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.

Yesterday Is Here
Human Drama Lyrics

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If you want money in your pocket
And a top hat on your head
A hot meal on your table
And a blanket on your bed
Well today is grey skies
Tomorrow is tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
Well I'm going to New York City

And I'm leaving on a train
And if you want to stay behind and
Wait til I come back again
Well today is grey skies
Tomorrow is tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
If you want to go
Where the rainbows end
You'll have to say goodbye
All our dreams come true
Baby up ahead
And it's out where your memories lie
Well the road's out before me
And the moon is shining bright
What I want you to remember
As I disappear tonight
Today is grey skies

Tomorrow's tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here

Overall Meaning

The song "Yesterday Is Here" by Human Drama is a haunting and melancholic tune that deals with themes of longing and nostalgia. The lyrics describe a sense of wanting and need for certain things, such as money, a top hat, a hot meal, and a blanket. However, the singer acknowledges that these things are not readily available in the present, and that they will have to wait until "yesterday" comes around again.

The idea of waiting for yesterday is an interesting one, as it suggests a desire to return to a past that was perhaps more comfortable or familiar. The lyrics go on to describe the singer's plans to leave for New York City, and the sense of separation and loss that comes with it. The repetition of the lines "today is grey skies, tomorrow is tears" emphasizes the fleeting and unstable nature of the present, while the concluding lines, "what I want you to remember as I disappear tonight" evoke a sense of finality and farewell.

Overall, "Yesterday Is Here" is a poignant meditation on the human experience of nostalgia and the longing for a past that can never be fully recaptured.

Line by Line Meaning

If you want money in your pocket
If you crave financial stability

And a top hat on your head
And a luxurious lifestyle

A hot meal on your table
A satisfying meal on your plate

And a blanket on your bed
And a comfortable sleep

Well today is grey skies
Present is disheartening

Tomorrow is tears
Future seems bleak

You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
You'll have to wait for things to get better

Well I'm going to New York City
I'm leaving for bigger dreams

And I'm leaving on a train
Boarding a vehicle to escape reality

And if you want to stay behind
If you choose to stay back

And Wait til I come back again
And wait until someone rescues you