Romano's 2011 album Sleep Beneath the Willow was a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize, and his 2013 album Come Cry With Me was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.
If I've Only One Time Askin' was nominated for a 2016 Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year.
On January 4, 2018, Romano released two simultaneous surprise albums, Human Touch and Nerveless.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Romano released several new albums of both newly recorded and archival material in quick succession. He then recorded a series of albums with a band as Daniel Romano's Outfit.
Louise
Daniel Romano Lyrics
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Deep beneath the foaming floor; the memory of Louise.
She left her ghost behind to rattle in my sheets.
Echoes off the shore of her abandoned dreams.
Deep beneath the foaming floor; the memory of Louise.
She left her ghost behind to rattle in my sheets.
To wake me from the restless sleep; the memory of Louise.
There's a storm on the horizon and she's far away at sea.
And in the dream I try to tell her as she falls down at her knees.
Please do not forget me, my loving wife Louise.
And I wish that I could feel her
Soft breath against my face.
But I'll meet her when the sun goes down in another time and space.
And on the shore we'll stand together until she leaves me for the sea.
She's still there when I need her, my loving wife Louise.
In a sailing boat I see her so vivid I could scream.
There's a storm on the horizon and she's far away at sea.
And in the dream I try to tell her as she falls down at her knees.
Please do not forget me, my loving wife Louise.
Please do not forget me, my loving wife Louise
The verses in "Louise" by Daniel Romano contain vivid imagery to convey the haunting and ghostly memories of a lost love. The repeated line, "Echoes off the shore of her abandoned dreams," refers to the lingering traces of Louise's aspirations and ambitions that still haunt the singer. The metaphor of the foaming floor invokes the tumultuous ocean waves that Louise seems to have disappeared into, leaving only her ghost behind to disturb the singer's rest. The haunting memory of Louise pervades even his dreams and wakes him up, leaving the singer to confront the pain and longing associated with her absence.
The second verse sees the singer visualizing Louise in a sailing boat, as she sails away into a storm on the horizon. The plea he makes to Louise, "Please do not forget me, my loving wife Louise," suggests that she may have died or been lost at sea. Despite the separation, the singer still carries the memory of Louise deep within his heart and mind. The imagery in the song is an ode to love that can never be forgotten, even long after a parting, and the yearning for the loved one to return, making the song an emotionally resonant one.
Line by Line Meaning
Echoes off the shore of her abandoned dreams.
The lingering sound of Louise's lost aspirations haunts me.
Deep beneath the foaming floor; the memory of Louise.
Louise's memory is buried deep within me like the ocean's depths.
She left her ghost behind to rattle in my sheets.
Louise's presence still echoes in my bed, reminding me of her absence.
To wake me from the restless sleep; the memory of Louise.
Louise's memory is so potent it can stir me from my slumber.
In a sailing boat I see her, so vivid I could scream.
Louise's image is so vivid and real, it elicits an overwhelming reaction from me.
There's a storm on the horizon and she's far away at sea.
Louise is distant and unreachable like a storm on the horizon.
And in the dream I try to tell her as she falls down at her knees.
In the dream, I plead with Louise not to forget me as she kneels before me.
Please do not forget me, my loving wife Louise.
My desperate and sincere wish for Louise to remember me always.
And I wish that I could feel her soft breath against my face.
My deep longing for physical closeness with Louise.
But I'll meet her when the sun goes down in another time and space.
I believe I will reunite with Louise in a different realm or time after death.
And on the shore we'll stand together until she leaves me for the sea.
We will have a moment together before Louise is called back to the ocean.
She's still there when I need her, my loving wife Louise.
Though she is gone, Louise's memory is a source of comfort in difficult times.
Please do not forget me, my loving wife Louise.
My plea to keep Louise's memory alive in perpetuity.
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