In January 2011, Andy Butler came back with a brand new crew and released "Blue Songs", Hercules and Love Affair's sophomore effort, mainly influenced by nineties house and electro music. Aside from Kim Ann Foxman, band members now includes Mark Pistel, Aerea Negrot, Shaun Wright.
The band's central figure, Andrew Butler, began his musical career at 15, DJing in a Denver leather bar run by a hostess called Chocolate Thunder Pussy. He then moved to Brooklyn, in order to attend Sarah Lawrence College. According to Butler: "I’ve been writing songs since childhood. I made music for dance performances in college (where he studied under Martin Goldray), like a remake of Gino Soccio’s ‘Runaway’ done in the style of Kraftwerk."
Former member of the collective, Nomi, was born and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York. One of her earlier songs "You'll Never Know" appeared on "The Enlightened Family" Compilation released by Voodoo EROS. She also released her debut album "Lost in Lust" in 2005, an auto-biographical snap shot of life on the streets of Brooklyn. The record was self-released under the Park Side Records label and is being compared to a union between Wu Tang Clan's The RZA on beats and Sade on vocals. Since the album's release Nomi has toured Europe and the US with CocoRosie. She performed at stylist Patricia Field's residence for Fashion Week, toured Europe with Antony and the Johnsons as one of 13 NYC Beauties in the Turning Tour and recently emerged as an MC on a yet to be released version of "Heat of the Moment" with the legendary Deborah Harry.
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Answers Come in Dreams
Hercules and Love Affair Lyrics
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That I pray and pray
I let my being rest
In hope to know each day
Will my answers come in dreams
In weary and punctured times
If I listen to my body
To my mind
In my waking life (in the waking life)
In the painful now (in the painful now)
I wish for such a visit
In the light of day
The light of the truth
I wish for such a visit
I need to know
In the light of day
I need to know
Answers came in dreams (answers came in dreams)
For blessed men of great deed
Like children needing guidance
Their mothers lost in revelry
In the waking life (in the waking life)
I must try to know
If the answers won't come at night
I will go where they will go (where they will go)
In my waking life
In the painful now
I wish for such a visit
In the light of day
The light of truth
I wish for such a visit
I need to know
I need to know
In my waking life
In the painful now
I wish for such a visit
I need to know
In the light of day
The light of truth
I wish for such a visit
I need to know
The song "Answers Come in Dreams" by Hercules is a meditation on the possibility of answers to life's difficult questions coming in dreams. The lyrics express a deep longing for guidance, for a visitation from something greater than oneself that can offer clarity and perspective. The singer prays for these answers and hopes that by letting their being rest, they will come.
The lyrics acknowledge the weariness and punctured times of life but hold out hope that by listening to one's body and mind, one can hear the knowing chimes of intuition and insight. The chorus repeats the phrase "I need to know" several times, emphasizing the urgency and importance of finding answers.
The second verse references "blessed men of great deed" who have received guidance through dreams, as well as lost mothers needing guidance for their children. These allusions to biblical stories and maternal archetypes suggest that dreams have long been viewed as a source of divine insight and maternal nurturing.
Line by Line Meaning
Answers come in dreams
Insightful revelations and solutions to life's problems may be discovered through dreaming
That I pray and pray
I eagerly await these dreams and hope that they come to me
I let my being rest
I relax my mind and body to enable my subconscious to reveal answers to me
In hope to know each day
In anticipation of finding answers to questions that trouble me every day
Will my answers come in dreams
I wonder if my subconscious will provide me with answers through my dreams
In weary and punctured times
During times of struggle and hardship where I feel exhausted and damaged
If I listen to my body
By being attuned to the physical sensations that signal the presence of answers
To my mind
By paying attention to my thoughts and emotions
Will I hear those knowing chimes
Will my mind and body act as a conduit for my subconscious and provide me with a clear indication of the correct path to follow?
For blessed men of great deed
Heroic men with an illustrious past who have been granted insight and wisdom through dreams
Like children needing guidance
Innocent individuals who do not possess the knowledge to navigate their way through life and require assistance
Their mothers lost in revelry
Parents who are absent or preoccupied, leaving their children vulnerable and in need of guidance
I must try to know
I am committed to seeking and understanding answers that provide me with guidance
If the answers won't come at night
If my dreams do not provide me with answers
I will go where they will go
I will continue my quest for answers in other places or situations
I need to know
Reiteration that I require answers to the questions that trouble me
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ANDREW BUTLER, ROBERTO GALLEGOS
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