Her love for mus… Read Full Bio ↴Gaia Riva is an Italian pop/rock singer-songwriter.
Her love for music began when she was 21, after meeting Andrea Noto, guitarist and songwriter.
Gaia started to write her own songs straight away and avoided covering other artists’ pieces, something rather unusual for an emerging singer. She dedicated the first years of her music career to experimenting and finding her own style and emotional identity. She has written many songs, mainly in English, and recorded several demos at the Phoenix Studio in Castel Mella (Brescia, Italy).
The quality of her music and her singing talent quickly made her stand out: she won several national awards and was contacted by a number of talent scouts and A&R executives in the music industry.
In 2006 she was approached by Sony/BMG, with which she signed her first contract. By mutual consent, the project took on a different shape: Gaia decided to perform as a solo artist rather than in a duo, a less effective formula. Andrea became the project’s artistic producer and continued collaborating in all aspects of her recording and music career.
Gaia’s first single, One, was released in 2006 with Sony/BMG and was chosen as the soundtrack for the Lancia Phedra ad, broadcast on the major Italian TV channels in the Spring of 2006. Gaia took part in the Festivalbar Gran Galà in 2006, in the Italian edition of Top of the Pops and in the 2006 Giffoni Film Festival. One was included in Festivalbar’s 2006 Blue Compilation and in the CD Wind Summer Collection; it reached number 21 in the Italian singles chart, despite a very limited promotion.
Her second Sony/BMG single, Winter Falls, is available on iTunes.
In November 2006, Gaia ended her collaboration with Sony and decided to shut herself up a recording studio (Phoenix Studio) to work on a quality pre-production that could be presented to record companies. In January 2008 Gaia got her second contract. She recorded the first 4 songs of her EP, Come and See, with an independent label. The EP was released in September and was distributed to the most important digital music stores and music retailers. Later on, on 20 March 2009, she released the album Frantic, a rich and complex work comprising 12 songs in English – including the single Isolated - plus two Italian tracks. The EP and the album were recorded at the Didde Studio (Besate, Milano), at the Phoenix Studio (Castel Mella, Brescia) and at the Dunegon Studios (Oxford, UK), produced by Andrea Noto with the collaboration of Marco Guarnerio and Emilio Rossi.
In June 2009, Gaia and Andrea founded a record company, Sun Music, to represent and support their own work, with the help of a few trusted partners.
At the moment Gaia is recording her next EP, Tutto Cade, which marks a significant stylistic break with her previous work, as it includes six tracks recorded entirely in Italian.
Gaia is the author of the lyrics and the voice melodies, and collaborates on arrangements. Andrea Noto is the author of the music and the project’s producer; he also worked on the arrangements.
Gaia has a cum laude degree in Engineering and has received a scholarship to attend the XVII Master Publitalia ’80 in Marketing and Communications.
Isolated
Gaia Riva Lyrics
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I believe this won't change
I'm isolated
Isolated
Could you come
And bring a new life for me?
Kiss me
I believe this won't change
Isolated
Could you come
And bring a new life for me?
Music now still lingers
Untidily inside my head
And every beat of the clock
Tinkles slowly with my breath
Looking through the window
There's no external sign
And usual things surround me
Nothing's new, neither in my mind
Everything in this room
Is so familiar to me
Objects, pictures and remembrances
I know so well
And if I had one candle I would light it and
Would put it on my hand to show you
Where I am
Kiss me
I believe this won't change
I'm isolated
Isolated
Could you come
And bring a new life for me?
Rain falls from the sky
It falls on me with all my whys
It wets and dries my hair
It changes every shape
I imagine the world outside
With people, cars and stars
Everything
Everything
A shout on the highest mountain
A night with an old man
A dinner with a killer-nun
One day of sex with her son
Something strange or something
That's forbidden
You could say I'm kidding
I'm just a strange sad singer
I'm isolated
Kiss me
I believe this won't change
I'm isolated
Isolated
Could you come
And bring a new life for me?
