Hayes' first solo album Spin was released in 2002, carrying on in the same musical vein as Savage Garden, with a less soft rock sound and more edgy R&B vibe, although the first single Insatiable was a ballad, reaching Number 3 in Australia. Other singles "Strange Relationship", "Crush (1980 Me)" and "I Miss You" also performed well in charts.
Hayes spent two years working on his second solo album, The Tension And The Spark. Other than the track "I Forgive You" which was produced with Madonna collaborator Marius De Vries, the entire album was produced by Darren himself and Robert Conley (with whom he had previously toured and recorded Crush (1980 Me) for Spin). The album marked a bold change of direction from Hayes. Conley's production was almost entirely electronic, with acoustic instruments buried under walls of sequenced sounds. Although artistically this was a huge step forward and earned Hayes the strongest praise of his career, it seemed to alienate a large portion of his audience who were expecting another album of radio friendly pop songs. The first single Pop!ular was released on July 12, 2004. This single reached Number One on the US Dance Charts, and fared well in the UK. His follow up single, Darkness, failed to chart, leaving Dublin Sky - the planned third release - in limbo. Ironically, "Dublin Sky" was considered by many to be one of the strongest and most accessible songs on the album and the most likely to be a hit.
Truly Madly Completely, Savage Gardens greatest hits album was released in late 2005 and featured two new songs - So Beautiful and California. The tour, 'A Big Night In with Darren Hayes' followed in 2006. In July 2006, Hayes announced that he had married his boyfriend of two years, Richard Cullen, in a Civil Partnership Ceremony.
Hayes released a double album, This Delicate Thing We've Made, on 20 August 2007 on his newly formed independent label ''Powdered Sugar''. "The record features 25 songs recorded with the help of a Vintage 1983 Fairlight CMI syth - a cinematic, theatrical and epic Pop Opus." The first single to come from Hayes' third album was On the Verge of Something Wonderful to be followed by Me, Myself and (I) later in 2007.
In mid 2010, Hayes announced the completion of this fourth solo album. It is being mixed by Robert Orton. The album will be released in 2011.
The first single from Darren's new album Secret Codes and Battleships is called 'Talk Talk Talk' and will be released on iTunes worldwide on June 24 the same day it is delivered to radio and the music video is released online and debuts on T.V.
Darren wrote and recorded the song in Sweden with producer Carl Falk - it was mixed by Robert Orton and mastered by Bob Ludwig.
On iTunes there'll also be a b-side - Darren's cover version of Madonna's 'Angel'.
2022: Do You Remember?
On 26 January 2022, Hayes released a new single, "Let's Try Being in Love". A music video for the song was released the same day, starring Hayes and featuring actor Scott Evans. The video was directed by Andrew Putschoegl.[20] Referred to as a "queer anthem"[21] by NME, in promotional interviews, Hayes explained “I’ve been married to Richard [Cullen] for almost 17 years, [and] I’m in this really comfortable place in my life. But at the same time at mid-life I’m grieving the fact I never got to celebrate who I really was at the period of my life where I was most famous. I look at this world we live in now where someone like Lil Nas X can push forward his true self, full of pride and self-love and have the chance to be loved for who he truly is [...] A lot of the time I was my most famous, I was deeply sad.” Less than 24 hours of release, "Let's Try Being in Love" debuted at number 96 on the Official UK Singles Download Chart Top 100 and at number 98 on the Official UK Singles Sales Chart Top 100.[22][23] “I wanted to show I love the feminine in me, be proud of the gay me. There’s a dance scene that is so passionate, everything’s alive and thriving and blooming. That’s how I feel in general about music. And that’s a hugely sharp contrast to how I felt 10 years ago.”
On 27 January 2022, Hayes announced he would be headlining the 2022 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and would be performing on 5 March 2022.[24] Hayes performed "The Animal Song", "I Want You", "Affirmation" plus, live for the very first time, "Let's Try Being in Love".[25][26][27]
Since 2013, Hayes stopped his music career and tried to build stand-up comedy career. At the same time, he kept creating short singing videos in his social media accounts for his fans. In 2018 Hayes briefly returned on stage with one-off performance of two songs, including "I Knew I Loved You". In 2019, Hayes featured on Cub Sport’s single “I Never Cried So Much in My Whole Life”. He did not appear in the official video. In 2020 he recorded a new version of "Truly Madly Deeply" with slightly modified lyrics. The video of his studio performance was released on YouTube on 24 April.
