Nicki

Singer-songwriter-composer-producer Nicki Wells, having recent… Read Full Bio ↴Nicki

Singer-songwriter-composer-producer Nicki Wells, having recently gained a first class honours degree in music, has been working on her solo debut album as well as multiple collaborations with various artists and producers including the acclaimed Nitin Sawhney. She has already been featured on his work from album recordings to performances in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, The Royal Opera House and Sadlers Wells and is featured on the recent BBC hit series the ‘Human Planet’.

In January of 2011, Nicki composed the score for Tanika Gupta’s theatrical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’, receiving critical acclaim as it toured theaters and playhouses throughout the country.

Having already performed in countries as a singer to sell out audiences in regions as diverse as Australia, the Middle East, the Far East & Europe, she has astounded audiences all over the world with her incomparable ability to traverse the gaps between old and new, east and west and contemporary chic and classicism.

Nicki is an exciting young talent and one to watch out for as her multi-faceted career develops.

Reviews

“The lead female vocalist, Nicki Wells, immediately captured the audience’s attention with her ability to belt out melodies in just about every known Indian style of music from Bengali folk and Hindustani classical raagas to soulful blues back-up singing. She was definitely the star attraction of the show, aside from Sawhney himself.”

Guy Life. Review of Nitin Sawhney’s Bluefrog show in Mumbai, India. Feb 2012

“Nitin’s band is mostly white, and his starry-voiced lead singer is a 21-year-old natural blonde called Nicki Wells, a student of classical Indian music who is set for a major career judging from her extraordinarily beautiful singing last night.

Whether any listener will ever be qualified to judge whether Nicki is “authentic” or not seems to me beside the point, when you’re listening to a voice of such fresh, luminously expressive timbre. I am not sure you need any expertise in authentic Indian classical singing to enjoy the mellifluous sweetness in this girl’s delivery.”

The Arts Desk. About Nitin Sawhney and Akram Khan’s show Confluence

“… Sawhney’s outstanding band, led by the staggering voice of Nicki Wells, emerge from behind the grey gauze at the back of the set.”

The Telegraph. About Nitin Sawhney and Akram Khan’s show Confluence

“Blonde chanteuse Nicki Wells sang the gorgeous Sanskrit poem Sloka to near pin-drop silence”

Evening Standard. Last Days of Meaning Album Launch. Royal Albert Hall

“The music is gorgeous, particularly the songs written for the haunting voice of talented singer Nicki Wells”

The Globe and Mail. Luminato Festival, Toronto, Canada

Ocean
Nicki Wells Lyrics

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Ocean
Ocean, take me in your arms and engulf me whole
My total being is yours, I return to you
Ocean, I am merely a drop carried on the current of time
I am free to flow within your tide

Take all I have
Quench my longing thirst

And let my eyes see what you see
The infinite sky...

Ocean, you humble me down as I float among your waves
May the rain fall upon my face

Take all I have
Quench my longing thirst
And let my eyes see what you see
The infinite sky...

Take all I have
Quench my longing thirst

And let my eyes see what you see
The infinite sky..

Overall Meaning

In "Ocean", Nicki Wells sings about surrendering oneself to the power and vastness of the ocean. She personifies the ocean as a nurturing force that can take her in its arms and engulf her whole, providing a sense of belonging and freedom. The lyrics suggest that, in comparison to the great expanse of the ocean, the individual is insignificant and impermanent, carried along by the current of time. The singer, inspired by this realization, asks the ocean to take everything she has and quench her longing thirst, allowing her to see what the ocean sees - the infinite sky.

The song's simple yet profound lyrics evoke a sense of awe and reverence for the natural world, while also expressing a desire for connection and transcendence. The ocean, here, symbolizes not just a physical place, but a spiritual concept that can help one to let go of their ego and embrace a larger perspective.

Overall, "Ocean" is a beautiful ode to the wonder and mystery of nature, and encourages the listener to embrace their own smallness in the face of something much greater.

Line by Line Meaning

Ocean, take me in your arms and engulf me whole
I fully surrender myself to the vastness of the ocean and want to be embraced by it completely.

My total being is yours, I return to you
I acknowledge the ocean's immense power and willingly submit myself to its will.

Ocean, I am merely a drop carried on the current of time
I am aware of the transience of my existence and recognize my insignificance compared to the vastness of the ocean.

I am free to flow within your tide
I embrace the opportunities and experiences that the ocean presents to me as I journey through life.

Take all I have
I offer everything that I am to the ocean.

Quench my longing thirst
I seek fulfillment and satisfaction from the experience of being in the ocean's presence.

And let my eyes see what you see
I desire to perceive the world through the ocean's perspective and appreciate its beauty in the same way.

The infinite sky...
I want to witness the vastness and magnificence of the world from the perspective of the ocean.

Ocean, you humble me down as I float among your waves
I acknowledge the vastness and power of the ocean, and feel humbled by its magnificence as I float on its waves.

May the rain fall upon my face
I welcome the natural elements like rain and embrace the unique experiences that being in the ocean offers.

Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Nicola Wells

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