Founded by Arnold and Donikian in 2000, Hypnogaja originated as an electronic studio project with early collaborator, keyboardist Sean "Dr." Brooks. As a live show began to develop, members and collaborators were added to the fold, including Grammy award nominated guitarist/producer Jean-Yves "Jeeve" Ducornet. Hypnogaja's sound evolved into new dimensions with the incorporation of rock influences into the group's initial electronic foundation. The band tours consistently and has performed shows to audiences throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has opened for bands such as Shinedown, Saliva, 311, Cold and many others.
Grammy nominated songwriter Wendy Waldman helmed production duties for Hypnogaja's live acoustic album, Acoustic Sunset: Live At The Longhouse. The band previously collaborated with Waldman on two songs - "Killing Time" and "Outside, Looking In" - from the album "Post-Hypnotic Stress Disorder". The latter song was featured as the end title of the NBC Movie "Carrie" a remake of the Brian DePalma film based on the classic Stephen King novel.
Hypnogaja's latest studio recording, Truth Decay, was released by Union State Records in June 2009. The fourteen-track, science fiction-tinged concept album includes the song "Welcome To The Future," featuring Richard Dodd of The Section Quartet on cello. The album was released to strong reviews, including a 9 out of 10 star rating from Outburn Magazine, which noted it as an "expertly crafted album." The LP's first single, "The March," spawned a music video directed by ASC Award-winning cinematographer Nelson Craggand and writer/producer Marius Markevicius
Various television shows, motion pictures and soundtracks have featured Hypnogaja’s music, including America’s Next Top Model, Carrie, Cold Creek Manor, Dirt , Las Vegas, One Life To Live, Roswell, Sex And The City, Tru Calling, Valentine and many others.
Author Frank Beddor featured Hypnogaja's Alice in Wonderland-themed song, "Looking Glass" (from the Below Sunset album) on the soundtrack for the audio book version of his 2006 NY Times Best Seller, The Looking Glass Wars. In 2007, the Warner Bros. Interactive game, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage, used the band's song "They Don't Care" (another track from Below Sunset), which was also placed - that same year - as the theme song for the Versus network's Red, White, Black and Blue Summer promo trailer. In 2008, Hypnogaja frontman, ShyBoy, co-wrote and performed two songs ("The Time Has Come" and "Shall Never Surrender") featured in the Capcom video game, The Devil May Cry 4 (the latter track appearing as the game's end title and both songs appearing on the accompanying, official Sony Music soundtrack). In 2009, Tapulous featured the Hypnogaja song "Things Will Never Be The Same" (from the Truth Decay LP) in the iPhone and iPod touch game, Tap Tap Revenge 3.
Several technology companies have featured Hypnogaja's music in noteworthy articles and promotional materials, and have invited the band to participate in events. Apple computers posted an in-depth interview and story on the band's experience in using Macs in the realms of recording, touring and promotion. AOL Music's Noisecreep property featured an interview with Hypnogaja about the concept behind Truth Decay, and offered an exclusive, free download of the song, "Worship Me (I'm On TV)." Microsoft Windows featured free downloads of two songs from Truth Decay - "Rusty Moon" and "Cellar Door" - on promotions tied to its Windows 7 release, including a slot in the January 2010 Windows Media Guide.
Hypnogaja performed at the first annual 140tc (Twitter Conference), held in Los Angeles in September 2009. In consideration of the band's success in utilizing social networking to grow its fan base (Hypnogaja has reached over one million followers on the site), keyboardist Donikian was invited to serve as one of the speakers during the conference's music panel, which also included Chamillionaire, Curt Smith of Tears for Fears and several notable music industry executives. The band rounded out 2009 with a Best Alternative Artist win at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, performing "Welcome To The Future" at the November awards ceremony. In November 2010, Arnold won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Male Vocal for his performance of the Donna Summer classic hit, "On the Radio," (released in January 2010 by Union State Records as the bonus track on the Hypnogaja digital 45, Welcome to the Future / On the Radio).
