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)
London Rain
Heather Nova Lyrics
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I'm alive I'm a mess
I can't wait to get home to you
To get warm, warm and undressed
There've been changes beyond my dreams
Everybody wants me to sing
There've been changes beyond my grasp
So keep me, keep me
In your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing heals me like you do
And when somebody knows you well
Well there's no comfort like that
And when somebody needs you
Well there's no drug Iike that
So keep me, keep me
In your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
Keep me keep me
In your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
And where l'm home, curled in your arms
And I'm safe again
I'll close my eyes and sleep, sleep
To the sound of London Rain
So keep me, keep me
In your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
Keep me keep me
In your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing falls like London Rain
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing falls like London Rain
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing falls like London Rain
Nothing heals me like you do
The lyrics to Heather Nova's "London Rain" are about the longing to return to someone who brings comfort and healing. The opening verse sets the stage for the theme of the song in which the singer is coming home to a loved one. Despite the chaos and changes beyond their dreams, they can't wait to get home to their partner to feel the warmth and comfort they bring. The lyrics center on the idea that nothing is more healing than the love of someone who knows and needs you.
The chorus repeats the desire to be held in the comfort of a bed all day, highlighting that nothing heals the singer like the love and connection they feel with their partner. The use of anaphora in the repetition of "keep me" lends a sense of comfort and security that the singer is seeking from their loved one. The final verse ties everything together by encapsulating the feeling of being held close by someone they love, and the sound of London rain lulling them to sleep.
Overall, the song's lyrics showcase the profound effect love has on one's emotions and well-being. The singer is seeking not just physical comfort but emotional and mental healing as well. The song's use of London rain as a backdrop also adds to the melancholy but comforting tone, as rain is often seen as a symbol of renewal and rebirth.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm coming, I'm coming home to you
I am on my way back to you.
I'm alive I'm a mess
I am alive but in a state of disarray.
I can't wait to get home to you
I'm eager to be back in your company.
To get warm, warm and undressed
I seek comfort and intimacy with you.
There've been changes beyond my dreams
My life has been altered in unexpected ways.
Everybody wants me to sing
I am under pressure to perform and meet expectations.
There've been changes beyond my grasp
There have been changes that I cannot control or comprehend.
Things I'm sinking in
I am struggling to come to terms with these changes.
So keep me, keep me
In your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing heals me like you do
Being with you is my source of comfort and healing.
And when somebody knows you well
Well there's no comfort like that
There is no greater comfort than being with someone who truly understands you.
And when somebody needs you
Well there's no drug Iike that
Being needed and wanted by someone has a healing effect like no other.
And where l'm home, curled in your arms
And I'm safe again
I'll close my eyes and sleep, sleep
To the sound of London Rain
Being in your embrace feels like home and I feel protected. The sound of the rain outside is soothing and helps me sleep.
Nothing falls like London Rain
Nothing heals me like you do
The rain in London is heavy and intense, but it pales in comparison to the healing power of being with you.
Nothing falls like London Rain
Nothing heals me like you do
Repeating that the intensity of the rain in London cannot compare to the healing power of being with the person she loves.
Nothing falls like London Rain
Nothing heals me like you do
Repeating that the intensity of the rain in London cannot compare to the healing power of being with the person she loves.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HEATHER NOVA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jairo Espinoza
LYRICS:
I'm coming, I'm coming home to you
I'm alive, I'm a mess
I can't wait to get home to you
To get warm and undressed
There've been changes beyond my dreams
Everybody wants me to sing
There've been changes beyond my grasp
Things I'm sinking in
So keep me, keep me in your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing heals me like you do
And when somebody knows you well
Well, there's no comfort like that
And when somebody needs you
Well, there's no drug like that
So keep me, keep me in your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing heals me like you do
And when I'm home, curled in your arms
And I'm safe again
I'll close my eyes and sleep, sleep
To the sound of London rain
So keep me, keep me in your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
So keep me, keep me in your bed all day, all day
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing falls like London rain
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing falls like London rain
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing falls like London rain
Nothing heals me like you do
Nothing falls like London rain
Nothing heals me like you do
Jeffrey Barkin
WHAT a #SONG ... !
Who wouldn't want #Heather comin' back Home to be comforted???
WHO wouldn't want to be capable of "Healing Her" Too????
What a #romantic #LoveSong Eh?
(Ooops perhaps it should be "Huh" instead of "Eh", but hoping Most still like Canadians?)
Truly and ABSOLUTELY doesn't This sound SO Captivating and Romantic?
Thank you Heather and hope that you'll be touring through Canada and the USA soon?
#gracias #grateful #romantic #relationship #songwriters #passionate #musicmaters #rockmatters #wild #wow #siren #heather
surfohio
This is such a good track, it shouldn't be lost in the 90's.
J Lovelife
I loved this song in the 90s!! Dam I wish we could go back for just ONE day to relive it all🥰
El Pipiripau
YouTube is your time machine, go on and travel wherever whenever you want on here!...
A Beer Snob's Cheap Brew Review
Heather Nova's London Rain hit me during a perfect storm of vulnerability in my 20s. When I listen to this, I'm right back where I was. Kills me every time. Great song.
The Cole Truth
When dawson arrives to pick joey up for their first proper date and the sun is shining down on both of them and the creek. This song starts my heart melts!
Taylor Heart
I know!!!💚💙💙💛💕💕💕💕💕💕
Sawyer's Girl
Yes. My senior year in high school. Man we're old now. 😩 😂
poetessbritt
just saw it for the first time, and i remembered the song ♡
Jeffrey Barkin
Isn't is SPECIAL when certain well-placed Songs #TRIGGER your emotional memories?
Curious for your Thoughts...
Welcome learning... Truly!
Ken Bradley
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