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)
Walk This World
Heather Nova Lyrics
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And the green is growing slow
I have watched you find the places
Hidden by the snow
I have tripped into a valley
That is blue till you can see
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come walk this world with me
And I'm sucked in by the wonder
And I'm fucked up by the lies
And I dig a hole to lie in
And I build some wings to fly
And I think that I could love you 'cause
You know how to be free
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come, I want you to come
I want you to come walk this world with me
And it's burning in our fingers
And it's burning on the road
And I like the way you're broken
And I'll like you when you're old
And I see you in the garden
And I feel you plant the seed
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come, I want you to come
I want you to come walk this world with me
The song Walk This World by Heather Nova starts off with the singer talking about sleeping beside the winter and watching the green grow slowly. It seems like she has spent a lot of time contemplating nature and observing changes in the environment. She talks about tripping into a valley that is blue till one can see, which probably symbolizes the changes that one can see when they truly take the time to notice their surroundings. She then invites someone to come walk this world with her.
In the chorus, she talks about how with the light in our eyes it's hard to see and how we hold on to what we believe. She is not touched but aching to be, which probably signifies her need for connection and intimacy. In the second verse, she is sucked in by wonder and fucked up by lies. She digs a hole to lie in and builds wings to fly. She talks about how she thinks she could love someone because they know how to be free. The chorus repeats again.
In the third verse, she talks about how it's burning in their fingers and on the road. She talks about liking the way someone is broken and how she will like them when they are old. She sees this person in the garden and feels them plant the seed. She wants this person to come walk this world with her. The chorus repeats one last time.
Line by Line Meaning
I have slept beside the winter
I have experienced the stillness of winter, the hibernation of nature.
And the green is growing slow
Although it may not be visible yet, signs of spring are appearing slowly.
I have watched you find the places
I have witnessed your ability to find hidden beauty and meaning in life.
Hidden by the snow
Even when external circumstances seem to bury beauty and possibility.
I have tripped into a valley
I have experienced the lows and challenges of life.
That is blue till you can see
A place where sadness feels all-consuming, but clarity can eventually emerge.
I want you to come walk this world with me
I want to share life's ups and downs with you, to experience the world together.
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on to what we believe
Our beliefs can blind us when we are too fixated, even in the midst of positive experiences.
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I'm yearning for emotional connection despite not having felt it yet.
And I'm sucked in by the wonder
The beauty and magic of the world captivates me.
And I'm f***ed up by the lies
The dishonesty and betrayal of some people has hurt me deeply.
And I dig a hole to lie in And I build some wings to fly
I sometimes retreat into myself, but also seek ways to soar above challenges.
And I think that I could love you 'cause You know how to be free
Your ability to live authentically and without fear is intriguing and attractive to me.
And it's burning in our fingers
The urgency and passion of life can be physically felt.
And it's burning on the road
Our experiences on the journey of life can be intense and overwhelming.
And I like the way you're broken
I appreciate and am drawn to your vulnerabilities and imperfections.
And I'll like you when you're old
I see a future with you, beyond the present moment.
And I see you in the garden
I envision a peaceful and fulfilling future with you.
And I feel you plant the seed
I believe you will be a source of growth and positivity in my life.
I want you to come walk this world with me
I want to share in life's joys and challenges alongside you as a partner.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: HEATHER NOVA
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@cainealexander-mccord2805
I have slept beside the winter
And the green is growing slow
I have watched you find the places
Hidden by the snow
I have tripped into a valley
That is blue till you can see
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on to what we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come walk this world with me
And I'm sucked in by the wonder
And I'm fucked up by the lies
And I dig a hole to lie in
And I build some wings to fly
And I think that I could love you 'cause
You know how to be free
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come, I want you to come
I want you to come walk this world with me
And it's burning in our fingers
And it's burning on the road
And I like the way you're broken
And I'll like you when you're old
And I see you in the garden
And I feel you plant the seed
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come, I want you to come
I want you to come walk this world with me
@mapetiteKatie
I have slept beside the winter and the green is growing slow
I have watched you find the places hidden by the snow
I have tripped into a valley that is blue till you can see
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
Holding on and on to what we believe
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come walk this world with me
And I'm sucked in by the wonder and I'm fucked up by the lies
And I dig a hole to lie in and I build some wings to fly
And I think that I could love you 'cause you know how to be free
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come, I want you to come
I want you to come walk this world with me
And it's burning in our fingers and it's burning on the road
And I like the way you're broken and I'll like you when you're old
And I see you in the garden and I feel you plant the seed
I want you to come walk this world with me
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come, I want you to come
I want you to come walk this world with me
@hustonmann452
This singer is/was SOO underrated! ♥️👍
@sashalynch2740
Love this song, Heather Nova should be more well known than what she is, highly underrated artist with the beauty to go with it, mesmerizing 💖💖👍👍🌷🌷
@deliriousfosirius1975
Beautiful
@thee4thdoctor
Some songs have the ability to transport you back to when you first heard them...for me anyway. It's always been that way with me. This song does just that. Every time I hear it - it's 1994 again. That's a very special gift, and a very special thing for me. I hear the music, and the voice, and I'm there again. It's late 1994, and I'm 26 yrs old, and...well, there are some songs that just do that to me. It's a beautiful feeling. Thank you Heather.
@skinzz2573
thee4doctor you speak the truth! Music has that power to take us back to that time and place and most importantly that "feel". This is one of many songs that does it for me!
@sentino68
Totally man. For me it was 1995 when I discovered her. I was 27 and my new life after college was beginning. Music and smell are great memory anchors.
@omararturoramirez5262
I was a teenager when I listened to this jewel for the first time! I was 16!❤
@silversurfer5881
VERY True….
@jb-yi4di
This record has a distinct 3:42 tone and production value too that is just golden. The songs would've been diminished by a certain degree with a different style production imo.
This song definitely instantly teleports you back mentally.
@MissGirlyGreen
Heather, I don't know if you read these messages but I just wanted to let you know that your music changed my life. You helped me escape a dark time with your raw lyrics and savvy riffs. When I pulled up your music, I expected to see millions of followers - we need to get your name out there girl - you have so much to give the world! Thank you for sharing your art and soul. I am forever grateful.