I'm isolated
I'm isolated
The lyrics to Gaia Riva's song "Isolated" speak to the feelings of loneliness, boredom, and stagnation that can come with being physically and emotionally cut off from the world. The singer seems to be longing for someone to come and shake her out of her isolation, to bring her a new experience or perspective that will make her feel alive again. The repeated chorus of "kiss me, I believe this won't change, I'm isolated" underscores the sadness and hopelessness of the situation - the singer doesn't expect that anything will actually change, but she still longs for human connection and intimacy.
Throughout the song, the singer describes her surroundings in detail, emphasizing how familiar and unchanging they are. She mentions music that lingers untidily inside her head, a clock that ticks slowly, and objects and pictures in the room that she knows so well. These details all contribute to the feeling of monotony and repetition that the singer is experiencing.
Despite her sense of confinement, the singer still has a rich and vivid imagination. She imagines the world outside, with its people, cars, and stars, as well as a variety of fantastical and sometimes taboo scenarios (a shout on the highest mountain, a dinner with a killer-nun, one day of sex with her son). This contrast between the mundane and the imaginative underscores the singer's desire for something new and exciting in her life.
Overall, "Isolated" is a poignant exploration of the emotional toll that isolation can take on a person, and the deep-seated need for human connection and intimacy.
Line by Line Meaning
Kiss me
She is asking someone to kiss her
I believe this won't change
She believes that the kiss won't change anything
I'm isolated
She is lonely and cut off from the world
Isolated
This line is a repetition of the previous line to emphasize that she is alone
Could you come
She is asking for someone to come to her
And bring a new life for me?
She wants this person to bring newness and excitement to her life
Music now still lingers
She has an earworm and the song is repeating in her head
Untidily inside my head
The song is stuck in her mind in an unorganized way
And every beat of the clock
She is aware of the passage of time
Tinkles slowly with my breath
She is breathing deeply and slowly
Looking through the window
She is looking outside
There's no external sign
There are no indications of anything outside of her house
And usual things surround me
She is surrounded by habit and things she knows well
Nothing's new, neither in my mind
Her thoughts and surroundings have become stagnant
Everything in this room
She is focusing on the objects in the room
Is so familiar to me
She knows every object in the room well
Objects, pictures and remembrances
Her surroundings trigger her memories
I know so well
She has familiarity with her surroundings
And if I had one candle I would light it and
She wants a light in her room to guide someone to her
Would put it on my hand to show you
She would hold the candle to show her location
Where I am
She is trying to make her location known
Rain falls from the sky
It is raining outside
It falls on me with all my whys
The rain feels like it's a reflection of her thoughts and feelings
It wets and dries my hair
The rain is affecting her physically
It changes every shape
The rain has an effect on her surroundings
I imagine the world outside
She's daydreaming about what's happening outside of her home
With people, cars and stars
She's imagining the usual hustle and bustle of the outside world
A shout on the highest mountain
She is thinking of activities outside of the norm
A night with an old man
She is considering unusual experiences
A dinner with a killer-nun
She is imagining a conversation with a person who has a unique job
One day of sex with her son
She is thinking of the taboo
Something strange or something
She wants to experience something new and unusual
That's forbidden
She's interested in taboo experiences
You could say I'm kidding
She's aware that her thoughts are outrageous
I'm just a strange sad singer
She is reflecting on herself and her profession
I'm isolated
She emphasizes once again how alone she feels
I'm isolated
A repetition of the previous line to emphasize how lonely she is
Kiss me
She's still hoping for a connection with someone
I believe this won't change
She's aware that this kiss may not make a difference
I'm isolated
She feels disconnected from the world and excluded from society
Isolated
A final repetition of her loneliness
Could you come
She's still hoping for someone to come to her
And bring a new life for me?
She hopes that this person will bring newness and excitement to her life
I'm isolated
She emphasizes her loneliness once again
Contributed by Alyssa P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.