On 2 March 2022, Hayes announced the "Do You Remember?" Tour that would be performed in six Australian cities between January and February 2023 and would feature songs from his musical career as part of Savage Garden and as a solo artist. On 10 March 2022, Hayes released the single "Do You Remember?",[28][29][30] following with the official video on 16 March 2022.[31]
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God Is In The Room
Darren Hayes Lyrics
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She dances around in public
She don't care Let them stare
She's always chasing butterflies
She likes to imagine the clouds are watching out for her
And maybe she's right
Who am I to decide?
Maybe we'll fly to the morning light
And when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
And God is in the room
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explode
And I believe in you my love
And your imaginary world
She makes up movies in her head
And she thinks that every day is Saturday
That's ok
Maybe she's right
Who am I to decide?
Magical feeling inside when she's by my side
And when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
And God is in the room
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explode
And I believe in you my love
And your imaginary world
Your imaginary world
And maybe that kinda love
Can make you whole again, imaginary girl
And maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
Can make a broken heart never feel broke again
In your imaginary world
And when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
But God is in the room
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explode
And I believe in you my love
And your imaginary world
And when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
My imaginary girl
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
And God is in the room
Feels like God is in the room
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explode
Maybe I wanna live there too,
In you imaginary, imaginary world
And I believe in you my love
With my imaginary girl
Maybe that kinda love can make you whole again, ohhh
Maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
In you imaginary world
Maybe that kinda love can make you whole again
Your my imaginary girl
Maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
It feels like God is in the room
Imaginary, Imaginary girl
My imaginary girl
Ohh ohh….
My imaginary girl
In Darren Hayes's song God Is In The Room, he sings about a woman who lives in her own imaginary world. She dances around in public, chases butterflies, and imagines that the clouds are watching over her. The woman's imagination fills her with a magical feeling when she's with the singer. Whenever she kisses him, she says that love has filled the air with red balloons, the world is shrinking, and there's nobody else but them. She believes that in their love, they are invincible and that God is present in the room. She believes that kind of love, faith, and make-believe can make a broken heart never feel broken again.
The song makes sense of the idea of love as a safe haven or escape from reality. It suggests that it's possible to reimagine the world as a better place by simply changing our perceptions of it. The woman's preferred way of seeing the world and her place in it is through an imaginative lens, where the sublime and magical are possible, rather than through the common register of concrete reality. And in this reality, love fills the air, a symbol of the transformative and transcendent nature of love.
Overall, the song is about believing, loving, and imagining a better world. It suggests that sometimes, living in our own worlds, even though imaginary, can bring us closer to God (or the divine) and make us feel whole again.
Line by Line Meaning
She moves and the wind kisses her hair
She dances around in public and the wind complements her beauty by touching her hair
She don't care Let them stare
She is comfortable with being herself and doesn't mind if people stare at her
She's always chasing butterflies
She is a dreamer who loves to chase the beautiful things in life
She likes to imagine the clouds are watching out for her
She has an innocent and imaginative heart that sees the good in the world
And maybe she's right
Her perspective of the world may be correct
Who am I to decide?
Who is the singer to judge her for her beliefs?
Maybe we'll fly to the morning light
Maybe they will travel to a bright and beautiful place together
And when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
And God is in the room
When she expresses love towards the singer, she envelops the entire room with that love, making it a sacred place
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explode
And I believe in you my love
And your imaginary world
When she admires him, the world becomes a more beautiful place for him and he starts believing in his dreams and desires
She makes up movies in her head
She is a creative person who imagines new worlds and stories
And she thinks that every day is Saturday
She wants to live life to the fullest like it's the weekend every day
That's ok
There's nothing wrong with her way of thinking
Magical feeling inside when she's by my side
He feels a special connection and happiness when she's with him
And maybe that kinda love
Can make you whole again, imaginary girl
And maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
Can make a broken heart never feel broke again
In your imaginary world
Their love and imagination can heal emotional wounds and repair broken hearts
Maybe I wanna live there too,
In you imaginary, imaginary world
And I believe in you my love
With my imaginary girl
The singer wants to share and be part of her imaginative world and believes in their love
Feels like God is in the room
The room they share feels like a sacred place imbued with divine energy
Maybe that kinda love can make you whole again, ohhh
Maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
In you imaginary world
Maybe that kinda love can make you whole again
Your my imaginary girl
Maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
It feels like God is in the room
Imaginary, Imaginary girl
My imaginary girl
Ohh ohh….
