Abby Travis is a Los Angeles based musical vixen of many hats. Her critical… Read Full Bio ↴Abby Travis is a Los Angeles based musical vixen of many hats. Her critically acclaimed releases (Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, NPR, AP) include "The Abby Travis Foundation", "Cutthroat Standards & Black Pop" and "GlitterMouth." In addition to her work as a solo artist, Abby has played bass and/or sang with a scrillion acts including; Beck, Elastica, The Bangles, KMFDM, The Original Sinners, Michael Penn, Gibby Haynes and even Spinal Tap. Her catalogue has been adapted in the new musical "Little Black Veil" (2009)

She is currently in the studio working on her fourth full length release.

Hunger
Abby Travis Lyrics

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Let me be the pinprick
The Devil's smoke perfume
The pipe's 'round which you wrap your lips
I'll be these things for you

That thirst inside your clenched fist
I'll fix it with my dew
Let just one drip caress your lips

Now I'm consuming you

Hunger hunger hunger hunger
Insatiable thrust of the driest lust's gale

Hunger hunger hunger hunger
The rasp of an asp that consumes its own tail

Overall Meaning

Abby Travis's song Hunger is a haunting ballad that delves deep into the theme of desire and longing, particularly from the point of view of a person who is willing to go to any lengths to satiate their hunger. The lyrics of the song weave a provocative and seductive web that draws in the listener as if they were themselves the object of desire. The opening lines, "Let me be the pinprick, the Devil's smoke perfume," establish the singer's willingness to take on the role of temptation, of something that is both alluring and dangerous at the same time. The following line, "The pipe's 'round which you wrap your lips," suggests that the object of desire is addicted to something, perhaps something harmful, and that the singer is willing to be the source of that addiction.

Line by Line Meaning

Let me be the pinprick
I want to be the tiny hole you use to release your pain

The Devil's smoke perfume
The intoxicating aroma of sin and temptation

The pipe's 'round which you wrap your lips
The addiction you can’t resist, the vice you choose to indulge in

I'll be these things for you
I'll be the one to provide you with the pleasures you crave

That thirst inside your clenched fist
The strong desire you hold on to tightly

I'll fix it with my dew
I'll quench your thirst with my offering

Let just one drip caress your lips
Let the tiniest taste of my essence satisfy you

Now I'm consuming you
I have become the source of your addiction and I have complete control over you

Hunger hunger hunger hunger
The craving is insatiable

Insatiable thrust of the driest lust's gale
The unstoppable force of desire that leaves you parched and restless

The rasp of an asp that consumes its own tail
The dangerous, cyclical nature of addiction and self-destruction