David Usher was born in Oxford to an ethnic Thai Buddhist, artist Samphan Usher and a Jewish Montrealer, Dan Usher, who is an economist at Queen's University.[1] He has relocated to Malaysia, New York, California and Thailand since early childhood before his family settled in Kingston, Ontario. He attended high school at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute.
Attending university at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Usher joined Moist in 1993 and their 1994 debut release, Silver, went quadruple platinum in Canada. As the lead singer of the band, he shot to stardom with his soulful voice and vaguely exotic good looks.
After Moist's multi-platinum follow-up, Creature, was released in 1996, David took some time during the band's hiatus to record his debut solo album, Little Songs, released in 1998. That same year he married photographer and actress Sabrina Reeves, with whom he is still living. Together they have a daughter, Coco, who was born on January 12, 2003.
After recording the album Mercedes 5 and Dime with Moist, he revived his solo career again, releasing the highly successful Morning Orbit in the summer 2001. It contains the hit single "Black Black Heart". In 2003, he released another solo album entitled Hallucinations, which matched the amount of major label albums he had recorded with Moist.
In 2005, he surpassed that number with the release of If God Had Curves. The album had a resemblance to his first solo effort Little Songs, as it is dominantly an acoustic album. This album also featured a collaboration with Tegan Quin, on the track "Hey Kids".
2007 David and family have moved back to Montreal, Canada and David's embarking on a tour in September/October and November 2007.
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Alone in the Universe
David Usher Lyrics
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She's shaking underneath the sink can't feel a thing
She'd love to live a life she's afraid of failure
With all the voices in her head
Now what was that I thought I hear you scream
I know you can feel it
You're already there
Just screaming for air
I know you can feel it
You're already
Don't you know we're freaks and creature
Wake up I can almost see the light
I think we're alone here you and I
I think we're alone left wondering why
I think we're alone here you and I
I think we're alone in the universe tonight
Alex on the last train home from god knows where
A million miles away from where he thought he'd be
He's got his suit his tie his drink his MTV
He's trading all his life away
You can't escape we're all infected now
I know you can feel it
You're already there
Asleep underwater
Just screaming for air
I know you can feel it
You're already
Don't you know we're freaks and creatures
Wake up I can almost see the light
I think we're alone here you and I
I think we're alone in the universe tonight
We're all infected now
I know you can feel it
You're already there
Asleep underwater
Just screaming for air
I know you can feel it
You're already
Don't you know we're freaks and creatures
Wake up I can almost see the light
I think we're alone here you and I
I think we're alone left wondering why
I think we're alone here you and I
I think we're alone in the universe tonight
I think we're alone in the universe tonight
I think we're alone in the universe tonight
The song "Alone in the Universe" by David Usher is about two different individuals, Jamie and Alex, who feel lost and disconnected from the world around them. Jamie is portrayed as being physically shaken and intimidated, hiding beneath her sink in the bathroom, while dealing with self-doubt and insecurity. Alex, on the other hand, is a successful and accomplished individual who has lost touch with his true self, living a life that seems to lack any real meaning or purpose.
The lyrics paint a picture of two people isolated and alone in a world where they feel like outcasts. The chorus repeats the sentiment that they are alone in the universe, highlighting their sense of loneliness and the feeling that they don't quite belong. The metaphorical use of being "asleep underwater, just screaming for air" reinforces their sense of confusion and desperation in trying to find their way in the world. Usher proclaims that they are "freaks and creatures" and therefore, urges them to wake up and see the light.
The song speaks to the theme of existentialism and the struggle to find one's place in the world. It reminds us that despite appearances, we are all still searching for meaning and connection in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Jamie's on the bathroom floor she don't know why
Jamie is curled up on the bathroom floor, uncertain of the reason for her distress.
She's shaking underneath the sink can't feel a thing
Jamie is experiencing such intense emotion that she is numb and paralyzed.
She'd love to live a life she's afraid of failure
Jamie desires to live the life of her dreams, but her fear of failure holds her back.
With all the voices in her head
Jamie is tormented by the many conflicting thoughts and worries in her mind.
Now what was that I thought I hear you scream
David Usher hears a real or imagined scream, causing more distress and adding to the feeling of being alone in the universe.
I know you can feel it
David Usher believes that the listener can sense the same loneliness he is describing.
You're already there
The listener is already experiencing the same feelings of isolation and despair.
Asleep underwater
The listener is struggling and suffocating in their own negative emotions.
Just screaming for air
The listener is desperate for relief from the overwhelming sense of alienation.
Don't you know we're freaks and creatures
David Usher reminds the listener that all humans have their own struggles, fears, and doubts. It's natural to feel like a freak or an outsider.
