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)
Maybe Tomorrow
Heather Nova Lyrics
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I don't know how to let you into me
It's been coming now for a long time
It's been coming now for a long time
Is there some way to reach my Hebrides
Burn a light on the headland, lonely seas
We've been rolling on for a long time
Oh maybe tomorrow the sun will shine
Oh maybe the wild rose will be all mine to give you
Oh maybe soon
I've been out on the birdland, got no wings
I've been calling the nighthawk, hope she sings
It's been coming now for a long time
It's been coming now for a long time
Oh maybe tomorrow the sun will shine
Oh maybe the wild rose will be all mine to give you
Oh maybe tomorrow the sun will shine
Oh maybe the wild rose will be all mine to give you
Oh maybe soon, oh maybe soon
The lyrics to Heather Nova's song "Maybe Tomorrow" depict a sense of loneliness and confusion, with the singer feeling unable to let someone else into their life. The opening lines, "When you touch me, I feel lonely / I don't know how to let you into me," suggest that despite the singer's physical intimacy with another person, they still feel emotionally isolated. This feeling has apparently been building up over a long period of time, as emphasized by the repeated refrain of "It's been coming now for a long time".
The singer also seems to be searching for some sort of escape or solace, as demonstrated by the lines "Is there some way to reach my Hebrides / Burn a light on the headland, lonely seas". The Hebrides are a group of islands off the coast of Scotland known for their rugged, isolated landscapes, and the singer may be longing for a similar level of detachment from their current situation. However, the repetition of "lonely" suggests that the singer may not find the peace they are searching for, and the lines "I've been out on the birdland, got no wings / I've been calling the nighthawk, hope she sings" reinforce this sense of vulnerability and powerlessness.
Overall, the lyrics to "Maybe Tomorrow" depict a complex mix of emotions, with the singer simultaneously seeking connection and isolation. The repeated refrain of "Oh maybe tomorrow the sun will shine / Oh maybe the wild rose will be all mine to give you / Oh maybe soon" suggests a sense of hesitant optimism, but also implies that this hope may ultimately prove fruitless.
Line by Line Meaning
When you touch me, I feel lonely
Your touch doesn't provide me with the emotional connection I desire and leaves me feeling isolated.
I don't know how to let you into me
I struggle with vulnerability and opening up to you on a deeper level.
It's been coming now for a long time
These feelings have been building up within me for quite some time now.
It's been coming now for a long time
These feelings have been building up within me for quite some time now.
Is there some way to reach my Hebrides
Is there any way to connect with my true self or find a sense of peace within myself?
Burn a light on the headland, lonely seas
Bring light to the darkness within me and provide guidance through difficult times, despite feeling alone and lost like a ship lost at sea.
We've been rolling on for a long time
Our relationship has lasted quite a while now, despite the emotional struggles I face.
We've been rolling on for a long time
Our relationship has lasted quite a while now, despite the emotional struggles I face.
Oh maybe tomorrow the sun will shine
There is a glimmer of hope that things will get better and that tomorrow will bring brighter days.
Oh maybe the wild rose will be all mine to give you
Perhaps I can offer you something beautiful and untamed, like a wild rose, as a symbol of my love for you.
Oh maybe soon
Hopefully these feelings of loneliness and emotional disconnection will soon dissipate, and we can grow closer together.
I've been out on the birdland, got no wings
I feel trapped and powerless, unable to escape from these feelings of emotional isolation.
I've been calling the nighthawk, hope she sings
I'm searching for a sign of hope, a ray of light in the darkness, in the form of a beautiful nighthawk's song.
It's been coming now for a long time
These feelings have been building up within me for quite some time now.
It's been coming now for a long time
These feelings have been building up within me for quite some time now.
Oh maybe tomorrow the sun will shine
There is a glimmer of hope that things will get better and that tomorrow will bring brighter days.
Oh maybe the wild rose will be all mine to give you
Perhaps I can offer you something beautiful and untamed, like a wild rose, as a symbol of my love for you.
Oh maybe tomorrow the sun will shine
There is a glimmer of hope that things will get better and that tomorrow will bring brighter days.
Oh maybe the wild rose will be all mine to give you
Perhaps I can offer you something beautiful and untamed, like a wild rose, as a symbol of my love for you.
Oh maybe soon, oh maybe soon
Hopefully these feelings of loneliness and emotional disconnection will soon dissipate, and we can grow closer together.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Heather Allison Frith
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