Vonda Shepard was born in New York but her family relocated to California when she was fairly young. She played piano from an early age. Her father is Richmond Shepard, a mime and improv actor. Vonda has three sisters: Rosetta, Luana, and Brianna. Her mother left the family when Vonda was ten, and her father raised the four girls by himself.
After performing as a backing singer for many years she was eventually given her own recording contract. Shepard's first chart appearance was in 1987 when she recorded a duet with Dan Hill entitled 'Can't We Try'. She released her first self-titled album in 1989 with little fanfare. The album did yield one chart single, Don't Cry Ilene, a mid-tempo, piano-driven jazz-RnB flavored song dealing with the break-up of a relationship between a black woman and a white man, arising from adult peer pressure. The track is sung from the perspective of the woman's white female friend, who harbors a desire to have the man for herself, but keeps her distance out of respect for her friend. The song peaked at 17 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart and stayed on the charts for 12 weeks.
After her third album, Shepard was signed up to appear on Ally McBeal after being spotted by the show's creator David E Kelley. While on the show she recorded two full soundtrack albums and was featured on two other Ally McBeal compilations. The songs Shepard recorded for Ally McBeal soundtrack albums were mainly covers of old songs with lyrics that paralleled what was happening in the title character's life onscreen. Since appearing in the show, Shepard has released two more studio albums and a live album.
Shepard is married to music producer Mitchell Froom and they had their first child, Jack Froom, on 15 April 2006.
Lose My Way
Vonda Shepard Lyrics
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And my sense of direction
Wanna lose my bearings
And my point of reference
Wanna go where everything
Don't remind me of our happiness
That we sacrificed for some unknown bliss
I wanna lose my place
In this world I've created
To know who I am
It's so overrated
Wanna break away until my longing has fated
Wanna change my fate
Wanna dream again
Go out dancing
I wanna laugh again
Till I lose my mind
Heavy heart when will you fall?
Again from the weight of this longing?
Inside of me I believe
I thought I found, found me a home
But all I want is to run away
Run from my life tonight
I wanna lose my way
And my sense of direction
Wanna lose my bearings
And my point of reference
The lyrics to Vonda Shepard's "Lose My Way" express the desire to escape from the pain and longing of a past relationship. The singer yearns to forget where they came from, to get lost and lose their sense of direction, in order to rebuild their life and find happiness again. They want to break away from the life they've created for themselves, as it only reminds them of the love they've lost, and start anew.
The song's chorus highlights the singer's desire to enjoy the simple pleasures of life without being weighed down by the past. They dream of dancing and laughter, wanting to lose themselves in the moment and free themselves from the pain they carry. The heavy heart in the verse reflects the burden that the singer carries, with the weight of longing and heartbreak weighing them down.
Overall, "Lose My Way" is about the desire to move on and start anew after a difficult breakup. The singer wants to escape from the memories and pain that hold them back, and find joy in the present.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna lose my way
I want to stray from my beaten path
And my sense of direction
And forget what I thought was my way forward
Wanna lose my bearings
I want to let go of my bearings
And my point of reference
And forget everything that I thought I knew as a basis for making decisions
Wanna go where everything
I want to change my surroundings so that
Don't remind me of our happiness
I don't get trapped in memories of our past happy moments
That we sacrificed for some unknown bliss
That we left behind in search of something that we thought would make us happier
I wanna lose my place
I want to leave behind the persona I created
In this world I've created
In the world that I have built for myself
To know who I am
To truly discover my identity
It's so overrated
The idea of having an identity is rather overhyped
Wanna break away until my longing has fated
I want to distance myself from the desire to find a satisfying identity
Wanna change my fate
I want to alter my destiny
Wanna dream again
I want to have ambitions again
Go out dancing
And have some fun while at it
I wanna laugh again
I want to relish that feeling of ecstasy again
Till I lose my mind
Till the laughter takes me to a realm of unbridled bliss
Heavy heart when will you fall?
My burdened soul, when will you lighten up?
Again from the weight of this longing?
When will I find release from this insatiable desire?
Inside of me I believe
Deep down, a part of me is convinced
I thought I found, found me a home
That I had found my true essence, my sweet spot
But all I want is to run away
But now all I desire is to escape
Run from my life tonight
And flee from this life I have built for myself tonight
I wanna lose my way
I want to break with the past
And my sense of direction
And venture into the unknown
Wanna lose my bearings
And lose the trappings of my identity and sense of duty
And my point of reference
And let go of all that I once learnt from the past
Contributed by Sadie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.