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
Telltale Shot
Hungry Lucy Lyrics
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I am slumberless
Memories seep into fathoms of deep
Disillusionment
Pillow of red futile thoughts never said
It's all gone
Take it away this sadness and pain
Heart grown cold through tales of old
To the parlor floor
Fortune and fame will not be quite the same
It's an open door
Nothing to give, nothing to get make it stop
Did you hear her pull the trigger
Never knowing blood was flowing
Down, down, down, down
Poetry page showing nothingness and rage
Death is my home where I shall roam
The lyrics to "Telltale Shot" by Hungry Lucy describe an individual in a state of deep despair, contemplating suicide with a gun held to their head. The character is unable to sleep, tormented by painful memories that have left them disillusioned and emotionally numb. The imagery of the "pillow of red futile thoughts" suggests a mind overflowing with unspoken regrets and missed opportunities.
The second verse turns to a surreal description of a "funeral feast" where violent beasts are brought to the parlor floor. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for the intense emotions and inner turmoil the character is experiencing. The lines "Fortune and fame will not be quite the same, it's an open door" suggest that the character has perhaps reached a level of success or recognition which has failed to provide a sense of fulfillment or happiness. The repeated plea for "it" to "make it stop" suggests an overwhelming desperation to escape the pain and numbness.
The final lines of the song depict the singer finding solace in the embrace of death, describing it as their home. The bleak tone and vivid imagery convey a sense of hopelessness and despair, but also a deeply introspective and self-aware perspective.
Line by Line Meaning
Lying in bed with a gun to my head
I am in a state of desperation and contemplating suicide
I am slumberless
I cannot sleep due to the burden of my emotions
Memories seep into fathoms of deep Disillusionment
Negative memories keep resurfacing, causing me to lose hope
Pillow of red futile thoughts never said
My thoughts are violent and disturbing, but I cannot express them
It's all gone
Everything I once had is now lost and irretrievable
Take it away this sadness and pain
I want my emotional pain to end immediately
Heart grown cold through tales of old
My heart has become numb due to past traumas and disappointments
Funeral feast bringing violent beasts to the parlor floor
My negative emotions are taking over and causing chaos
Fortune and fame will not be quite the same
Even if I achieve external success, my internal pain will persist
It's an open door
The path to self-destruction and despair is open and accessible
Nothing to give, nothing to get make it stop
I feel helpless and stuck, unable to escape my emotional pain
Did you hear her pull the trigger
I have taken my own life and am asking if anyone else heard it
Never knowing blood was flowing down, down, down, down
I am no longer alive to experience the physical consequences of my actions
Poetry page showing nothingness and rage
My creative expression is a reflection of my emptiness and anger
Death is my home where I shall roam
I have resigned myself to a life of despair and death
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David Brown
"Taaaake it awaaaay... this sadness and pain"
This is my most anticipated part of the entire album. Love this song.
therealKINDLE
The Production needs work. It's good, but you could really get it to a premium standard if you put in the time, & studied other producer's techniques. Don't be afraid to dirty up & destroy your nice clean plain presets; take a page from Portishead's book; a lack of quality is a form of organic quality in itself! Pay attention to the sounds, rhythms, & layers, rather than just the music. And you will see your productions improve drastically. ;) Very pretty though.
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