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.
Remember Well
Human Drama Lyrics
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That I have ever loved
Remember well
I will never love again
This is for everything
That I have ever touched
Remember well
All that I held dear
All has disappeared
To the hope I carried
Every second of everyday
I release you
I hope no more
To whoever it was
That I prayed everyday
Wherever you are
I ask no more
All that I held dear
All has disappeared
This is for everyone
That I have ever loved
Remember well
I will never love again
Esto es para todos
Que he querido
Recuerdo bien
Nunca el amor de nuevo
Esto es para todo
Que he tocado
Recuerdo bien
Nunca toque de nuevo
Todo lo que he celebrado querido
Todo ha desaparecido
Espero que la llevó
Cada segundo de cada día
Libero usted
Espero que no más
A quien se
Que cada día oré
Estés donde estés
No pido más
Todo lo que he celebrado querido
Todo ha desaparecido
Esto es para todos
Que he querido
Recuerdo bien
Nunca el amor de nuevo
The lyrics to Human Drama's "Remember Well" express a profound sense of loss and the pain of letting go. The singer speaks directly to everyone they have ever loved, telling them to remember well because they will never love again. This sentiment is also extended to everything the singer has ever touched - all of it is now in the past and cannot be revisited. The second verse speaks to the sense of hope that the singer had carried with them every day, but now that too is released. The lyrics also touch on the idea of prayer and how it has become irrelevant to the singer's life. Ultimately, the repeated refrain of "todo lo que he celebrado querido, todo ha desaparecido" (everything I held dear, all has disappeared) underscores the feeling of grief and finality in the song.
The lyrics of "Remember Well" are powerful and emotionally charged, but they are also somewhat open to interpretation. The song could be about the end of a particular relationship, or it could be about the singer letting go of their past entirely. It's possible that the line "I will never love again" is meant to be taken more metaphorically, as a statement about the singer's ability to open themselves up to new experiences and emotions. The use of Spanish in the song's final verse adds an extra layer of complexity, introducing a new language and cultural context that might resonate with some listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
This is for everyone
The singer's message is intended for all of their loved ones
That I have ever loved
Refers to all the people the singer has cared about in the past
Remember well
The singer wants their message to be remembered clearly
I will never love again
The singer has given up on love and doesn't believe they will ever love again
This is for everything
The singer's message is also for all the things they have experienced throughout their life
That I have ever touched
Refers to all the things the singer has interacted with in the past
I will never touch again
The singer doesn't want to experience these things again
All that I held dear
Love and other things that were important to the singer have disappeared
All has disappeared
Everything that was once important to the singer is now gone
To the hope I carried
The singer once had hope for the future
Every second of everyday
This hope was with them all the time
I release you
The singer is letting go of this hope and moving on
I hope no more
The singer is done hoping and doesn't want to do it anymore
To whoever it was
The singer had someone specific in mind when they prayed
That I prayed everyday
The singer prayed for this person constantly
Wherever you are
The person the singer prayed for could be anywhere in the world
I ask no more
The singer has stopped asking for things related to this person
Esto es para todos
The Spanish translation of 'this is for everyone'
Que he querido
The Spanish translation of 'that I have ever loved'
Recuerdo bien
The Spanish translation of 'remember well'
Nunca el amor de nuevo
The Spanish translation of 'I will never love again'
Espero que la llevó
The Spanish translation of 'I hope no more'
Cada segundo de cada día
The Spanish translation of 'every second of everyday'
Libero usted
The Spanish translation of 'I release you'
A quien se
The Spanish translation of 'to whoever it was'
Estés donde estés
The Spanish translation of 'wherever you are'
No pido más
The Spanish translation of 'I ask no more'
Contributed by Kaitlyn E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.