Hannah has been writing music since her second year of high school and also began teaching herself to play piano during that time. She continued to write for several years before building a studio and recording her debut EP, Soul Poison (1998).
Since then, Hannah's output has been erratic in quantity but consistent in quality. She has released two full-length albums as well as a handful of singles and EPs, all receiving high praise from the music press. Hannah's now-out-of-print album The Thing That Feels (2000) featured several songs inspired by Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. (Pre-dating the Broadway musical by several years.) The Thing That Feels also included "The Vampire Waltz," which is the first song Hannah ever wrote, as well as other songs all linked by the theme revealed in the title.
A few years later, as a result of a generous donation by an anonymous listener, Hannah made a video for her song "Carnival Justice (The Gloves Are Off) Part II." The video, directed by Chris Ohlson, featured puppets created by renowned Ohio artist, puppetmaster and sculptor Scott Radke. The video appeared on the Subterfuge EP (2005).
Hannah's covers of other artists' songs have also been well-received. The Meathook EP (2001) featured what one reviewer called a "soul-shredded" version of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All," as well as Hannah's versions of Berlin's "The Metro" and Daniel Johnston's "True Love WIll Find You in the End." Hannah also collaborated with The Synthetic Dream Foundation to create "Trapeze" -- the music was composed by TSDF, with vocals, lyrics and vocal melody by Hannah.
Hannah's most recent release is Through the Gash (2007), an album that has been called "a masterwork in minimalism and stark beauty" (Absolute Punk) and "seductive and breathtaking from the start" (Gothic Beauty). Hannah writes, produces, engineers, and performs everything on her CDs. And, contrary to popular opinion, she uses no sequencing whatsoever. With the exception of drum tracks, all of the instruments and vocals are recorded and layered in real time, not looped or electronically generated or duplicated. Even the drum tracks, which are programmed using a drum machine, are painstakingly hand-altered, with some beats being dropped and others reversed in entirely specific ways.
Hannah is known for her intensely layered production and complex vocal arrangements. Her vocals, which have been likened to "wraiths filling the screen of a Tim Burton film" (High Bias), often move from clearly sung phrases and high, tremulous keening to whispered and spoken words, to vicious hisses and screams -- sometimes within the confines of a single song. The subjects and lyrics in Hannah's songs have a tendency to be obscure and metaphorical, often causing listeners to mistake her work for being fictional. In fact, Hannah classifies her music as entirely autobiographical, although not overtly so, and insists that it is actually magical realism, not fantasy, and definitely not theater. Hannah has said that she uses music to transform troubling feelings and experiences into something positive and hopeful, and that writing has served as a mechanism to work through and mend things in her life. It may take careful listening to hear all the various layers of sound and meaning, but devout listeners consistently claim that it is worth the trouble.
Hannah loves flowers, rap music and snow days, and is often distracted by bright and/or shiny objects and the perceived scarcity of cotton candy, but she says that the only thing that actually inspires her to create music is love.
Since 2020 Hannah has been releasing new digital-only music on her Bandcamp page.
Hannah has been interviewed here:
http://www.muruch.com/2007/08/interview-hannah-fury.html
http://www.adequacy.net/2008/05/interview-with-hannah-fury/
http://www.mellowtraumatic.com/images/the_mick_40_hfury_excerpt.pdf
http://vmunderground2.podomatic.com/entry/2007-08-21T00_31_49-07_00
Hannah's offical web sites are http://www.mellowtraumatic.com, http://www.antoinettesrevenge.com, and her MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/hannahfury
Hannah's Bandcamp page, with a name-your-price download of her 2015 single 'Not Sad' and all her new music since 2020 https://hannahfury.bandcamp.com
For more "information," go to:
http://www.mellowtraumatic.com/diversions_HannahBio.html
Je t'aime
Hannah Fury Lyrics
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I'll string her up and I'll bring her to you
You think I don't know what love is
But you've just never known love like this
Je t'aime
I do know love
Je t'aime
I do know you
I could befriend her and talk to her for you
You think you just want that perfect girl, don't you?
I could be so much better for you
Je t'aime
I do know love
Je t'aime
I do know you
I do know you
Mirror, mirror on the wall
You don't want to mess around with me at all
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Let me in and I'll break you into shards
I'll break you, just you wait, you
I'll break you, just you wait, you
Je t'aime
In Hannah Fury's song "Je T'aime," the singer appears to be a jealous lover who is willing to do whatever it takes to keep their partner from leaving them for someone else. The opening lines suggest violence towards another person, as the singer promises to "string her up" and bring her to their partner if they want her so badly. The repetition of "Je t'aime," French for "I love you," suggests a desperate attempt by the singer to convince their partner of their affection, despite their possessive and potentially dangerous behavior.
As the song progresses, the singer offers to befriend the object of their jealousy and even suggests that they could be a better match for their partner than she is. The final lines introduce a new element, as the singer addresses a mirror and threatens to "break [it] into shards." This could be interpreted as a metaphor for the singer's own psyche, which is fragile and threatened by the idea of their partner leaving them.
Line by Line Meaning
So you think you want that little girl, do you?
You believe you desire that young lady, correct?
I'll string her up and I'll bring her to you
I will capture her and present her to you.
You think I don't know what love is
You presume I am unfamiliar with love.
But you've just never known love like this
However, you have never experienced a love like mine.
Je t'aime
I love you
I do know love
Indeed, I am familiar with love.
Je t'aime
I love you
I do know you
I am intimately acquainted with you.
But you, you think you want that pretty girl, don't you?
However, you, you believe you desire that attractive girl, isn't that so?
I could befriend her and talk to her for you
I could approach her and converse with her on your behalf.
You think you just want that perfect girl, don't you?
You believe you only desire that flawless girl, correct?
I could be so much better for you
I could be a superior match for you.
Je t'aime
I love you
I do know love
Indeed, I am familiar with love.
Je t'aime
I love you
I do know you
I am intimately acquainted with you.
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Reflective surface, reflective surface upon the wall
You don't want to mess around with me at all
You do not wish to engage with me in any way.
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Reflective surface, reflective surface upon the wall
Let me in and I'll break you into shards
Allow me entry and I will shatter you into countless pieces.
I'll break you, just you wait, you
I will shatter you, just you wait, you
I'll break you, just you wait, you
I will shatter you, just you wait, you
Je t'aime
I love you
Contributed by Lila P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mischa Snow
Out of all of her songs...I think this is one of her better ones. Thanks for putting it up.
Courtney Grier
I love her music!!! It's like Tori Amos meets Tim Burton.....
no
This is so damn beautiful. I love music with (at least convincing) sincerity. Thank you for uploading, I probably wouldn't have come across it otherwise.
Mischa Snow
i love this song. so eerie, and different. i love the lyrics.
chibiplease
I just wrote a short story based on this. Such an amazing song~
jezkn
She has got the most amazing voice. Scary though. Im not going to sleep well after listening to this (and that picture - shudddddder). Brings in the melatron again at 2.20 (represents muted screaming?). Wont be playing m'self to sleep with this one.
Margo
Like trees and the wind making a perfect melody
Margo
super talented musician :)
Edgar antonio Hernandez hernandez
hermoso
peach kid
forever beautiful