Hypnogaja's current lineup of Arnold, Donikian, Barnardo (member since 2004), Farrar (member since 2008) and Parker (member since 2009) performed an official showcase at SXSW '10 in Austin, TX and the group continues to tour and perform webcasts consistently. In July 2010, the band appeared on the debut episode of the web series, Stripped Down Live with Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears). On February 15, 2011, Union State Records is scheduled to release a new Hypnogaja digital EP entitled Dark Star which will contain a remix of the song "Dark Star" (featuring Slimkid3 of The Pharcyde). Later in 2011, there are plans to release Arnold's debut solo album (under the name ShyBoy) as well as plans to start recording a new Hypnogaja studio album.
Misery
Hypnogaja Lyrics
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Counting the ways to tear you apart
Contemplating why you don't feel bad
I guess I wasn't the best that you had
You don't even realize I'm barely alive
Why don't you feel my pain?
Why don't you feel the same?
Living in misery
As it stands, I can't stand the sight of you
But I can't look away no matter what I try to do
Smiling vicious, to hide your intentions
Unaffected by all my affections
It feels just like I'm dying inside
I gave it all and you took it away
The lyrics of Hypnogaja's Misery speak about a person sitting alone in the dark, counting ways to tear someone else apart. This person is ruminating over why the other person has no feelings of regret for making them feel so terrible. They lament about not being the best that the other person has ever had while the other person remains completely oblivious to their misery. The person goes on to question why the other person isn't feeling their pain and why they aren't in the same state of misery as they are. The person goes on to say that they feel like dying inside and that the other person has taken everything from them.
The song Misery is essentially about unrequited love and the pain that comes along with it. The lyrics convey a sense of helplessness, where the person feels like they've given their all to the other person but haven't received anything in return. They are completely consumed by their feelings and can't seem to get past the other person, despite the fact that they know they are toxic for them. In a way, the song talks about the self-destructive tendencies that come with unrequited love and how it can completely break a person down.
Line by Line Meaning
Here I sit, all alone, in the dark
The singer is alone and in the dark, feeling lost and isolated.
Counting the ways to tear you apart
The singer is thinking of ways to hurt the person who caused them pain.
Contemplating why you don't feel bad
The singer is thinking about why the other person doesn't care about their feelings.
I guess I wasn't the best that you had
The artist is thinking that they were not the best that the other person had.
You don't even realize I'm barely alive
The artist is feeling unnoticed and unimportant to the other person.
Why don't you feel my pain?
The singer is wondering why the other person is not empathetic towards their pain.
Why don't you feel the same?
The singer is questioning why the other person does not share their emotions.
You should be just like me
The artist believes that the other person should understand and feel what they are going through.
Living in misery
The artist is describing the terrible emotional state that they are currently in.
As it stands, I can't stand the sight of you
The artist can't bear to look at the person who hurt them.
But I can't look away no matter what I try to do
Despite not wanting to, the singer cannot stop thinking about the other person.
Smiling vicious, to hide your intentions
The other person is putting on a fake smile while hiding their true motives.
Unaffected by all my affections
The other person is indifferent to the feelings of the singer.
It feels just like I'm dying inside
The singer feels like they are slowly being destroyed from the inside out.
I gave it all and you took it away
The singer invested everything they had into the relationship, only to have it taken away by the other person.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Tony Scott
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Hypnogaja
Here I sit, all alone, in the dark
Counting the ways to tear you apart
Contemplating why you don't feel bad
I guess I wasn't the best that you had
You don't even realize I'm barely alive
Why don't you feel my pain?
Why don't you feel the same?
You should be just like me
Living in misery
As it stands, I can't stand the sight of you
But I can't look away no matter what I try to do
Smiling vicious, to hide your intentions
Unaffected by all my affections
It feels just like I'm dying inside
I gave it all and you took it away
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