My imaginary girl
The chorus repeats the theme of love and imagination healing the soul and the singer reaffirming his love for his partner's imaginary world
Contributed by Benjamin E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
ZoRRo ChAcK
Comparto la letra traducida, si alguien tiene alguna sugerencia o encuentra el sentido correcto en alguna frase que yo no, por favor, compártala =)
Ella se mueve y el viento besa su cabello
Ella baila en público
Y no le importan las miradas sobre ella
Ella siempre está cazando mariposas
A ella le gusta imaginar que las nubes están mirándola a ella
Y tal vez ella tenga razón
Quién soy yo para decidir
Tal vez volaremos a la luz de la mañana
Y cuando ella me besa
Ella dice que el amor ha llenado el aire con globos rojos
El mundo se está encogiendo, no hay nadie más
Y Dios está en la habitación
Y cuando ella me mira
Ella dice que cien millones de fuegos artificiales explotan
Y yo creo en ti mi amor
Y en tu mundo imaginario
Ella crea películas en su cabeza
Ella cree que todos los días son sábado, eso está bien
Tal vez ella tenga razón
Quién soy yo para decidir
Sensación mágica interior cuando ella está a mi lado
Y cuando ella me besa
Ella dice que el amor ha llenado el aire con globos rojos
El mundo se está encogiendo, no hay nadie más
Y Dios está en la habitación
Y cuando ella me mira
Ella dice que cien millones de fuegos artificiales explotan
Y yo creo en ti mi amor
Y en tu mundo imaginario
Tu mundo imaginario
Y tal vez esa clase de amor
Pueda hacerte completo de nuevo, chica imaginaria
Y tal vez esa clase de fe te haga creer de nuevo
Puede hacer a un corazón roto jamás sentirse roto de nuevo
En tu mundo imaginario
Y cuando ella me besa
Ella dice que el amor ha llenado el aire con globos rojos
El mundo se está encogiendo, no hay nadie más
Y Dios está en la habitación
Y cuando ella me mira
Ella dice que cien millones de fuegos artificiales explotan
Y yo creo en ti mi amor
Y en tu mundo imaginario
Tu mundo imaginario
Y cuando ella me besa
Ella dice que el amor ha llenado el aire con globos rojos
El mundo se está encogiendo, no hay nadie más
Y Dios está en la habitación
Y cuando ella me mira
Ella dice que cien millones de fuegos artificiales explotan
Y yo creo en ti mi amor
Y en tu mundo imaginario
Tu mundo imaginario
Tal vez quiero vivir ahí también
En tu mundo imaginario, mundo imaginario
Y creer en ti mi amor
Con mi chica imaginaria
Y tal vez esa clase de amor pueda hacerte completo de nuevo
Y tal vez esa clase de fe te haga creer de nuevo
En tu mundo imaginario
Y tal vez esa clase de amor pueda hacerte completo de nuevo
Tú, mi chica imaginaria
Y tal vez esa clase de fe te haga creer de nuevo
En tu mundo imaginario
Se siente como Dios en la habitación
Imaginaria, chica imaginaria
Mi chica imaginaria
Mi chica imaginaria
Saludos!!
LARIAL
She moves and the wind kisses her hair
She dances around in public
She don't care Let them stare
She's always chasing butterflies
She likes to imagine the clouds are watching out for her
And maybe she's right
Who am I to decide?
Maybe we'll fly to the morning lightAnd when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
And God is in the room
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explode
And I believe in you my love
And your imaginary worldShe makes up movies in her head
And she thinks that every day is Saturday That's ok
Maybe shes right
Who am I to decide?
Magical feeling inside when she's by my sideAnd when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
And God is in the room
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explode
And I believe in you my love
And your imaginary world
Your imaginary worldAnd maybe that kinda love
Can make you whole again, imaginary girl
And maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
Can make a broken heart never feel broke again
In your imaginary worldAnd when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
And God is in the room
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explode
And I believe in you my love
And your imaginary worldAnd when she kisses me
She says love has filled the air with red balloons
My imaginary girl
The world is shrinking, there is no one else
And God is in the room
Feels like God is in the room
And when she looks at me
She says a hundred million fireworks explodeMaybe I wanna live there too,
In you imaginary, imaginary world
And I believe in you my love
With my imaginary girlMaybe that kinda love can make you whole again, ohhhh
Maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
In you imaginary world
Maybe that kinda love can make you whole again
Your my imaginary girl
Oh oh
ah ah
Maybe that kinda faith and make believe again
It feels like God is in the room
Imaginary, Imaginary girl
My imaginary girl
Ohhh ohhh....
