After spending a year writing and recording, the Autumn of 2000 saw the release of Hungry Lucy's debut album, "Apparitions". The album garnered much attention across the US and Europe for its combination of pop song structures, trip hop grooves and Christa's haunting vocals & other-worldly lyrics. The attention to their debut CD lead to a licensing deal with Belgian label Alfa Matrix and subsequent European release of "Apparitions:Revisited" in Fall of 2001.
After spending Spring and early summer of 2002 performing live, Hungry Lucy completed their next full length album entitled "Glo". Glo captures all the elements that Hungry Lucy are known for while continuing to explore other genres such as jazz, blues and europop. Once again, the album received critical acclaim and glowing reviews worldwide and expanded Hungry Lucy's reach to a much wider audience.
In the Summer of 2003, Hungry Lucy embarked on a tour with Pittsburgh's ThouShaltNot across the Western and Midwest regions of the United States. This gave people a chance to hear, as well as see, what Hungry Lucy is all about. True to form, Hungry Lucy delivered stunning performances along with synchronized video accompanyment. Several one-off shows in late 2003 / early 2004 (including performances with Cruxshadows & Wolfsheim) followed.
In Spring of 2004, it was time to head back into the studio and capture the new material Hungry Lucy had compiled over the preceding months. The result, Hungry Lucy"s third full-length CD, "To Kill a King" was released in Nov. 2004 to critical acclaim from both fans and the media alike, debuting at #9 on the French Alternative Charts in January, 2005. In addition to college and club DJ exposure, "To Kill a King" has been featured on Public Radio programs such as PRI's "Echoes" and the X-Star Network's "Audiosyncracies". The album brilliantly displays Hungry Lucy"s passion for musical contrast and clever songwriting for which this duo is known.
Hungry Lucy released their fourth album, "Pulse of the Earth", in 2010.
In October 2013, Christa Belle and War-N separated, disbanding Hungry Lucy.
Official website: http://www.hungrylucy.com
Balloon Girl
Hungry Lucy Lyrics
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So far away
She heard
A little voice say
There's no reason
To laugh or to sing
There's no reason
For anything
You have everything
You could ever want
You have everything that you need
They adore you
They will follow you
They will happily bow at your feet
You will bathe in the light
That they cast in the night
For you are the Carnivale
Inside her kaleidoscope heart
She feels so broken apart
When will she know
When she's ready to fly
Invisible mother
With tears in her eyes
You have everything
You could ever want
You have everything that you need
They adore you
They will follow you
They will happily bow at your feet
You will bathe in the light
That they cast in the night
For you are the Carnivale
She is drifting away
Too high, cold and afraid
She doesn't know if she can go home
Just follow the stars
Wherever you roam
You have everything
You could ever want
You have everything that you need
They adore you
They will follow you
They will happily bow at your feet
You will bathe in the light
That they cast in the night
For you are the Carnivale
The lyrics to Hungry Lucy's song Balloon Girl tell a story of a girl who is feeling lost and broken. She hears a voice telling her there is no reason for anything, that there's no reason to laugh or sing. Despite having everything she could ever want or need and adoration from others who will follow and bow at her feet, she still feels broken inside. She feels as though she cannot fly, and an invisible mother sheds tears for her.
The "Carnivale" symbolizes the life the girl is living, as though she is a performer for others, but not truly happy. She is as though she is floating away, too high, cold, and afraid, and doesn't know if she can go home. Yet, she is told to follow the stars wherever she roams.
The lyrics seem to be a message about the danger of living a life solely for others and losing oneself in the process. The girl is portrayed as a balloon, floating away and losing touch with reality. The story sheds light on the importance of having a sense of self and not living a life purely for other people's happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Somewhere
The story is set in an unknown place.
So far away
It's very distant from where the singer is situated.
She heard
A female character perceives something.
A little voice say
The artist heard a voice that may sound meek or insignificant.
There's no reason
The voice is telling the character that life is meaningless.
To laugh or to sing
The things that bring joy and happiness to humans are worthless.
There's no reason
The voice repeats its previous message.
For anything
The voice implies that there's no point in doing anything in life.
You have everything
The voice shifts to persuasion, trying to tell the character that they already have everything, and they don't need to seek anything else.
You could ever want
The voice assures her that she lacks nothing.
You have everything that you need
The voice again emphasizes that everything the character requires is already within reach.
They adore you
The voice tells the character that the people around her worship her.
They will follow you
The character's admirers will follow her wherever she goes.
They will happily bow at your feet
Her followers are willing to submit completely to her will.
You will bathe in the light
The voice is again assuring her, this time that she will be exposed to dazzling brightness.
That they cast in the night
The people around her will always shine a light so she'll never wrangle in the dark.
For you are the Carnivale
The voice proclaims her as the ruler of the show who other people watch in awe.
Inside her kaleidoscope heart
The lyric describes her emotions as a kaleidoscopic array of conflicting feelings.
She feels so broken apart
The character is emotionally destroyed and shattered.
When will she know
The character is haunted by a lack of answers.
When she's ready to fly
She's uncertain on when she'll be able to make progress in life.
Invisible mother
This phrase may connote a person who does not physically exist. It might symbolize something maternal that one cannot see or touch.
With tears in her eyes
The invisible mother figure is crying, imagine the lines being said by a woman smiling through her tears.
She is drifting away
The character is losing herself.
Too high, cold and afraid
She is feeling scared and isolated, alone in emotional and mental altitude.
She doesn't know if she can go home
Her mental confusion leads to uncertainty about going back to where she comes from.
Just follow the stars
The voice guides her to find her way back home by telling her to follow the stars.
Wherever you roam
The voice supports her no matter where she goes.
Contributed by Logan N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Adrian Аrias
que mal esta el mundo... solo 3 mil reproducciones y es una cancion genial =D
IYR Music
Somewhere
So far away
She heard
A little voice say
There's no reason
To laugh or to sing
There's no reason
For anything
You have everything
You could ever want
You have everything that you need
They adore you
They will follow you
They will happily bow at your feet
You will bathe in the light
That they cast in the night
For you are the Carnivale
Inside her kaleidoscope heart
She feels so broken apart
When will she know
When she's ready to fly
Invisible mother
With tears in her eyes
You have everything
You could ever want
You have everything that you need
They adore you
They will follow you
They will happily bow at your feet
You will bathe in the light
That they cast in the night
For you are the Carnivale
She is drifting away
Too high, cold and afraid
She doesn't know if she can go home
Just follow the stars
Wherever you roam
You have everything
You could ever want
You have everything that you need
They adore you
They will follow you
They will happily bow at your feet
You will bathe in the light
That they cast in the night
For you are the Carnivale
Laura Tude
I think this song is about depression.
Lele
Same