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.
Fascination And Fear
Human Drama Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
In silence within I hold a deafening cry
My needs can never be satisfied
For my love will never be realized
I can almost feel your heart beating
See confusion in eyes so clear
The line between fascination and fear
I battle a thought every second
For I don't feel as I was taught
I want to swim the river forbidden
I want to climb the mountain denied
I can almost feel your heart beating
See confusion in eyes so clear
The line between fascination dnd fear
My needs can never be satisfied
For my love will never be realized
I can almost feel your heart beating
See confusion in eyes so clear
The line between fascination and fear
The lyrics of Human Drama's "Fascination and Fear" depict the inner turmoil of the singer who experiences contradictory emotions towards someone they love. The opening lines "In stillness so much motion inside, In silence within I hold a deafening cry" show the singer's inability to express their feelings, despite feeling a strong, overwhelming emotion. It's hinted that the singer's love is unrequited with the lyrics, "For my love will never be realized", indicating that their feelings are possibly unreturned.
The lyrics continue to describe the singer's conflicted feelings: they're fascinated by their love interest, almost able to feel their heart beating, but also fearful of the repercussions of their actions. The line "See confusion in eyes so clear" portrays the complexity of their emotions, which are mirrored in the person they love, but can't fully express.
The chorus "The line between fascination and fear" describes the constant struggle the singer faces when it comes to their emotions, unable to fully form or act on them due to their conflicting feelings. The lyrics "I battle a thought every second, for I don't feel as I was taught" suggest that societal norms might be the cause of the singer's frustration, as it's implied that their emotions aren't seen as valid or acceptable in society.
Overall, the lyrics of "Fascination and Fear" depict the internal struggle of a person who experiences complex, contradictory emotions towards someone they love but are unable to fully express or act on.
Line by Line Meaning
In stillness so much motion inside
Even when I appear composed on the outside, I am constantly battling emotions within.
In silence within I hold a deafening cry
Despite my quiet demeanor, the pain and longing within me is overwhelming and consuming.
My needs can never be satisfied
No matter what I do, my desires will never be fully satiated.
For my love will never be realized
The object of my affection will never reciprocate my feelings, leaving me in an unfulfilled state of longing.
I can almost feel your heart beating
I have a sense that you may feel similarly to me, that we share a connection.
See confusion in eyes so clear
Despite the clarity of your eyes, I can see a hint of hesitation and bewilderment within them.
The line between fascination and fear
There is a fine boundary between attraction and alarm towards the object of our desires.
I battle a thought every second
Every moment is fraught with internal conflict as I struggle against my own desires.
For I don't feel as I was taught
My emotions are in opposition to what society has instilled in me as the norm or moral standard.
I want to swim the river forbidden
I am tempted to transgress societal norms and take risks for my desires.
I want to climb the mountain denied
My ambition is to pursue that which is presently out of reach, but desirable.
My needs can never be satisfied
No matter what I do, my desires will never be fully satiated.
For my love will never be realized
The object of my affection will never reciprocate my feelings, leaving me in an unfulfilled state of longing.
I can almost feel your heart beating
I have a sense that you may feel similarly to me, that we share a connection.
See confusion in eyes so clear
Despite the clarity of your eyes, I can see a hint of hesitation and bewilderment within them.
The line between fascination and fear
There is a fine boundary between attraction and alarm towards the object of our desires.
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
johnny indovina
Great job! Still remember the shoot. Very proud of how this represented my song. JI
Christopher Rackham
This is #$%^@$#% awesome. Love the story behind this. He deserves more than he's been handed. He really does. Got the chance to meet him on several occasions. Cheers for putting forth effort and love into the music. I even have his early Models releases I found in his home town while in the military down that way.
Miguel Arriola
In stillness, so much motion inside In silence, within I held a deafening cry My needs can never be satisfied For my love will never be realized I can almost feel your heart beating See confusion in eyes so clear The line between fascination And fear
Philip Clark-Lowes
Brilliant video considering the fact the budget was so low. I even like the theme someone arrives in town bewildered it definitely has that theme.
chessmanmx
great video, great song, very great band
Markku Reidar
que buena banda es lo mas hermoso que escucho desde años lo bueno que casu cada año lo visita jhony,simplemente lo mejor!!!!
Michell Barrios
Amo esta canción....!!! Desd VENEZUELA
Miguel Arriola
I battle a thought every second For I don't feel as I was taught I want to swim the river forbidden I want to climb the mountain denied I can almost feel your heart beating See confusion in eyes so clear The line between fascination And fear My needs can never be satisfied For my love will never be realized
Fabricio Frias Vejar
i no need to write... that i LOVE HUMAN DRAMA! simply WONDERFUL!
orlando jordan
..... I loved this song, Fascination......