My imaginary girl
ZoRRo ChAcK
+Estefany Escogido Cuateconce
Esto es lo que dice:
Ella se mueve y el viento besa su cabello
Ella baila en público
Y no le importan las miradas sobre ella
Ella siempre está cazando mariposas
A ella le gusta imaginar que las nubes están mirándola a ella
Y tal vez ella tenga razón
Quién soy yo para decidir
Tal vez volaremos a la luz de la mañana
Y cuando ella me besa
Ella dice que el amor ha llenado el aire con globos rojos
El mundo se está encogiendo, no hay nadie más
Y Dios está en la habitación
Y cuando ella me mira
Ella dice que cien millones de fuegos artificiales explotan
Y yo creo en ti mi amor
Y en tu mundo imaginario
Ella crea películas en su cabeza
Ella cree que todos los días son sábado, eso está bien
Tal vez ella tenga razón
Quién soy yo para decidir
Sensación mágica interior cuando ella está a mi lado
Y cuando ella me besa
Ella dice que el amor ha llenado el aire con globos rojos
El mundo se está encogiendo, no hay nadie más
Y Dios está en la habitación
Y cuando ella me mira
Ella dice que cien millones de fuegos artificiales explotan
Y yo creo en ti mi amor
Y en tu mundo imaginario
Tu mundo imaginario
Y tal vez esa clase de amor
Pueda hacerte completo de nuevo, chica imaginaria
Y tal vez esa clase de fe te haga creer de nuevo
Puede hacer a un corazón roto jamás sentirse roto de nuevo
En tu mundo imaginario
Y cuando ella me besa
Ella dice que el amor ha llenado el aire con globos rojos
El mundo se está encogiendo, no hay nadie más
Y Dios está en la habitación
Y cuando ella me mira
Ella dice que cien millones de fuegos artificiales explotan
Y yo creo en ti mi amor
Y en tu mundo imaginario
Tu mundo imaginario
Y cuando ella me besa
Ella dice que el amor ha llenado el aire con globos rojos
El mundo se está encogiendo, no hay nadie más
Y Dios está en la habitación
Y cuando ella me mira
Ella dice que cien millones de fuegos artificiales explotan
Y yo creo en ti mi amor
Y en tu mundo imaginario
Tu mundo imaginario
Tal vez quiero vivir ahí también
En tu mundo imaginario, mundo imaginario
Y creer en ti mi amor
Con mi chica imaginaria
Y tal vez esa clase de amor pueda hacerte completo de nuevo
Y tal vez esa clase de fe te haga creer de nuevo
En tu mundo imaginario
Y tal vez esa clase de amor pueda hacerte completo de nuevo
Tú, mi chica imaginaria
Y tal vez esa clase de fe te haga creer de nuevo
En tu mundo imaginario
Se siente como Dios en la habitación
Imaginaria, chica imaginaria
Mi chica imaginaria
Mi chica imaginaria
Espero la canción te guste aún más ahora que, en esencia, sabes lo que dice, a mí me fascinó =)
Saludos!!
Matty Hubbard
I'm a massive follower of Darren and have never heard this before. Thanks for sharing
Margaret Kulabako
You most welcome
elenastef
This is a pure Savage Garden song. It sounds like Truly, Madly, Deeply+To The Moon And Back + Aubergine Girl. I wonder what is the story behind this lyrics. Something tells me that Darren wrote this song in the 90's
Yaluobud Werdna
I hope Darren knows just how many millions of people love him as a beautiful person, his incredible talent and his magical voice. With love always from an old white straight man from Woodridge.
László Prisztács
Darren is the best!
Rita Pilar
László Prisztács nem ismerek túl sok magyar rajongót :)
Konstantina Papazoglou
He should release a collection of his b-sides! They are all sooooo amazing! Especially this one... <3
De W
Yes everything he does is amazing❤😍
Dancer Ballet
The words of this song perfectly describe what I feel when I listen to his music. I have my own imaginary world and I don't want to leave it 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Maria Blente
Oh wow. I remember hearing this when "Delicate" was released, and loving it. I forgot about it until today. Just sitting here, going through different rare Darren tracks. Went to this clip, pressed play.. and the world just stopped.