Daughter is Elena Tonra, a singer/songwriter from North London, UK.

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After releasing a 4 track Demo EP, Elena joined forces with Igor Haefeli to produce 'His Young Heart' in April 2011. On November 2011, with the addition of Remi Aguilella on drums, 'The Wild Youth - EP' was released via Communion Records.

The band signed in 2012 with 4AD and in August a new track, 'Smother', surface online. A 7" single of the song was released on October 1st, including a new version of 'Run'. The final advance of their first full length album, 'Still', premiered its video on January 28th 2013.

'If You Leave' was released on March 18th through 4AD and April 30th in North America through Glassnote, closely followed by the single 'Human' backed with the previously only available on the Japanese version of the album, 'Drift'.
'Youth' was released on the 12th August as a limited edition 7" together with a new track, 'Smoke'.

On September 2013, the band performed at Festival no.6 in Portmeirion Town Hall with an 8 piece ensemble alongside composer, arranger and conductor Joe Duddell. They reconvened to re-enact the set with 10 graduates of the Royal Northern College of Music at London's iconic Air Studio. Filmed by Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth, the '4AD Session EP' was released on 15th April 2014.

The first of a video trilogy filmed by Pollard and Forsyth, 'Doing The Right Thing', was launched on 30th September 2015. The song was also the first single off their second album 'Not to Disappear' released on 15th January 2016. The debut follow-up was recorded with Nicolas Vernhes (Deerhunter, War On Drugs, Animal Collective) at his Rare Book Room studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 'Numbers' was released on November 10th, as the band embarked on a European and US Tour through March 2016. ‘How’, the final video in the '3 Films' trilogy, was released on February 26, 2016.

In 2017, the band were selected to make the soundtrack for the episodic adventure game series Life is Strange's prequel, Before the Storm, and the band released the album "Music From Before the Storm" at September 1, 2017.
The album contains 13 tracks, and the track named "The Right Way Around" is the main song played in the game.
At April 19, 2018, the track "All I Wanted" was performed live at Asylum Chapel.
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Shallows
Daughter Lyrics

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Let the water rise
Let the ground crack
Let me fall inside
Lying on my back
Lying on my back

Dry your smoke-stung eyes
So you can see the light

You're staring at the sky
Watching stars collide
Watching stars collide

If you leave
When I go
Find me
In the shallows

When the time comes
On the last day
When they start to come down
Will you just
Will you run away?
Will you run away?

And let it all rain down
From the blood stained clouds
Come out, come out, to the sea my love
And just
Drown with me
Drown with me

If you leave
When I go
Find me
In the shallows

Lying on my back
Watching stars collide

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Daughter's 'Shallows' create a powerful, vivid image of surrender to the forces of nature. By letting the water rise and the ground crack, the singer is relinquishing control and allowing themselves to be consumed by the universe. The repetition of 'lying on my back' emphasizes a sense of vulnerability, as if they are willingly placing themselves in a position of complete surrender. The second verse offers a contrast to this image, with the suggestion of tears and pain ('smoke-stung eyes') and a plea to 'see the light.' Watching the stars collide is a contradictory image, both beautiful and destructive, and perhaps hints at the dualities and complexities of the relationship being addressed in the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Let the water rise
I am ready to face whatever challenges come my way

Let the ground crack
I am willing to accept the consequences of my actions, even if it means everything falls apart

Let me fall inside
I am prepared to confront my deepest fears and insecurities

Lying on my back
I am vulnerable and open to the world around me

Dry your smoke-stung eyes
I want you to overcome your pain and see things more clearly

So you can see the light
There is hope and possibility, even in the darkest of moments

You're staring at the sky
You are trying to make sense of the chaos and confusion in your life

Watching stars collide
You are witnessing the beauty and wonder of the universe

If you leave
If you choose to move on from me

When I go
When I am no longer with you

Find me
Remember me and seek me out