the circle of trust, here I stand alone
Despite having people I trusted, I feel isolated and unsupported
A fistful of dust is all I have to show
Despite putting in effort, I have nothing to show for it
I'm wearing thin and I'm letting go
I am becoming exhausted and giving up hope
Miles and miles beneath the ground
My emotions are buried deep within me
Lies the feeling that I've found
I have discovered a new emotion
Love that pulled me out the door
I found love that made me leave my comfort zone and explore new experiences
Love I've never felt before
This love is new and different from any I have experienced in the past
Once it laid down next to me
Once I fully embraced this love
I saw all that i couldn't see
I gained a new perspective on my life and experiences
Everything they took from me
I lost a lot in the past
But I'll break bad habits
I am determined to break my old patterns and move forward with this new love
Habits to break
My old habits that were holding me back
When is getting dark no one's gonna know
When I am struggling, no one will be there for me
Writer(s): Elisa Toffoli, Keeley Osborn Bumford
Contributed by Annabelle N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.