Hum is an Alternative Rock band mixed with Post-Hardcore formed in 1989; th… Read Full Bio ↴Hum is an Alternative Rock band mixed with Post-Hardcore formed in 1989; the band performed a mix between both genres obtaining a characteristic heaviness that would define them for the rest of their career (this sound is also known today as Heavy Alternative). The band went through member changes until 1993, finally settling with Matt Talbot (vocals, guitar), Tim Lash (guitar), Jeff Dimpsey (bass) and Bryan St. Pere (drums) until their split in 2000.

The band is best known thanks to the single Stars from the album You'd Prefer An Astronaut, appearing in the tops of several magazines and on various radio stations at the time.

The band was mostly inactive (except for sporadic performances) until reuniting in 2015 for a series of short tours. On June 23, 2020, the band announced and released Inlet by surprise via the internet, their first album of new material in over twenty-two years. On July 1, 2021, it was announced via Instagram that the band's longtime drummer Bryan St. Pere had passed away at the age of 52, prompting the band to cease activities once again.

There are others named Hum:

2) Hum is a Russian artist named Dmitry Chistov who creates emotional "dronescapes" with a prolific output and quite active in the Russian underground scene under various names such as Maw, Sphogha, etc. He is closely related to Exit in Grey as they have a similar musical style and occasionally work together on collaborative CDs.

3) Hum is a Thai pop-soul group originally from Chiangmai, who released an eponymous album (Hum) before splitting up.

4) Hum is a diverse Russian experimental electronic project by Valentin Lanskoy. His albums to date are: Home Music, Aera and Komsomol Scouts Space, the last one released on CD by USC label.

Staring At The Sun
Hum Lyrics

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Staring at the sun and I dreamed of the deceiver,
Smoking her smile and smiling her smoke.
I wish everyone would dream what I saw,
Slithered wings as it's curing my mom.

Staring at the sun and I dreamed of a missile imploding my eyes
And poisoned my soul.
I wish everyone would dream what I saw,

Choosing to fight when it's hotter than sun.

Staring at the sun and it's four separate colors,
Powered my senses and poisoned my soul.

Staring at the sun and I dreamed of a future,
It burnt like a fever, crimson is cool.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hum's song Staring at the Sun are both cryptic and thought-provoking. The opening lines - "Staring at the sun and I dreamed of the deceiver, Smoking her smile and smiling her smoke" - suggest an eerie and surreal scene. It seems as though the singer is having a lucid dream, a dream where they are conscious that they are dreaming, and in this dream they see something unsettling. The idea of "smoking her smile and smiling her smoke" is a poetic way of saying that something or someone is deceiving them, and that they are unable to escape that deception.

The second verse continues the theme of the disturbing dream - "Staring at the sun and I dreamed of a missile imploding my eyes and poisoning my soul." The singer seems to be experiencing a nightmare, as the imagery of their eyes being imploded by a missile and their soul being poisoned is incredibly violent and unsettling. The final verse of the song is perhaps the most abstract - "Staring at the sun and it's four separate colors, Powered my senses and poisoned my soul. Staring at the sun and I dreamed of a future, It burnt like a fever, crimson is cool." This verse is open to interpretation, but it suggests that the singer is seeing the world in a new way - they see the sun as having "four separate colors", and they have a vision of a fiery future that is both feverish and cool.

Overall, the lyrics to Staring at the Sun are a fascinating exploration of dreams, nightmares, and altered states of consciousness. The song invites interpretation and analysis, and its surreal imagery is sure to linger in the mind of the listener.

Line by Line Meaning

Staring at the sun and I dreamed of the deceiver,
Looking at the sun, I had a dream about someone who lies and deceives.

Smoking her smile and smiling her smoke.
Enjoying someone's smile and the way they carry themselves.

I wish everyone would dream what I saw,
I desire that everyone could experience what I did in my dream.

Slithered wings as it's curing my mom.
Something has cured my mother and it has to do with wings that move in a snake-like fashion.

Staring at the sun and I dreamed of a missile imploding my eyes
As I gazed at the sun, I had a dream where a missile destroyed my eyes and impacted my mind negatively.

And poisoned my soul.
My inner self has been contaminated due to this situation.

Choosing to fight when it's hotter than sun.
Deciding to engage in a battle when the conditions are exceptionally intense.

Staring at the sun and it's four separate colors,
The sun appears to have multiple colors when I look at it directly.

Powered my senses and poisoned my soul.
The experience of looking at the sun causes my senses to be heightened but it has negative consequences on my soul.

Staring at the sun and I dreamed of a future,
While looking at the sun, I had a vision or dream of what the future holds.

It burnt like a fever, crimson is cool.
This future was a passionate and intense experience, where the color red was prominent and even soothing.

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