Nadia Schilling (born in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal) is a singer-songwriter… Read Full Bio ↴Nadia Schilling (born in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal) is a singer-songwriter.

Schilling ventures presents "Kite", the first single from her debut album "Above the Trees".

Schilling grew up with the alternative rock movement that popularized Caldas da Rainha in the 1990s. She studied Landscape Architecture and attended the Conservatory of Music where she studied guitar and vocals. In 2012, she joined the band loopooloo and released the "loopooloo EP" (2013). She was also part of a jazz quintet with whom she recorded the "Blue EP" (2016). In 2015 she released her Covers EP and short after the single "Bite the Bullet" (2016).

The songs from “Above the Trees” were all composed on an old acoustic guitar inherited from her grandfather after the difficult time that followed her mother’s death. The sound of these songs is based on folk elements, but also of rock and jazz. Her influences come from a different range of artists such as Beck, Nico, Elliott Smith, Cat Power, Bill Callahan, Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, Portishead, Tom Jobim, Chet Baker and Blossom Dearie.

The album features some great musicians as Filipe Melo (piano), João Hasselberg (bass / double bass), Bruno Pedroso (drums), and special guests such as the Brazilian singer Marina Vello (Bonde do Role, Marina Gasolina, Madrid), and the guitarists Joao Firmino and Mario Delgado, among others.

"Kite" flies through the memories of a life and seems to decipher love. A journey that, despite everything, runs through any destination without fear. An intrinsic freedom in the form of a song, whose melancholy opens up to a scene full of light, where possibilities are endless. The voice of Nadia Schilling sets the tone and in a steady compass, together with the piano and with a string quartet that raises the narrative, keeps its search for new horizons.

Kite music video was directed and animated by the great visual artist Joao Pombeiro.

Autumn Storm
Nadia Schilling Lyrics

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He seemed tired, out of strength
Seemed so far from who he had been
All my fears out of hand
All the flowers that I couldn't bring

How can I make it on my own?
Without the one that could carry me home?

As dawn began to break
And our hearts just lost the race
A storm drift in from and outside
When his eyes set for a goodbye

Birds got quiet, hid in trees
Even though men got haunted by tears
World got hammered, turned to stone
With Autumn wind blows
Came thundering down

How can I make it on my own?
Without the one that could carry me home?

Overall Meaning

In Nadia Schilling's song "Autumn Storm," the singer sings about the loss of someone they dearly loved. The song centers around themes of grief and isolation as the singer struggles to come to terms with their loss. The opening lines reveal the singer's initial observations of the person they lost; they appeared exhausted and depleted, not at all like the person they once knew. The singer's fears are running rampant in their mind, and they feel helpless that they couldn't do more for this person while they were alive.

The chorus "How can I make it on my own? Without the one that could carry me home?" serves as a heartbreaking question throughout the song. The singer knows they have to continue living their life without their loved one, but the thought of having to carry on alone is unbearable. As dawn breaks and the storm clouds roll in, the singer is left alone with their grief. The mood in the lyrics shifts from melancholic to catastrophic as the storm rages on outside. The birds go silent while the men remain haunted by tears, and the world around the singer gets hammered down and turned to stone.

Overall, the song describes the devastating effects of losing someone while touching on themes of helplessness, grief, and isolation. Nadia Schilling's tender vocals and emotive lyrics make "Autumn Storm" a poignant and memorable track.

Line by Line Meaning

He seemed tired, out of strength
The person appeared physically and emotionally exhausted

Seemed so far from who he had been
His current state is so different from his previous self

All my fears out of hand
All the worries I have are now unmanageable

All the flowers that I couldn't bring
All the things I wanted to give, but failed to do so

How can I make it on my own?
I am questioning my ability to cope by myself

Without the one that could carry me home?
Without the support of someone who used to help me in times of need

As dawn began to break
The start of a new day was approaching

And our hearts just lost the race
Our emotions were overwhelmed and defeated

A storm drift in from and outside
A metaphorical storm was coming from beyond and within us

When his eyes set for a goodbye
When he looked at me with a final farewell

Birds got quiet, hid in trees
Even nature seemed to recognize the gravity of the situation