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.
World Without Love
Vonda Shepard Lyrics
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I won't stay in a world without love
Please lock me away
And don't allow the day
Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness
I don't care what they say, I won't stay
In a world without love
Birds sing out of tune
And rain clouds hide the moon
I'm ok, here I stay with my loneliness
I don't care what they say, I won't stay
In a world without love
So I wait, and in a while
I will see my true love smile
She may come, I know not when
When she does, I'll lose
So baby until then
Lock me away
And don't allow the day
Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness
I don't care what they say, I won't stay
In a world without love
(Please lock me away)
(And don't allow the day)
(Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness)
I don't care what they say, I won't stay
In a world without love
So I wait, and in a while
I will see my true love smile
She may come, I know not when
When she does, I'll lose
So baby until then
Lock me away
And don't allow the day
Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness
I don't care what they say, I won't stay
In a world without love
I don't care what they say, I won't stay
In a world without love (forget him)
The lyrics of Vonda Shepard's song "World Without Love" convey a sense of despair and hopelessness over the absence of love. The singer admits that she doesn't care what others say, and she would rather be locked away than stay in a world where love doesn't exist. The repetition of the lines "lock me away" and "I don't care what they say" reinforce the severity of the situation in which the singer finds herself.
The imagery used in the song further emphasizes the bleakness of the situation. The birds singing out of tune and the rain clouds hiding the moon suggest a world that is out of sync and lacking in harmony. The line "I'm okay, here I stay with my loneliness" reveals that the singer has resigned herself to her solitude, but still hopes that love will find her eventually.
Overall, "World Without Love" is a poignant expression of the human need for connection and companionship. The song acknowledges the pain and longing that arises from being alone, and affirms the importance of love in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't care what they say
The opinions of others do not matter to me
I won't stay in a world without love
Living without love is unbearable for me
Please lock me away
I would rather be alone than be in a loveless world
And don't allow the day
I want to be away from the world and my loneliness
Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness
I prefer being alone with my loneliness rather than being around people without love
Birds sing out of tune
The world seems out of sync without love
And rain clouds hide the moon
The beauty of the world is clouded when there is no love
I'm ok, here I stay with my loneliness
I would rather be alone than be in a world without love
So I wait, and in a while
I am hopeful that love will come to me
I will see my true love smile
I am looking forward to finding true love and happiness
She may come, I know not when
It's uncertain when I will meet my true love
When she does, I'll lose
When I find love, I will lose the loneliness that I have grown used to
So baby until then
So, until I find love, I will continue to wait
In a world without love (forget him)
Love is essential to me and I cannot stay in a world without it
(Please lock me away)
I would rather be alone than be in a world without love
(And don't allow the day)
I want to be away from the world and my loneliness
(Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness)
I prefer being alone with my loneliness rather than being around people without love
I don't care what they say, I won't stay
The opinions of others do not matter to me when it comes to love
In a world without love
Living without love is unbearable for me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY
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