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
Hill
Hungry Lucy Lyrics
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I need to calm this fire in me
I'm waiting for the past to be clear
Muddy waters magnify my fear
To find your pain we must go underneath the hill
Your heart is broken and we cannot find your will
The truth is here if you can open eyes to see
My ghosts are staring back at me
Reflecting all I used to be
My love, my god, my history
Holding everything that I can't see
This corridor is dark and long
Displaying all that I've done wrong
I realize the past is gone
Now I need to learn to carry on
In the song Hill by Hungry Lucy, the singer expresses their need to find a "magick key" and calm the "fire" inside them. They make reference to their past being unclear and their fears being magnified by the "muddy waters." To find their pain, they need to go "underneath the hill," which symbolizes the deeper, more complex emotions that they have been grappling with. The singer is aware that their heart is broken and that they have lost their will to keep going. However, they believe that the truth is within reach, but they need to be willing to see it.
The lyrics convey a sense of struggle and longing for clarity in a complex, confusing world. The singer is grappling with ghosts from their past that are staring back at them and reflecting everything they used to be. They are struggling to reconcile their love, their gods, and their history, and are holding onto everything they can't see. The corridor they are walking is "dark and long," representing the difficult journey they must undertake to find themselves. However, they know they need to carry on and learn from their past in order to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
I need to find some magick key
I am searching for a solution to my problem that may require an unconventional approach
I need to calm this fire in me
My emotions are intense and need to be tamed in order to avoid making irrational decisions
I'm waiting for the past to be clear
I am struggling to overcome the influence of past events and need clarity to move forward
Muddy waters magnify my fear
My anxiety is heightened and exacerbated by a lack of clarity
To find your pain we must go underneath the hill
In order to confront my pain, we must explore the deeper, underlying issues that contribute to it
Your heart is broken and we cannot find your will
Your emotional pain is preventing you from finding the motivation to change your situation
The truth is here if you can open eyes to see
The answers you seek are within reach, but they require introspection and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths
For if you stop and look you'll find that you are free
By taking the time to reflect on your situation, you may realize that you have the power to break free from the past and move forward
My ghosts are staring back at me
My past actions and traumas haunt me and continue to influence my present
Reflecting all I used to be
My current state of being is a direct result of my past experiences and choices
My love, my god, my history
The people, beliefs, and events that have shaped my life continue to affect me
Holding everything that I can't see
My past experiences and emotions continue to influence my behavior and beliefs, even if they are not immediately visible
This corridor is dark and long
The path ahead is uncertain and potentially difficult to navigate
Displaying all that I've done wrong
My mistakes and failures are laid bare, making it difficult to feel confident about the future
I realize the past is gone
I come to the realization that I cannot change the past and must focus on moving forward
Now I need to learn to carry on
I must learn to accept my past and find the strength to continue living in the present
Contributed by Gianna P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ace
Great song. Great lyrics.