Human Drama was, in many ways, the personal vehicle for singer/songwriter J… Read Full Bio ↴Human Drama was, in many ways, the personal vehicle for singer/songwriter Johnny Indovina, who guided the band through a variety of lineup changes and stylistic experiments. During their lifespan, Human Drama released a series of recordings built around Indovina's passionate singing and dramatic melodies.
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.
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.
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Human Drama Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Human Drama:
A Million Years Push a pin into my arm. I will bleed like…
A Simple Glance A heart with no shame behind curtains drawn I'll be…
A Single White Rose My love I find myself in you too long The…
About Michelle Shaken by complicated thoughts She yearns for simplicity S…
All That Cuts Today The pounding of the day wrecks Passion and innocence I…
Another Fifty Miles Put one foot before the other Brother, there is no…
As Love Comes Tumbling Here where my innocence was left In the wake of…
Bang The Drum Slowly I meant to ask you how to fix that car I…
Blue I see confusion in your eyes A heartless shell exposed…
Can't Cry Hard enough I'm gonna live my life, like each days' the last,…
Caroline Says II Caroline says as she gets up off the floor Why is it…
Color Me Red I often drift away far into another day I answer…
Cynthia's Journal VERSE 1 She's the color blue So deep she cannot move Thro…
Dance Me to The End of Love Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me…
Death of an Angel Death of an angel so beautiful to me Shattered pieces fall…
Dying in a Moment of Splendor Am a hero I am an actor I'm this violent shade of…
Emptiness I am a slave to all that I don't own…
Fading Away I can't tell what is right, what is wrong What is…
Farewell I dreamed of the mountains But never got close enough…
Fascination And Fear In stillness so much motion inside In silence within I hold…
Father Sing I am a child But I am growing, changing Training my though…
Forever Lay me down Under clouds of silk To within an…
Goodbye Your hands on the glass Your face wet with tears…
Goodnight Sweetheart Sweetheart, can you hear me? I'm a hundred million miles fr…
Hang Down Your Head Hush a wild violet Hush a band of gold Hush you're in…
Heaven On Earth Distance mocks my screams into the pale blue That soon…
Heaven Stood Still As a tear fades away And the dawn dries a lover's…
Heroin I dont know just where Im going But Im goin to…
I Am Not Here I draw a parallel from days gone by When glory laid…
I Bleed for You Can't tell a lie from an answered prayer But I know…
I Cannot Believe It's not what you say It's what I feel From…
I Could Be a Killer Soft voice Soft appetite I'm hurt But I'm alright I'm …
I Keep A Close Watch Never win and never lose Theres nothing much to choose Bet…
I Wonder Why The question is clear, my dear Please answer All of…
I'm Not Like Everybody Else I wont take hold of the hand me down, Make out…
Imitation of... How many times can you look me in the eyes Selling…
Into Our Escape She shows me pictures of her broken dreams Scattered in piec…
It Is Fear The light in my eyes That shines through the night…
King of Kings Fighting all the mornings after the tears that hid behind th…
King Of Loneliness I am searching for the missing piece that makes me…
Let The Darkness In I feel a story coming on A chance to raise…
Lonely CHORUS Could I be more lonely? Could I be more lonely? Co…
Look At Me Now This is a different story, I've turned another page My hand…
Look Into A Strangers Eyes There you are Standing on a stack of your thoughts Alone o…
Lost Circled by shadow for so long The fear of what…
Love will tear us apart When routine bites hard And ambitions are low And resentme…
Love's Way Love, need we ask why Or wonder how Seasons turn…
Madame Hate's Mad Search For Love She walks down empty streets, the rhythm of a song…
Mr. Storyteller Tell me again if you will Of this love that…
My Denial In my safe haven I'm protected Free to take another…
My Skin I see forest, stars in the sky at night I am…
Never Never Well behold I feel that breeze Coming back so strong…
Nothing I Judge Here they come Why do they scare me so Like…
Oh My Love Oh my love for the first time in my life My…
Old Man Old man, look at my life Twenty-four, and there's so much…
One Time Around the Lake I guess I should've seen it coming I should've seen the…
Quiet Desperation Says she's made out of steel, but I know she's…
Remember Well This is for everyone That I have ever loved Remember well …
Sad I Cry Are these the roses of which you speak Where you stop…
Sixty Forty Will there be another time Will there be another time Anothe…
Solemn Sun Setting Admit what you are like you admitted before You never…
Sometimes Sometimes it's hard to hear Though you hear every word, Tho…
Somewhere Shadows run so mysterious Silhouetted as they pirouette …
Tears See the pictures on the wall The glory of the faces Who…
The Battle Should I remember so well days gone by? I wonder what…
The Carpet Crawlers He returns from his mixed-up memories to the passage he…
The Great Pretender I am the great pretender Pretending I can't see The…
The Mystery I will wait until all is uncovered I place all the…
The Puzzle I found you there In silence read As time stood…
The Silent Dance A sign reading "heaven" Lies in the ruin Beside passion…
The Sound Of The Rain Is that starlight shining in your eyes Or is your heart…
The Truth About Gina Gina tries to understand Why she holds so little in…
The Waiting Hour When your bag of secrets opened up and spilled That radiant…
The World Inside I I see a light shining in your eyes Reflecting a shimmering…
The World Inside II Reach out your hand grab the penny A surface war yields…
There Is Only You In the loneliness of midnight In the cool light of morning …
This Forgotten Love See the water burning through my hands Fight to cleanse…
This Tangled Web For caring is a breeze that blows by And returns only…
Through My Eyes This is a happy new year's day. Here is where…
Times Square In a tired part of the city Hiding from the fast…
Tired How many times will you extinguish love's flame? How many…
To Love Her Look into her captive eyes Her captive eyes Climb into…
Tumble Take your hands off of me I've felt that touch…
Voices Innocent afraid thoughts create an adult play Too scared to…
Wave of Darkness Oh! This wave of darkness Home to only shadows Part of our…
Where Our Weakness Lies I carved my initials into your heart Against your will…
white river WAKE UP Wake up, here comes today Crystal clear thoughts…
Who by Fire And who by fire, who by water, Who in the sunshine, And…
Winters Life The leaves have gone brown Fallen to the ground The…
Wish You Were Here So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, Blue…
Yesterday Is Here If you want money in your pocket And a top hat…
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