Wake up I can almost see the light
David Usher hopes to inspire the listener to wake up from their negative thoughts and see the hope and potential in their life.
I think we're alone here you and I
David Usher and the listener are both experiencing this sense of loneliness and isolation.
I think we're alone left wondering why
David Usher and the listener are both questioning why they feel so alone, even when surrounded by others.
Alex on the last train home from god knows where
David Usher shifts the focus to another character, Alex, who is similarly lost and confused.
A million miles away from where he thought he'd be
Alex is not where he expected to be in life, and feels far from his goals and aspirations.
He's got his suit his tie his drink his MTV
Alex has the trappings of a successful life, but this does not bring him happiness or fulfillment.
He's trading all his life away
Alex feels like he is wasting his life and sacrificing his true passions and desires for the sake of societal expectations.
You can't escape we're all infected now
David Usher reminds the listener that no one can escape the collective sense of loneliness and despair that can pervade human existence.
We're all infected now
David Usher repeats this idea, emphasizing that no one is immune to the feeling of being alone in the universe.
I think we're alone in the universe tonight
David Usher poses this idea once again, suggesting that even though there are billions of people in the world, we can all feel disconnected and lonely at times.
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Written by: DAVID USHER
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Jamie's on the bathroom floor
She don't know why
She's shaking underneath the sink
Can't feel a thing
She'd love to live a life
She's too afraid of failure
With all the voices in her head
Now, what was that?
I thought I heard you scream
I know you can feel it, you're already there
Asleep underwater, just screaming for air
I know you can feel it, you're already
Don't you know we're freaks and creatures?
Wake up, I can almost see the light
เราอยู่กันตรงนี้ กันอย่างลำพัง
เราอยู่กันตรงนี้ กับคำถามในใจ
เราอยู่กันตรงนี้ เธอว่าไง
กลางจักรวาลยิ่งใหญ่ เราอยู่กันลำพัง
Alex on the last train home
From God knows where
A million miles away
From where he thought he'd be
He's got his suit, his tie
His drink, his MTV
He's trading all his life away
You can't escape, we're all infected now
I know you can feel it, you're already there
Asleep underwater, just screaming for air
I know you can feel it, you're already
Don't you know we're freaks and creatures?
Wake up, I can almost see the light
เราอยู่กันตรงนี้ เธอว่าไง
กลางจักรวาลยิ่งใหญ่ เราอยู่กันลำพัง
we're all infected now
I know you can feel it, you're already there
Asleep underwater, just screaming for air
I know you can feel it, you're already
Don't you know we're freaks and creatures?
Wake up, I can almost see the light
เราอยู่กันตรงนี้ กันอย่างลำพัง
เราอยู่กันตรงนี้ กับคำถามในใจ
เราอยู่กันตรงนี้ เธอว่าไง
กลางจักรวาลยิ่งใหญ่ เราอยู่กันลำพัง
I think we're alone in the universe tonight
I think we're alone in the universe tonight
@ninejack1
From Thailand 🇹🇭 David I still love you ❤️ this year I am 45 I remembered when you sang this song in Thai too.
@HarbindBrar
It's almost criminal this song isn't on Spotify.
@wardfamily5730
I still love that song in 2022. 🥰
@lrlo3
I still have a crush on David since forever, very talented guy.
@sue-anneastman3502
This song hits me right in the feels so hard
@connorwilliamsloanekeiller1221
My girlfriend starred crying when I played this song for her just now. It’s powerful. I wonder if a couple hundred years from now if people would be interested in music from this time. Some people study classical music in this day and age. I know because I had to study eras of music in music college. But what will people think? How will they feel? Will they relate like Shakespeare & Romeo or forget like the biblical meanings culture has lost? It’s anyone’s gambit. This rock rolls around the sun again. It’s anyone’s guess what time may tell in it’s test.
@VanishedPNW
People study classical music because there's no talking. Contemporary pop music relies as much on language as it does in instrumental composition. As soon as you add language you begin to exclude enormous swaths of people. More importantly, however, is that classical music is extraordinarily compelling in structure and composition, far more complex and idiosyncratic in many ways than repetitive, predictable, 4/4, *verse chorus verse chorus" popular music of the middle-late 21st century (and beginning of 22nd).
While I love this song and have for over twenty years, people don't even listen to it now, let alone a hundred or a thousand years from now.
@agnethaladuff8559
This is an great song, David Usher so totally rock.
@fangtooth4471
Woot! 2021, another month till 2022 & this song got randomly popped into head. Brings me back to the MTV days. God, Canadian music is awesome. So is your lyrics :::)
@Jackalope20051
this is the kind of music you listen to before you go to bed, so you do feel depressed and some how enlightened for the rest of the damn day...