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

You Are
Hungry Lucy Lyrics

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You are
So deep inside of me
You are
Slashing my dignity
You are
What no one else can see
So far
You've made a fool of me

Revolting is how you make me feel
Disturbing how your love isn't real
Typical is what this seems to be
For you
Deception comes
So easily

Injected with the poison of you
Weakened by not knowing the truth

Break the spell and give me back to the world
Take back the troubles of a broken girl

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Hungry Lucy's song "You Are" depict a toxic relationship where the singer is deeply entwined with someone who is causing her emotional harm. The phrases "so deep inside of me" and "slashing my dignity" portray a sense of violation and destruction, while "what no one else can see" suggests that the relationship is hidden from the outside world. The line "you've made a fool of me" conveys a sense of humiliation and powerlessness.

The chorus of the song continues these themes, describing the negative impact the relationship is having on the singer's emotional state. "Revolting" and "disturbing" imply a disgust and discomfort with the situation, while "deception comes so easily" suggests that the partner is manipulative and deceitful.

The bridge of the song provides a glimmer of hope for the singer, as she describes being "injected with the poison of you" and "weakened by not knowing the truth". It seems that she is starting to recognize the destructive nature of the relationship and wants to "break the spell" and be free from it.

Overall, the song "You Are" by Hungry Lucy is a poignant portrayal of a toxic and damaging relationship. The lyrics draw on powerful metaphors and emotive language to convey the sense of violation and pain experienced by the singer.

Line by Line Meaning

You are
Addressing the subject of the song, who is deep inside of the singer.

So deep inside of me
The subject is deeply integrated into the singer's life.

You are
Reiterating the subject's importance.

Slashing my dignity
The subject's actions are damaging to the singer's sense of self-worth.

You are
A continuation of the subject's significance.

What no one else can see
The subject's true nature is hidden from others.

So far
Up to now, the subject has made a fool of the singer.

You've made a fool of me
The subject has taken advantage of the singer's trust.

Revolting is how you make me feel
The subject's behavior is repulsive to the singer.

Disturbing how your love isn't real
The subject's love is not genuine, which is unsettling.

Typical is what this seems to be
The situation with the subject is all too familiar to the singer.

For you
Directing attention to the subject.

Deception comes
The subject is inherently dishonest.

So easily
Deception comes to the subject without effort.

Injected with the poison of you
The singer has been negatively impacted by their involvement with the subject.

Weakened by not knowing the truth
The singer's lack of knowledge about the subject has left them vulnerable.

Break the spell and give me back to the world
The singer wants to break free from the negative influence of the subject.

Take back the troubles of a broken girl
The singer is pleading for the subject to relieve them of their pain and distress.

Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: Bret Black, Christopher Short, Jeffrey Gray, Schuyler Johnson

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