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
Rainfall
Hungry Lucy Lyrics
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There is a boy
I've tried to reach
For many years
Each time it rains
I see his face
I offer shelter
He walks away
May you have brighter tomorrows
The past you had was shrouded in deceit
May you be eternally beautiful
The way you are
The way you are
To me
I had the chance
To feel his pain
I didn't look
Deep inside
My desperate hope
Won't bring him back
It only kills
The love I have
I walked away
From the waters edge
Feeling numb
From the cold
Now when it rains
I can't see his face
I am weak
And I have failed
The lyrics of Hungry Lucy’s song “Rainfall” tells a story of a girl who has been trying to reach a boy who is behind a wall for many years, but each time she tries to offer him shelter, he walks away. Whenever it rains, she sees his face and wishes for brighter tomorrows for him, wishing his past wasn’t shrouded in deceit and wishing for him to be eternally beautiful. The girl had a chance to feel his pain, but she didn’t look deep inside and now her desperate hope won’t bring him back, it only kills the love she has. The girl walked away from the water’s edge feeling numb from the cold and now when it rains, she can’t see his face and feels weak and like she has failed.
The lyrics can be interpreted as a metaphor for someone trying to help or reach out to someone who is struggling, but that person is unable or unwilling to accept that help. The rain can represent the obstacles and hardships that this person is facing and the girl trying to offer shelter can represent the support and love that someone is trying to give but is being rejected. The lyrics also suggest the girl’s feelings of regret and guilt for not having done more and her fear of being unable to help this person, feeling powerless and like she has failed. It is a sad and poignant message about the struggle to connect and the helplessness that comes with loving someone who is struggling.
Line by Line Meaning
Behind a wall
There is someone or something hidden, out of sight
There is a boy
A person that the singer has been trying to reach for a while
I've tried to reach
The singer has put in effort to connect with the boy
For many years
The singer has been trying for a long time
Each time it rains
Rain is a reminder of the missed opportunity to connect with the boy
I see his face
The memory of the boy is still vivid
I offer shelter
The singer wants to provide comfort and care
He walks away
The boy rejects the offer, maybe due to personal reasons
May you have brighter tomorrows
A wish of hope and a better future for the boy
The past you had was shrouded in deceit
The boy has gone through a difficult past with hidden secrets and lies
May you be eternally beautiful
A wish for the boy to stay true to himself, and to be beautiful inside and out
The way you are
The singer accepts the boy for who he is and wants him to embrace himself
The way you are
Repeating the phrase to reinforce acceptance of the boy
To me
The singer's personal opinion and feelings towards the boy
I had the chance
The singer was given the opportunity
To feel his pain
To truly empathize with the boy's experience
I didn't look
The singer chose not to confront the pain
Deep inside
Referring to the emotional core of the boy's pain
My desperate hope
The singer's wishful thinking
Won't bring him back
The situation cannot be changed just by hoping
It only kills
Continuing to hope for an impossible change can be emotionally draining
The love I have
The willingness to care and support the boy
I walked away
Giving up on the opportunity to connect with the boy
From the waters edge
A location reference, indicating a sense of distance and detachment
Feeling numb
Emotionally detached and indifferent
From the cold
The physical environment is cold and unwelcoming
Now when it rains
The same rain is a reminder of failure and missed connection
I can't see his face
The memory of the boy is fading
I am weak
Cannot confront or overcome the emotional pain
And I have failed
The result of not being able to connect with the boy or overcome the pain
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Allison Ghost
"Rainfall"
Behind a wall
There is a boy
I've tried to reach
For many years
Each time it rains
I see his face
I offer shelter
He walks away
[Chorus]
May you have brighter tomorrows
The past you had was shrouded in deceit
May you be eternally beautiful
The way you are
The way you are
To me
I had the chance
To feel his pain
I didn’t look
Deep inside
My desperate hope
Won’t bring him back
It only kills
The love I have
[Chorus]
May you have brighter tomorrows
The past you had was shrouded in deceit
May you be eternally beautiful
The way you are
The way you are
To me
I walked away
From the waters edge
Feeling numb
From the cold
Now when it rains
I can’t see his face
I am weak
And I have failed
[Chorus] x2
May you have brighter tomorrows
The past you had was shrouded in deceit
May you be eternally beautiful
The way you are
The way you are
To me
Maria Du Martz
Love this one!
tushar panda
beautiful song !!!!
Rin moonshadow
Thank you for posting this! I was looking for this so for such a long time.