Nina Rachel Shapiro Gordon is an American rock singer. Co-founder of the ba… Read Full Bio ↴Nina Rachel Shapiro Gordon is an American rock singer. Co-founder of the band Veruca Salt, Gordon pioneered and revived Bangles inspired pop-rock for the mid-'90s grunge generation. She quickly became known for her instantly infectious power-pop hooks and melodies, writing Veruca Salt hits "Seether" and "Volcano Girls". Since leaving Veruca Salt in 1998, she has released the successful solo album Tonight and the Rest of My Life, written songs for Fefe Dobson, Courtney Jaye and has now released her second solo album, Bleeding Heart Graffiti, on August 8, 2006.

Gordon gave birth to her first child (a girl) on November 21, 2006. She called her "Ivy Nightingale Russo". The father of the baby is musician Jeff Russo (of Tonic).

In 2013, Nina became part of the reformed original line-up of Veruca Salt. They are currently writing new material.

Tonight and the Rest of My Life
Nina Gordon Lyrics

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Down to the earth I fell
With dripping wings
Heavy things won't fly
And the sky might catch on fire
And burn the axis of the world
That's why
I prefer a sunless sky
To the glittering and stinging in my eyes

I feel so light
This is all I want to feel tonight
I feel so light
Tonight and the rest of my life
Tonight and the rest of my life

Gleaming in the dark sea
I'm as light as air
Floating there breathlessly
When the dream dissolves I open up my eyes
I realize that
Everything is shoreless sea
Weightlessness is passing over me

I feel so light
This is all I want to feel tonight
I feel so light
Tonight and the rest of my life
Tonight and the rest of my life

Everthing is waves and stars
The universe is resting in my arms

I feel so light
This is all I want to feel tonight
I feel so light
Tonight and the rest of my life

I feel so light
This is all I want to feel tonight
I feel so light

Tonight and the rest of my life
Tonight and the rest of my life

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Nina Gordon's "Tonight and the Rest of My Life" paint a picture of a falling angel. With dripping wings, they plummet towards the earth, weighed down by heavy things that won't let them fly. The sky, with all its glittering beauty, is a dangerous place, with the potential to catch fire and burn the axis of the world. In contrast, the singer prefers a sunless sky, one that won't blind or sting them.

As the song progresses, the singer describes feeling weightless and free, like they're floating in a dark sea. They're as light as air, and when the dream dissolves, they're left staring out at a world that's infinite and limitless. There are waves and stars all around, and the universe itself seems to be cradled in their arms, as if they could hold it all together.

Overall, "Tonight and the Rest of My Life" is a song about feeling unburdened and free. It's about escaping the constraints of the world and finding a place of weightlessness and peace.

Line by Line Meaning

Down to the earth I fell
The singer fell down to earth

With dripping wings
The singer's wings are wet and heavy

Heavy things won't fly
Weighty objects cannot fly

And the sky might catch on fire
It is possible for the sky to catch on fire

And burn the axis of the world
The fire could destroy the world's axis

That's why
This is the reason

I prefer a sunless sky
The singer chooses a sky without sunlight

To the glittering and stinging in my eyes
Over the sensation of something shining bright and irritating the eyes

Gleaming in the dark sea
Shining in the dark sea

I'm as light as air
The artist feels weightless, like air

Floating there breathlessly
Breathless and floating