Hungry Lucy was a darkwave band from Cincinnati, OH, United States, started… Read Full Bio ↴Hungry Lucy was a darkwave band from Cincinnati, OH, United States, started by chance in 1998 when War-N Harrison (Fishtank No. 9) was asked to contribute to a Depeche Mode tribute album. War-N asked vocalist/lyricist Christa Belle to record vocals for the song "Blue Dress". The couple realized that they worked together so well and Hungry Lucy was born.

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

Pulse of the Earth
Hungry Lucy Lyrics

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I stand alone once again
Helpless, as they call my name
Fingers descend from the sky
Stardust falls from my eye

So when I die
(leave me be)
Just let me lie

(beneath the tree)
The greatest
The greatest tree

I feel the pulse of the earth
Sisters and Mothers
Science is giving birth
Echoes of water

So when I die
(leave me be)
Just let me lie
(beneath the tree)
The greatest
The greatest tree

Beneath the tree.
The great, greatest tree. Beneath.

Offerings they take from me
Skin and saliva
Seeping into the ground
Silence has a sound

So when I die
(leave me be)
Just let me lie
(beneath the tree)

The greatest
The greatest tree

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hungry Lucy's song, Pulse of the Earth, seem to delve deep into the human psyche and the intricate relationship between life, death, and nature. The opening lines, "I stand alone once again, helpless, as they call my name," evoke a sense of despair and helplessness in the face of inevitable mortality. The image of "Fingers descend[ing] from the sky" and "Stardust fall[ing] from my eye" suggests a kind of cosmic connection between the singer and the earth.

The chorus, "So when I die, (leave me be) / Just let me lie (beneath the tree) / The greatest, the greatest tree," seems to express a desire to return to the earth in a natural, peaceful way. The idea of lying beneath a tree, the "greatest" tree, suggests a reverence for nature and the belief that life and death are cyclical, interconnected processes.

The second verse, "I feel the pulse of the earth / Sisters and Mothers / Science is giving birth / Echoes of water," reinforces this idea of the interconnectedness of life and nature. The repetition of the chorus and the final lines, "Offerings they take from me / Skin and saliva / Seeping into the ground / Silence has a sound," suggest a sense of continuity and the idea that even in death, the singer's life will be absorbed into the earth and contribute to the ongoing cycle of life.

Overall, Pulse of the Earth is a poignant and thought-provoking meditation on life, death, and humanity's place in the natural world.

Line by Line Meaning

I stand alone once again
I find myself isolated and without companionship once more.

Helpless, as they call my name
I feel powerless in response to the beckoning calls of others.

Fingers descend from the sky
Hands appear to drop down from above me.

Stardust falls from my eye
I shed tears that appear to contain cosmic particles.

So when I die (leave me be) Just let me lie (beneath the tree) The greatest The greatest tree
When I pass away, I ask that I am allowed to rest peacefully beneath the shelter of the grandest tree.

I feel the pulse of the earth
I sense the rhythm of the planet and its interconnectedness with all life.

Sisters and Mothers Science is giving birth Echoes of water
Feminine energy is bringing forth new discoveries that resonate with the flowing, cleansing power of water.

Offerings they take from me Skin and saliva Seeping into the ground Silence has a sound
As tribute, parts of my body merge with the earth and its stillness is a potent presence.

Beneath the tree. The great, greatest tree. Beneath.
Once more, I express my desire to rest in the cool shadows of the tallest and most majestic tree known to me.

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