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".
Rain over My Head
Elisa Lyrics
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Skeletons hiding right there in my closet
Simple details never right
Never close to what you needed
Convince me, win me over
Pouring rain over my head, no excuses
Pouring rain over my head
No good place to hide them
Their voices make sweet sound
They know you're the one
They know you're the one
A secret held inside
No home feels like your eyes
They know you're the one
You know you're the one
Pouring rain over my head, on my defenses
Skeletons laughing at my bad decisions
Mistakes are always lonely once you see them
But little voices in my head kept on shouting
Pouring rain over my head, little voices
Pouring rain over my head
How they try to save me
My angels looking down
Their voices make sweet sound
They know you're the one
They know you're the one
A secret held inside
No home feels your eyes
They know you're the one
You know you're the one
And your kisses were heaven-sent
And your touch felt like something else
When you're dancing with me
When you're dancing with me
Something glowing deep in my soul
'Cause, my baby, you just don't know
What you're doing to me
What you're doing to me
Oh, your kisses were heaven-sent
And your touch was like no one else
You're the one, you're the one
Something going deep in my soul
But, my baby, you just don't know
You're the one, you're the one
My angels looking down
Their voices make sweet sound
They know you're the one
They know you're the one
In "Rain Over My Head," Elisa paints a vivid picture of self-reflection in the midst of a stormy situation. The title itself is a metaphor for the internal turmoil and chaos that the singer is experiencing. She acknowledges that there are "skeletons" in her closet, in other words, secrets and things hidden from others that make her vulnerable. However, even with these vulnerabilities, she appears to seek love and approval, as she requests to be "convinced" and "won over." The song implies that the person she seeks this love and approval from is unaware of the depth of her emotions towards them.
The song takes a positive turn as Elisa introduces the concept of "angels." These entities know that the person Elisa seeks approval from is "the one." The chorus repeats this phrase several times to reinforce this revelation. The second verse reiterates the idea of the small voices in someone's head, constantly urging them to make better decisions. Elisa perceives these little voices as her angels trying to save her. While she acknowledges the mistakes she has made, the angels keep reminding her that her "one" is out there and that she is capable of finding them.
Line by Line Meaning
Pouring rain over my head, no excuses
The difficulties of life keep pouring over me, and I cannot make excuses for not being able to handle them.
Skeletons hiding right there in my closet
I have hidden shameful secrets that are a constant reminder of my past mistakes.
Simple details never right
The small things that matter the most in life always seem to go wrong for me.
Never close to what you needed
I could never be the person that someone else truly needed, no matter how hard I tried.
Convince me, win me over
I am hesitant and skeptical about trusting people until they prove that they are trustworthy.
No good place to hide them
I cannot find a suitable place to conceal my secrets from the world.
My angels looking down, their voices make sweet sound
I feel a sense of comfort and guidance from a higher power that watches over me, and their words offer me hope.
They know you're the one
The higher power recognizes that there is a person out there who is perfect for me.
A secret held inside
I have something hidden deep within me that I am afraid to reveal to others.
No home feels like your eyes
I do not feel truly at home anywhere unless I am in the presence of someone who I deeply care for.
On my defenses, skeletons laughing at my bad decisions
Despite my efforts to protect myself, my past mistakes still haunt me and make me feel vulnerable.
Mistakes are always lonely once you see them
Once I acknowledge my past errors, I feel isolated from others and regretful.
Little voices in my head kept on shouting, pouring rain over my head, little voices
Despite the noise of my daily life, the voice in my head that remembers my past still lingers and makes things difficult.
How they try to save me, my angels looking down, their voices make sweet sound
My angels offer me salvation and their words give me hope for the future.
And your kisses were heaven-sent, and your touch felt like something else
Being with this person feels like a gift from the divine, and their physical touch is beyond anything I've ever experienced.
Something glowing deep in my soul, 'Cause my baby, you just don't know what you're doing to me
There is a profound connection between us that I can feel in my very soul, and this person has no idea of the impact they have on me.
You're the one, you're the one
This person is the one who I believe is meant for me, and I cannot imagine my life without them.
My angels looking down, their voices make sweet sound, they know you're the one, they know you're the one
The higher power recognizes that this person is the perfect match for me and offers me signs to reassure me of this.
Lyrics © Sugarmusic s.p.a., Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Keeley Osborn Bumford, Christian Rigano, Andrea Rigonat, Elisa Toffoli, Victor Indrizzo, Curt Schneider
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