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)
The Sun Will Always Rise
Heather Nova Lyrics
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And I'll be here to hold and comfort you
Sometimes you'll look out on dark and stormy skies
But darling remember the sun will always rise
And bring the light, and bring the light
Life will take you through many endless nights
And you may struggle with pain and loss sometimes
And you stay true inside
Come what may the sun will always rise
And bring the light, and bring the light
Mountains will make it harder
Dark clouds will make you doubt
But you'll get through
And when I can't be with you
This ray of hope I give to you
So hey don't cry, the night is almost through
And I'll be here to hold and comfort you
Though sometimes you'll look out on dark and stormy skies
Darling remember, the sun will always rise
And bring the light, and bring the light
In Heather Nova's song "The Sun Will Always Rise," the lyrics are speaking to someone who is going through a difficult time. The opening lines "Hey don't cry, the night is almost through, and I'll be here to hold and comfort you," reassure the listener that they are not alone and that someone is there to support them in their time of need. The verse continues with the acknowledgment that there will be dark and stormy skies, but in the end, the sun will always rise and bring light.
The chorus of "And bring the light, and bring the light" is a reminder that no matter how bad things may get, there will always be the promise of a new day and a fresh start. The second verse speaks to the difficulties of life and how we may struggle with pain and loss, but as long as we stay humble and true to ourselves, we can get through anything. The lines "Mountains will make it harder, dark clouds will make you doubt, but you'll get through" encourage the listener to persevere even when things seem impossible.
The final message of the song is one of hope and reassurance. The lines "And when I can't be with you, this ray of hope I give to you" speak to the fact that even when we can't physically be with someone, we can still offer them hope and support. The repetition of "the sun will always rise, and bring the light" reinforces the message that no matter how dark things may seem, there is always hope for a new day and a brighter tomorrow.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey don't cry, the night is almost through
Don't cry, the difficult time is nearly over
And I'll be here to hold and comfort you
I will be here to offer you support and comfort
Sometimes you'll look out on dark and stormy skies
At times, you will see gloomy and stormy weather outside
But darling remember the sun will always rise
But remember, the sun will always rise and bring the light
And bring the light, and bring the light
And bring the hope and positivity
Life will take you through many endless nights
Life will take you through many difficult times
And you may struggle with pain and loss sometimes
You may experience pain and loss at times
But as long as you are humble
But as long as you remain modest
And you stay true inside
And you remain true to your inner self
Come what may the sun will always rise
Despite anything that happens, the sun will always rise
Mountains will make it harder
Challenges will make things more difficult
Dark clouds will make you doubt
Difficulties might make you lose hope
But you'll get through
But you will overcome them
And when I can't be with you
And when I am not able to be there for you
This ray of hope I give to you
This hope and positivity I offer you
So hey don't cry, the night is almost through
So don't cry, the tough time is almost over
And I'll be here to hold and comfort you
And I will be here to offer you support and comfort
Though sometimes you'll look out on dark and stormy skies
Even though you may see gloomy and stormy weather outside
Darling remember, the sun will always rise
But remember, the sun will always rise and bring hope and positivity
And bring the light, and bring the light
And bring the hope and positivity
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Heather Allison Frith
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