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.
Madame Hate's Mad Search For Love
Human Drama Lyrics
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"When I find myself in times of trouble", she forgets the rest
She needs no one
She needs no one
The rain beats down upon her, adding insult to her injury
"What I wouldn't give not to have to live in this place I'm in"
There is no one
There is no one
There is no one
CHORUS
Assist Madame Hate on her mad search for love
She so desperately wants to find, yet constantly chases away
Father Time has cast his ugly image in her mirror again
"It used to be so easy to be satisfied", she remembers when
She carried hope in her pocket next to love, believed it wouldn't end
Nothing can explain how it disappeared, yet in her still it lives
There is no one
There is no one
There is no one
There is no one
CHORUS
Reluctantly, she accepts her eyes have opened to another day
"As much as things change, they remain the same"
Out of the corner of her eye, she sees someone she thinks she once knew
It happens every now and then, but, you know, it never is true
CHORUS
CHORUS
CHORUS
The lyrics of Human Drama's song Madame Hate's Mad Search For Love describe a woman walking alone down empty streets, with the rhythm of a song stuck in her head, forgetting the rest of the lyrics. She seems to have given up on finding love and says she needs no one, while rain beats down upon her, adding to her despair. The chorus urges the listener to "assist Madame Hate on her mad search for love", even though she constantly chases it away. The second verse speaks of time passing and how it has cast an ugly image in her mirror, making it hard for her to be satisfied like she used to be. She remembers carrying hope and love in her pocket, something that has now disappeared, yet still lives inside her. The song ends with her seeing someone she thinks she knows out of the corner of her eye, only to realize that it never is true, and the chorus still asks for help in her search for love.
The lyrics of this song are quite emotive and evoke a sense of loneliness and emptiness. The woman in the song seems to have given up on finding love, yet still holds on to the hope that it might come back to her. The repetition of the line "there is no one" emphasizes her despair and the futility in her search for love. The chorus, however, is uplifting, urging the listener to help her in her search and implying that there is hope.
Line by Line Meaning
She walks down empty streets, the rhythm of a song in her head
Madame Hate walks alone on deserted streets, with only the rhythm of a song playing in her mind to keep her company.
"When I find myself in times of trouble", she forgets the rest
Madame Hate only remembers the beginning line of the Beatles song 'Let it Be', as she struggles through difficult times.
She needs no one
She needs no one
Madame Hate believes she doesn't need anyone in her life and can handle things on her own.
The rain beats down upon her, adding insult to her injury
Not only is Madame Hate alone and lost, but the rain pouring down on her makes her situation even worse.
"What I wouldn't give not to have to live in this place I'm in"
There is no one
There is no one
There is no one
There is no one
Madame Hate is desperate to escape her current situation, wishing she didn't have to live in her current state of loneliness and isolation.
Assist Madame Hate on her mad search for love
She so desperately wants to find, yet constantly chases away
Despite her feelings of independence, Madame Hate yearns for love and help to break out of her struggles, although she may push away those who try to assist her.
Father Time has cast his ugly image in her mirror again
"It used to be so easy to be satisfied", she remembers when
She carried hope in her pocket next to love, believed it wouldn't end
Nothing can explain how it disappeared, yet in her still it lives
Madame Hate acknowledges that she is growing older and things were once easier, back when she had hope and love. However, she now feels like they've disappeared despite still living within her.
"As much as things change, they remain the same"
Out of the corner of her eye, she sees someone she thinks she once knew
It happens every now and then, but, you know, it never is true
Madame Hate realizes that despite hoping for change, things just seem to stay the same. Occasionally, she thinks she sees someone from her past, but it always ends up being a false hope.
CHORUS
CHORUS
CHORUS
The chorus repeats itself multiple times, emphasizing Madame Hate's desperation to find love and assistance as she tries to escape her loneliness.
Contributed by Scarlett H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.