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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Trickster
David Usher Lyrics
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I still hate you motherfuckers everyone
Wrapped in glory bound so tightly
I still crave you even when I'm overcome
Saved by the light
Let me go on let me go bright
To be saved by the light
I'm the trickster burned so badly
I still hate you motherfuckers everyone
Wore my sickness so politely
I can't be your everything to everyone
Void of meaning swelled just slightly
I still need you I still need you
Gone forever so concisely
I still need you I still need you
Saved by the light
Let me go on let me go bright
To be saved by the light
Let me go on let me go bright
And if you hate the world
Let's say I've been there
And if you hate yourself
Well don't go changing
All the times I used your body
Done my way can't say I'm sorry
Ripped the gloss off all your memories
Consequences so demanding
Bruised and beaten
Conscience bleeding
Sexually, sexually, sexually
Saved by the light
Let me go on let me go bright
To be saved by the light
Let me go on let me go bright
And I'm saved by the light
Let me go on let me go bright
Let me go bright
David Usher's song Trickster is a complex exploration of the turbulent emotions and experiences of the singer, who identifies himself as the "trickster". The song opens with a defiant declaration that he burns so brightly and hates everyone, but is still wrapped in glory and bound tightly. Despite his bravado, he admits that he still craves the people he hates, even when he is overcome by them. The chorus repeats the phrase "saved by the light" as a plea for liberation and release, even as he acknowledges his dependence on the people he hates.
The second verse is more introspective, as the singer perceives himself as burned badly and sick with longing for people who cannot be everything to everyone. He swells with a sense of meaninglessness, even as he maintains his need for those whom he has lost forever. The second chorus again implores to be saved by the light, and the song concludes with a spoken-word section that explores the consequences of using people's bodies for one's own ends. The singer admits to causing pain, but resists apologizing, asserting that he has "ripped the gloss off all your memories" and that "consequences are so demanding."
Overall, Trickster is a song that captures the complexities of human relationships and emotions, particularly the tension between desire and resentment. The singer's identification as a trickster suggests a sense of playfulness and spontaneity, but also implies a sense of manipulation and deception. The song's focus on bodily pleasures and the inherently violent nature of desire is also a recurring theme throughout Usher's work.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm the trickster burn so brightly
I am the master of deception and I am bold and confident
I still hate you motherfuckers everyone
I have not forgotten those who have wronged me and I still hold a grudge
Wrapped in glory bound so tightly
I am successful and admired, but still feel trapped by my own image
I still crave you even when I'm overcome
I am addicted to the attention and affection of others, even when it is detrimental to me
Saved by the light
I am saved and redeemed by a higher power or enlightenment
Let me go on let me go bright
Allow me to continue shining and thriving
I'm the trickster burned so badly
My past deceptions have caught up to me and haunted me
Wore my sickness so politely
I have hidden my emotional and mental health struggles from others, putting on a façade of stability
I can't be your everything to everyone
I cannot fulfill everyone's needs and expectations, and that is okay
Void of meaning swelled just slightly
My life feels hollow and unsatisfying, and the feeling is growing
Gone forever so concisely
Things and people have come and gone from my life without warning or explanation
And if you hate the world, let's say I've been there
I understand the feeling of hating the world and all its problems, as I have experienced it myself
And if you hate yourself, well don't go changing
I advise against self-destructive behavior in response to self-hatred; instead, strive for self-improvement
All the times I used your body, done my way can't say I'm sorry
I have taken advantage of others sexually, without remorse
Ripped the gloss off all your memories, consequences so demanding
I have torn down any happy memories or relationships, and now face severe consequences for my actions
Bruised and beaten, conscience bleeding, sexually, sexually, sexually
I am battered and pained, both physically and mentally, and my past sexual transgressions have left me feeling guilty and ashamed
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAVID USHER
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ravenouscolonelhart
Got this album the first year it came out. May be paranoid but there's some strong mythical undertones in the whole thing, though especially this song. Nothing he did before this or since this has anything on this album. If I could summarize it I'd call it "hate and impotent rage against former lovers, whole civilizations, and all the gods, expressed from the foetal position." One of a kind genius.
Big_Nose
I agree. The tone of the music has a lot of foreboding power. And the instruments used give a really... atmospheric, ethnic feel. David Usher's style is unique, awesome, and experimental. As displayed by this song. Nothing else quite like it.
Al Robinson
one of the best songs & albums of all time IMO
Bryan M
Bought this record the day it came out! He needs to make another record in his kitchen.... ;)
Jeff X
Jann Arden makes AWESOME songs.
Beatnik
1998, not 1999
Swiftshadow536
Tribble sent me. Yesh.
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