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.
The Truth About Gina
Human Drama Lyrics
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Why she holds so little in her hand
And how she can't remember
What has passed through
A mirror finds wet Gina's eyes
For reasons unidentified
And if you ask her why
But far behind
Her calm expression lies the truth
An image of a little girl
Flashes now in an older world
Before she was taught to need
And learned to want
You can ask but never understand
The pain as my innocence burns
She says "I was made a child
That is what I am"
But far beyond
Her pale white skin lies
The truth she denies
So not to face her battered innocence
Little memories carry her away
For every beginning there must be an ending
So to the child she returns
In Human Drama's song The Truth About Gina, the lyrics try to explore the character of Gina and her struggle to understand why she has so little in her hands and why she can't remember what has passed through. The song starts with Gina trying to understand her life and her past. The lyrics suggest that she is holding onto something that is not valuable and she struggles to remember what that is. The song portrays her as a broken child who has been forced to grow up too fast and is trying to come to terms with her past.
The second verse of the song highlights Gina's pain and her inability to express her emotions. Even though she appears calm on the outside, her eyes betray a deep pain that she tries to hide. The lyrics suggest that the pain comes from her battered innocence, which she is trying hard to ignore. The song also explores the dichotomy of Gina's character, where on one hand, she is an innocent child who wants to go back to her past, but on the other hand, she is a mature woman who has learned to want and need.
The chorus emphasizes that there is a truth that Gina denies, and it lies beneath her calm and pale skin. The song tries to convey that for Gina to come to terms with her past, she needs to confront her inner demons and face her innocence that was taken from her too early.
Line by Line Meaning
Gina tries to understand
Gina is attempting to grasp the situation
Why she holds so little in her hand
She doesn't have much control or possessions over her life
And how she can't remember
She has a hard time recalling things that have happened to her in the past
What has passed through
Things that have come and gone in her life that she can't seem to recollect
A mirror finds wet Gina's eyes
Gina sees herself crying in the reflection of a mirror
For reasons unidentified
She can't explain or understand why she's crying
And if you ask her why
If someone were to ask, why she's crying or got upset
She says, "I never cry"
Her response would be that she never cries, even though she currently is.
But far behind
Far beneath the surface of her emotions
Her calm expression lies the truth
Lurks hidden genuine feelings and emotions that she hides from the world
An image of a little girl
Recalling memories from when she was a child
Flashes now in an older world
Those previous memories come to her mind in the present day.
Before she was taught to need
Back when she didn't know what was lacking in her life
And learned to want
Now that she knows what's missing, she desires it badly.
You can ask but never understand
Others might question her but can't ever comprehend her pain and suffering.
The pain as my innocence burns
Tremendous agony to watch her innocence scarred and destroyed
She says "I was made a child
She feels like she was forced into a vulnerable and submissive role
That is what I am"
Her internalized trauma has led her to believe that this is what her identity is now.
But far beyond
Further under the surface of her psyche
Her pale white skin lies
Buried secret emotions and experience that hide beneath her exterior self
The truth she denies
She refuses to acknowledge and confront the harsh reality of her situation.
So not to face her battered innocence
She's avoiding dealing with the trauma of what happened to her when she was younger
Little memories carry her away
Certain memories transport her back to her childhood
For every beginning, there must be an ending
Life is always changing, and everything and everyone has its time.
So to the child she returns
She mourns for the little girl living inside her, who was once innocent and whose innocence was taken away.
Contributed by Julia P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
I Zack Farnackth
es una canción hermosisima ¿ sabes lo que dice ?
Lalo Cráneo
chulada de canción :)