Human Drama was, in many ways, the personal vehicle for singer/songwriter J… Read Full Bio ↴Human Drama was, in many ways, the personal vehicle for singer/songwriter Johnny Indovina, who guided the band through a variety of lineup changes and stylistic experiments. During their lifespan, Human Drama released a series of recordings built around Indovina's passionate singing and dramatic melodies.

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.

Blue
Human Drama Lyrics

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I see confusion in your eyes
A heartless shell exposed
Fragile are all lies

I hear a need in your voice
Twisting turning thoughts
That tie me up in knots

I feel a distance in your touch
Do you fear what you may feel?
The years they do insist

And hesitation in your wish
To find what has been lost
I know you will not look

The blue has fallen from the sky
And it has cast its hue
Over my heart

The blue that once did cover the sky
Controls my every thought
Exposing every lie

Crossing boundaries set in stone
Do we find friend or foe?
A tale that time will tell

I cry you see no tear

I scream you do not hear
This cut will never heal

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Human Drama's song Blue speak of a relationship that is falling apart, as the singer sees confusion and fragility in their partner's lies. The need in their partner's voice is also accompanied by twisting and turning thoughts that leave the singer feeling tied up and struggling for understanding. They also feel a distance in their partner's touch, possibly due to their fear of what they may feel. The years have created hesitation in their partner's wish to find what has been lost, perhaps referencing a loss of connection or love.

The blue that has fallen from the sky, once pleasant and beautiful, now cast a hue over the singer's heart, overwhelming them with emotion. It seems to control every thought, exposing every lie and making them question if they will find a friend or foe if they cross boundaries set in stone. In their pain, they cry without tears and scream without being heard. This wound will never heal, leaving the relationship in a state of brokenness.

Line by Line Meaning

I see confusion in your eyes
I notice that you are confused

A heartless shell exposed
You seem to be unfeeling and exposed

Fragile are all lies
All lies are weak

I hear a need in your voice
I perceive a requirement in your voice

Twisting turning thoughts
Your thoughts are complicated and difficult to follow

That tie me up in knots
Your words or actions are confusing and perplexing

I feel a distance in your touch
I sense that your touch is emotionally distant

Do you fear what you may feel?
Is it possible that you're afraid to feel?

The years they do insist
Time passes relentlessly

And hesitation in your wish
You seem to have doubts about what you desire

To find what has been lost
To recover something that is gone