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.
This Forgotten Love
Human Drama Lyrics
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Fight to cleanse the stain again
Feel the chilling wind rush by it tries
To push all from memory
Pick up the pieces of discarded trust
I must learn to form that word again
Remove the blind from blackened eyes
Shield
The sunlight from my eyes
It's been so long since
I have seen who I am
I used to feel so much
Search please let us touch
This forgotten love
Hear the echo of wasted words
Ricochet in my emptiness
As the raging flame of passion scorned
Reflects on my frozen skin
Again
On my skin
Until then
Shield
The sunlight from my eyes
It's been so long since
I used to feel so much
Search please let us touch
This forgotten love
I couldn't see in my submission
The chains were attached to nothing
The word love cannot love for you
The word love
It cannot love for you
Beneath the shell in darkness
Waits a timid heart
To beat again for another
And these blackened eyes and bloodstained hands
Wait to give
And receive
In "This Forgotten Love," Human Drama explores the feelings of regret and longing for a lost love amidst a backdrop of emotional and physical turmoil. The opening lines describe the image of water burning through the singer's hands as they fight to cleanse a stain, which serves as a metaphor for the struggle to overcome past mistakes and move forward. The chilling wind symbolizes the harsh reality that sometimes memories cannot be erased and must be faced head-on.
The chorus has a sense of desperation and a longing to regain lost emotions. The singer wants to shield the sunlight from their eyes, which represents the brightness of hope that has been dimmed due to time and heartache. They want to see past the darkness and feel again what they once felt so strongly, to touch "this forgotten love."
The second verse conveys the deep pain of regret as the singer hears the echoes of their wasted words, which serves as a reminder that some things cannot be undone. The reference to the raging flame of passion scorned that reflects on frozen skin further emphasizes the feelings of hurt and rejection. However, the singer still has hope that one day they will feel again and that their heart, which has been timid and in the darkness, will beat once more for another.
Line by Line Meaning
See the water burning through my hands
I feel like I'm losing something important but I can't hold onto it, it's slipping away like water through my hands.
Fight to cleanse the stain again
I'm trying hard to get rid of this feeling/ memory that haunts me, but it's not easy and I have to keep fighting.
Feel the chilling wind rush by it tries
I'm getting overwhelmed by thoughts and emotions, and it feels like it's trying to push everything out of my mind to forget it and move on.
To push all from memory
I'm trying hard to forget everything and start anew, but it's not easy to let go of the past.
Pick up the pieces of discarded trust
I need to rebuild trust with someone, but it's difficult because it's been broken and scattered everywhere, and I have to pick up every piece.
I must learn to form that word again
I need to learn how to say 'trust' again and mean it, but it's not easy after what happened in the past.
Remove the blind from blackened eyes
I need to face the truth and see things for what they really are, but it's hard to do when everything is so dark and unclear.
That were told they did not see
I was misled and didn't see the truth before, but now I realize how blind I was.
Shield
I need to protect myself from the harsh realities of the world and not let them affect me too much.
The sunlight from my eyes
I need to shield myself from the bright light of the world that can sometimes blind me and make it hard to see clearly.
It's been so long since
It's been a while since I felt like myself or knew who I really was.
I have seen who I am
I need to reconnect with myself and find my true identity again.
I used to feel so much
I miss feeling emotions and being passionate about things, but I've been numb for too long.
Search please let us touch
I'm searching desperately for a connection with someone who can help me feel alive again and experience love.
This forgotten love
I've been so focused on rebuilding trust and protecting myself that I forgot what it feels like to love and be loved.
Hear the echo of wasted words
I regret saying and doing things that ended up hurting someone, and now those words echo in my mind and can't be taken back.
Ricochet in my emptiness
Those wasted words just bounce around in my emptiness, reminding me of my own pain and the pain I've caused others.
As the raging flame of passion scorned
I used to be passionate about things, but now that passion has turned into anger and bitterness because of past hurt.
Reflects on my frozen skin
That anger and bitterness has left me cold and numb, and I can't let myself feel anymore.
Again
I keep reliving those painful memories and emotions, and it's hard to escape them.
On my skin
Those memories and emotions feel like they're etched into my skin and can't be washed away.
Until then
Until I can heal from past wounds and find love and passion again, I'll be stuck in this painful cycle.
I couldn't see in my submission
I was so blinded by my own weaknesses and submission to others that I couldn't see the truth or what was best for me.
The chains were attached to nothing
Those things that held me back were really meaningless and had no real power over me.
The word love cannot love for you
Love isn't something that can be forced or faked, it has to come from within and be genuine.
Beneath the shell in darkness
Underneath my tough exterior and protective shell, I'm really in a dark and lonely place.
Waits a timid heart
But deep down, there's still a fragile and sensitive heart waiting to be healed and loved.
To beat again for another
I want to find someone who can make my heart beat again and help me find joy and passion in life.
And these blackened eyes and bloodstained hands
I'm haunted by my own past mistakes and the things I've done that hurt others, and it feels like it's stained me forever.
Wait to give
But despite my own pain and weaknesses, I still want to give and love others as deeply as I can.
And receive
And I hope that in giving love, I'll be able to receive it back and finally heal from my own pain.
Contributed by Victoria B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
No Body
The most amazing band live ever. They sound BETTER live. Not even 1% of bands ever achieve sounding AS good as their studio recordings.
fredy farcknath Sanchez
Wow en directo suena tan bien.. Este hombre en verdad nació para ser músico
𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒙 𝑯𝑳
¡Oooh si! esto es belleza y sentimiento, arte hecho música, ¡gracias!
anadesdelalba1
EL MAS HERMOSO TEMA DE JOHNY INDOVINA
Marco Antonio Ibarra Onofre
Como amo esta canción, es perfecta para las noche de insomnio
Daniel Retana
Alguna vez haciendolo dentro de 1 malibu 1980 .. con un álbum de Human.. noche inolvidable ¡¡😎
Yair Darkwave
hermosa cancion del maestro inovina
alexi martinez
hola si muy bellisima cancion me encantaria saber si podrias traducir la de love`s way si no es mucho pedir
Trane Westbrook
A song direct to my soul...
Juan Navarro
AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL.