Dohnyale "Deni" Hines (born September 4, 1970 in Sydney, Australia) is a si… Read Full Bio ↴Dohnyale "Deni" Hines (born September 4, 1970 in Sydney, Australia) is a singer, and is the daughter of singer Marcia Hines.
Hines grew up in Australia and was inspired by her mother's success as a singer to follow a career in show business. Her earliest employment was as a backing vocalist for such artists as Kylie Minogue and Jimmy Barnes before she was approached by the band Rockmelons to provide vocals for several of their songs. Her collaboration with Rockmelons provided them with three consecutive hit singles - a cover version of the Bill Withers hit "Ain't No Sunshine", the reggae inspired "That Word L-O-V-E" and the ballad "It's Not Over". In 1992, entrepreneur Harry M. Miller signed Hines for the role of Mary Magdalene in a revival of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Miller had discovered and signed her mother Marcia twenty years earlier, and the role of Mary Magdalene had also been one of Marcia's early successes. Deni Hines was well received in the role but left the production the following year.

In 1993 she married musician Kirk Pengilly of the band INXS but when the marriage ended in 1995 she focussed her attention on her singing career. Her hit "It's Alright" was a contemporary dance track that contrasted sharply with her earlier Rockmelons performances, and it became one of the year's biggest hits in Australia. It also charted in the United Kingdom two years later, peaking at number 35 on the singles chart. Further hits such as "I Like The Way" followed however her career quickly lost its impetus. She attracted a wide audience and strong sales in Europe and Japan, and continued recording with sporadic successes such as her 1996 cover version of 10cc's "I'm Not In Love" and her 2000 cover of Grace Jones' "Pull Up To The Bumper". Her attempts at breaking into the lucrative American market met with little success, with the exception of the 1998 dance track, "Joy", which reached number 3 on the Billboard Magazine Club Chart.
In 2002 Hines released a "Greatest Hits" album ("A Delicious Collection") based on contractual commitments with her then record company Festival Mushroom. In 2003 she spent time in France working with Hip Hop artist I:AM writing and recording for his album in addition to co-writing a track "Welcome" of which Beyonce Knowles vocalled for I:AM's release.

In 2004 and 2005 Deni spent most of the time writing for her brand new album in the US with the likes of The Family Stand and Whole 9 and back in Australia with Jarrad Rogers, Vince Pizzinga and many others.
As of early 2006, she is playing the part of Reno (a composite character representing a number of Dusty Springfield's lesbian lovers) in the stage musical Dusty, premiering in Melbourne and touring Australia until September 2006.
Hines' single "Water for Chocolate", written by the Family Stand, was released in Australia on July 8, and will be followed by an album of the same name on August 19.

IMAGINATION
Deni Hines Lyrics

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i felt a million times like
like you were here and i was
was ready to give my love(oh baby)
i never dreamed that it would come
would come to be this way
one day your here the next you dont know my name

maybe it was my imagination

thinkin you knew how i felt inside
maybe it was in my mind that you were here
cause it seems you always pass me by

now that ive seen so vividly
you standin next to me
or was i just in love with my mind
because i sware theres nothing i want more
than to know why
when i see ya
i call you but you dont know whu i am

maybe it was my imagination
thinkin you knew how i felt inside
maybe it was in my mind that you were here
cause it seems you always pass me by

maybe it was my imagination
thinkin you knew how i felt inside
maybe it was in my mind that you were here
cause it seems you always pass me by

maybe it was my imagination
thinkin you knew how i felt inside

maybe it was in my mind that you were here
cause it seems you always pass me by

Overall Meaning

In Deni Hines's song "Imagination," the lyrics explore the feeling of unrequited love and the confusion and frustration that come with it. The singer describes feeling as though the person they deeply care for is present with them, but the reality is that they are not reciprocating those feelings. The lyrics suggest that perhaps this sense of connection was simply a product of the singer's imagination, as the object of their affection seems to consistently ignore them.

The use of the word "imagination" throughout the song suggests that the singer is questioning whether their feelings are real or simply a product of their mind. The line "was I just in love with my mind" encapsulates this idea, as the singer wonders if their desires are just a figment of their imagination. This theme of uncertainty is further emphasized by the repetition of the line "maybe it was in my mind that you were here, cause it seems you always pass me by." The repetition of this line emphasizes the singer's confusion and feelings of being ignored by the person they care for.

In a broader sense, "Imagination" touches on the universal experience of unrequited love and the sense of desperation that comes with it. The lyrics are relatable and evoke empathy in the listener, as they express a sense of yearning that everyone has felt at some point in their lives.

Line by Line Meaning

i felt a million times like
I've had this feeling many times before

like you were here and i was
I imagined you were here with me

was ready to give my love(oh baby)
I was prepared to give you my love

i never dreamed that it would come
I never expected this to happen

would come to be this way
that things would turn out like this

one day your here the next you dont know my name
One day you were here and the next you seemed to have forgotten my name

maybe it was my imagination
Perhaps it was all just in my head

thinkin you knew how i felt inside
Believing that you understood my feelings

cause it seems you always pass me by
Because it appears that you ignore me or don't notice me

now that ive seen so vividly
Now that I've had a clear view

you standin next to me
I saw you standing next me