Indovina and Human Drama began their career in New Orleans in the early 80s as The Models, releasing two singles along with compilation appearances. A mid-'80s move to Los Angeles and the discovery of an already existing Australian band also named The Models set the stage for Indovina and company to begin their new incarnation.
The newly renamed Human Drama became a member of the "Scream scene" of the mid-'80s, which sprang up around the short-lived Los Angeles underground goth/metal club that brought Guns N' Roses and Jane's Addiction to the world. Human Drama contributed a song, "Wave of Darkness", to the 1987 Scream Compilation LP, which led to a major label deal with RCA.
1989 saw the release of the debut Hopes Prayers Dreams Heart Soul Mind Love Life Death EP and the full length Feel LP. Both releases featured a electric guitar-oriented approach. Indovina felt that RCA wasn't properly promoting the band, and the band and label parted ways.
Moving to the independent Triple X label, the next Human Drama release was 1992's The World Inside. Stylistically different from the first two releases, Indovina moved Human Drama into a quieter, more strings-based sound. This album is widely regarded as Indovina and Human Drama's most important work. The LP earned the band critical raves and a near fanatical following, especially in Mexico. A solo performance of various cover songs by Indovina at the album's release party predicted the next Human Drama album. Released in 1993, PinUps was an open tribute to David Bowie's album of the same name, a collection of remakes of various sources of inspiration.
A move to New York city accompanied a temporary co-release stint on the Projekt label, resulting in two additional mid-decade releases, 1994's Human Drama EP and 1995's Songs of Betrayal, which was later re-released as two separate discs with additional tracks.
The next Human Drama release would be a live album. 1997's Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Four Days Later, featuring many of the early Feel-era songs, along with some new cover song choices.
1999 brought Solemn Sun Setting, which saw a merging of the two "different" Human Drama styles, before the following year's career overview, Best of Human Drama...In a Perfect World.
The final Human Drama album, 2002's Cause and Effect, continuing themes from Solemn Sun Setting, was an unexpected goodbye from Indovina and company, for both the band and their fans.
In 2004, Human Drama recorded their final track, the Beatles "Let It Be", which was given to fans who attended the band's farewell performance in Los Angeles. When asked why he chose "Let It Be" as their final recording Indovina answered, "I strived my entire career to write a song as good as that, but since I couldn't, I decided to record it as a salute to, what is in my opinion, the best song ever written".
Indovina has since moved on with his next project, Sound of the Blue Heart.
Another Fifty Miles
Human Drama Lyrics
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Brother, there is no turning back
You have turned around before
To find all you had built destroyed
Take your hammer and your nail
And all the love shared without condition
In your hands it must remain
Do you lay your stake
Tomorrow you will walk another fifty miles
At night fall you will rest your weary head
If when you wake you find the rain
Has found you once again
Tomorrow walk another fifty miles
Blow cold wind rise high tide
Darkness show your howling sound
Mountain steep, I face you now
No longer will I seek the hidden path
Tomorrow you will walk another fifty miles
At night fall you will rest your weary head
If when you wake you find the rain
Has found you once again
Tomorrow walk another fifty miles
At everything that I called home
At every fledging empty soul
That stole the name I call my own
I won't cast another stone
I will walk on
The lyrics from Human Drama's song, "Another Fifty Miles," is a song about persistence and resilience despite the challenges and difficulties one faces in life. The opening lines, "Put one foot before the other, brother, there is no turning back," sets the tone of the song which is about moving forward and not giving up. The lyrics suggest that the person singing the song has experienced setbacks or failures in the past by saying, "You have turned around before to find all you had built destroyed." However, the singer urges the listener to keep going by taking their love and hammer and nails with them, symbolizing the importance of perseverance and holding onto the things that matter most.
The chorus "Tomorrow you will walk another fifty miles, at night fall you will rest your weary head," is an encouraging reminder that we must keep pushing forward even when faced with adversity. The verse, "Blow cold wind rise high tide, darkness show your howling sound, mountain steep I face you now, no longer will I seek the hidden path," suggests that the singer is ready to face the challenges head-on without fear. The lyrics suggest that the person is no longer afraid of the unknown and will confront the difficulties head-on with determination.
Overall, the message of the song is one of hope and resilience. It encourages listeners to keep going, keep walking, and keep pushing, no matter how hard the journey may seem.
Line by Line Meaning
Put one foot before the other
Keep moving forward, one step at a time
Brother, there is no turning back
You can't go back to fix or change what's already happened
You have turned around before
You've tried to escape your problems, but it didn't work
To find all you had built destroyed
When you've run away, you realized that everything you had built had been destroyed
Take your hammer and your nail
Take what you have, your tools, your abilities
And all the love shared without condition
Take all the love given to you or given by you, without any conditions
In your hands it must remain
Hold onto what you have, don't let go of it
And not until the grounds of truth
Only when you've faced the truth of the situation
Do you lay your stake
Can you take action and move forward towards your goal
Tomorrow you will walk another fifty miles
You will keep going, repeating what you've been doing so far
At night fall you will rest your weary head
You will take a break and rest after a long day
If when you wake you find the rain
If you wake up and face new challenges
Has found you once again
Which you've faced before
Tomorrow walk another fifty miles
You will still continue on the path
Blow cold wind rise high tide
Nature's unpredictable
Darkness show your howling sound
You will face challenges that seem insurmountable
Mountain steep, I face you now
You will take on the challenges that seem impossible
No longer will I seek the hidden path
You won't try to take an easier path
At everything that I called home
Looking back at things familiar to you
At every fledging empty soul
Those who don't have what it takes to continue on this path
That stole the name I call my own
Those who've tried to take away your identity and who you are
I won't cast another stone
You won't hold grudges or try to punish others
I will walk on
You will keep moving forward
Contributed by Luke C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Omar Sànchez
Excelente canción
Carlos Miguel Palacios Castañeda
Another masterpiece...!!!
Karla RuiSan
Extraordinaria!
JTHMfreak79
seen them twice, got signatures from all of them.....wish i still had them
ANA CRISTINA RODRIGUEZ
unica y especial..
Fabricio Frias Vejar
Maravillosa canción. Marvelous song. Meravigliosa canzione. I love Human Drama