Heather Nova is the Bermudian Songwriter who grew up on a boat in the Caribbean and went on to sell over 2 million albums in her 15 year career to date. She has released seven albums and has opened for artists like Van Morrison and Neil Young as well as performed with artists like Sarah McLachlan. She has also had hit records with co-writes featuring artists like ATB (Renegade), and Eskobar (Someone New).Her brother is the Reggae singer Mishka.
By the end of the 1980s, after leaving RISD, Heather moved briefly to New York City (where she unsuccessfully tried to interest some major labels in a demo including Columbia , who rejected her, only to sign her five years later ), before moving to London, England. She has British citizenship due to her Bermudan origin. In 1990, she released her first recording, an EP called 'Heather Frith' — she had not yet changed her name by then. The name change came a year or so later after several gigs in the Netherlands, where, after finding out that the Dutch have trouble pronouncing "Frith," she chose a name that would be easily pronounceable in every European language, "Nova," her Canadian mother's maiden name.
The new name debuted in 1993 with her second EP 'Spirit in You' and her first full album, 'Glow Stars'. The success of the album led her to record and release her first live album, 'Blow', the same year, which she supported by a tour of Europe. A year later in 1994 she released what many consider to be her finest work to date, the emotional yet jagged album 'Oyster', for which she toured for almost two years. Another live album, 'Live from the Milky Way', was released in 1995, and after its release she toured for nearly three years straight, twice joining Sarah McLachlan and others on the North American Lilith Fair, which is a music festival with only female performers. Heather is also a frequent performer at European music festivals such as Roskilde.
In 1998, the long-awaited follow up to 'Oyster' was released. After the release of 'Siren', Heather took a break while various television show and film soundtracks licensed some of her songs and her record company (Sony Records/The WORK Group) released various singles from the album, which received only moderate play on America's MTV2, Europe's MTV and Canada's MuchMusic and on mainstream radio, although she was popular on college radio. Also during this time, she recorded a version of the often covered Billie Holiday song, 'Gloomy Sunday', for the German WWII drama Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod. In 2000, she released yet another live album, called 'Wonderlust'.
Over the years, Heather has written and recorded over a hundred songs, so that her albums are selected from work that has often already been performed live, rather than being conceived during rushed songwriting sessions. Half the songs on 'Siren' had been written during the 'Oyster' sessions and were frequently played live prior to being committed to a studio session, and most of the songs for 2001's 'South' were written between 1999 and 2000 while she was on hiatus from touring. With the release of 'South', she returned to the international spotlight with an appearance on the soundtrack of the John Cusack movie "Serendipity", a couple of music videos, and a collaboration with Swedish band Eskobar, for a song called "Someone New", also released as a video, which proved so popular that it was played primarily on America's MTV, not just MTV2 (which is normally reserved for less-popular songs). 'Storm', Heather's fifth studio album, was released in late 2003 on Big Cat Records, as was 'Redbird', released in 2005.
In 2002, she self-published 'the sorrowjoy', a 72-page book of her poetry and drawings. An album of the same name was released in March 2006, which featured Nova reading the poems from her book set to ambient music. The album has only been available for purchase at concerts beginning with the Intimate Evening tour, from the fan-run websites, HeatherNova.Net and HeatherNova.De, and from the official website, www.heathernova.com.
The album Storm was released in 2003. It was a more refined album, using Mercury Rev as Heather's backing band. The album was Top 5 in Germany and Top 10 across Europe. It was an album of dark ballads, marking a step away from the polished sound of South. It was also Heather's first release on her own record label, Saltwater Records. Despite being pregnant, she toured hard with a new line up and band, before returning home to Bermuda. (A live DVD was made of these concerts (live at the Union Chapel)
Done Drifting
Heather Nova Lyrics
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I'm done drifting, I'm ready for living
With you
And though the world is big and wide
What I want is peace inside
And though there's still so much to do
All I need is you
I'm done searching, I'm ready to dig in
I'm done searching, I'm ready for dig in
With you
And though we still have far to go
That's alright, we'll take it slow
And though the days are often long
With you here I can be strong
I'm done wishing, I'm ready to giving
I'm done wishing, I'm ready for giving
With you
And though the world is big and wide
What I want is peace inside
And though there's still so much to do
All I need is you
Heather Nova’s song "Done Drifting" speaks of being ready for something deeper than searching and wandering. She expresses a desire to find peace inside and stop searching for something outside of herself. The song sings of having found what she was looking for - a sense of peace and belonging - and that it was with a person (you) that she found it. The song is about the importance of finding someone who grounds and stabilizes you in a world that can often feel chaotic.
The repetition of the phrase "I'm done drifting, I'm ready for living" highlights the song’s central message. Life can feel aimless at times, but there comes a point where one can choose to stop drifting and start living. The lyrics convey an optimism in the face of the unknown future - “though we still have far to go / that's alright, we'll take it slow”. The song speaks of the importance of taking time and being patient when on the journey to find a place of belonging.
Overall, "Done Drifting" is a personal song about finding contentment with oneself and with someone else. It is a song about slowing down and focusing on what truly matters in life.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm done drifting, I'm ready for living
I am no longer content to wander aimlessly through life, I am now ready to embrace all that life has to offer.
And though the world is big and wide
What I want is peace inside
Despite the vastness of the world and all its offerings, what I truly desire is an inner tranquility.
And though there's still so much to do
All I need is you
Even though there may be many tasks left to complete, having you by my side is all I require to persevere.
I'm done searching, I'm ready to dig in
I have exhausted my search for meaning and purpose and am now eager to commit wholeheartedly to a particular path.
And though we still have far to go
That's alright, we'll take it slow
Although the journey ahead may be lengthy, we are content to proceed at a steady, relaxed pace.
And though the days are often long
With you here I can be strong
Even on days that seem interminable and arduous, the presence of my beloved provides me with the strength I need to endure.
I'm done wishing, I'm ready to giving
I have ceased merely wishing for a better life and am now prepared to take concrete action and give of myself to make it so.
And though the world is big and wide
What I want is peace inside
Despite the vastness of the world and all its offerings, what I truly desire is an inner tranquility.
And though there's still so much to do
All I need is you
Even though there may be many tasks left to complete, having you by my side is all I require to persevere.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Heather Allison Frith
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
leonardoboy2
love this woman!
KARMACHOSIS
I love Heather Nova.
2nethi
I've been walking aimlessly, now I'm ready to fall. Heather nova brings out whta i've been feeling these last few months.
GYP55SY55
i would have hoped that she would have learned her lesson the first time. There is TRUE LOVE OUT THERE But she is not going to find it untill she realizes its within her own self! You cant give to someone somthing you dont yet have. Start with yourself, your strength and forget your trials (DONT ACCEPT OR MAKE THEM OK) Just know that they are not what defines you- YOU DO! do not spend your life looking for some one to complete you , complete your self and share that power with some one else
יהודה מלכה
Wow wow wow 💯💯💯💥💥
Jack King
I am still drifting & wishing...
Gray Szkaparra
<3 sweet ;)
Jeanmichel Grolaud
Je. Pense. A. Toi. Heather. Nova. Tu. Es. Géniale. Tu. Es. Merveilleuse. C. Est. Bien. Tu. Es. Un. Ange. Je. T aime. Jeanmichel grolaud
tammadtube
This is how I felt with my M... T :)
Edzhjus
@TheRobyn5555 Just because it works for you doesnt make it only truth in world..besides if it hapened she would never made this song..