… Read Full Bio ↴Daughter is Elena Tonra, a singer/songwriter from North London, UK.
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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Still
Daughter Lyrics
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And leave them
Out of this home
Out on the road
Two feet standing on a principle
Two hands longing for each others warmth
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
It's spiraling down
Biting words like a wolf howling
Hate is spitting out each others mouths
But we're still sleeping like we're lovers
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Two feet standing on a principle
Two hands digging in each others wounds
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
Darkness falling, leaves nowhere to move
It's spiraling down
Biting words like a wolf howling
Hate is spitting out each others mouths
But we're still sleeping like we're lovers
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
I'll wrap up my bones
And leave them
Out of this home
Out on the road
Two feet standing on a principle
Two hands longing for each others warmth
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
Darkness falling, leaves nowhere to go
The lyrics of Daughter's song "Still" describe a relationship that is falling apart, characterized by verbal hostility and hate-spitting, yet the two protagonists still sleep like lovers, with their feet, eyes, hands and hearts still touching and matching. This duality is reinforced with vivid metaphors, such as the "cold smoke seeping out of colder throats" and the "darkness falling, leaves nowhere to go." The repetition of the final stanza, which echoes the opening one, suggests a cyclical nature to the situation, as if the couple is trapped in a pattern of destructive behavior.
The verses use examples of contrast to demonstrate how the two individuals are attempting to hold onto the relationship despite their glaring flaws. The singer shows the two set in their disdain for one another, however, they still hold one another to attempt to keep the love they once had. The use of darkness falling in the second verse suggests a feeling of finality, that this relationship is ending and thus they can't do anything but hold onto each other for comfort. The use of the metaphor of the bones is also used as a way to describe a dead relationship, and how there appears to be no more hope for its survival.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll wrap up my bones
I will prepare myself for a change
And leave them
I will detach and leave behind something important
Out of this home
I will leave the place I call home
Out on the road
I will travel to new places and experiences
Two feet standing on a principle
I firmly stand my ground on my values and beliefs
Two hands longing for each others warmth
I crave love and intimacy from a significant other
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
We are being hurtful and bitter towards one another
Darkness falling, leaves nowhere to go
We are lost and confused, unable to find a way out of our problems
It's spiraling down
Our situation is getting worse
Biting words like a wolf howling
We are verbally attacking each other like wild animals
Hate is spitting out each others mouths
We are filled with hatred for one another
But we're still sleeping like we're lovers
Despite our issues, we still cling to each other as if nothing is wrong
Still with feet touching
We are physically close to each other
Still with eyes meeting
We still look deeply into each other's eyes
Still our hands match
Our hands still fit together perfectly
Still with hearts beating
Our hearts are still united and in sync
I'll wrap up my bones
Again, I will prepare myself for a change
And leave them
Again, I will detach and leave behind something important
Out of this home
Again, I will leave the place I call home
Out on the road
Again, I will travel to new places and experiences
Two feet standing on a principle
Again, I firmly stand my ground on my values and beliefs
Two hands digging in each others wounds
Again, we are hurting each other deeply
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
Again, we are being hurtful and bitter towards one another
Darkness falling, leaves nowhere to move
Again, we are lost and confused, unable to find a way out of our problems
It's spiraling down
Again, our situation is getting worse
Biting words like a wolf howling
Again, we are verbally attacking each other like wild animals
Hate is spitting out each others mouths
Again, we are filled with hatred for one another
But we're still sleeping like we're lovers
Again, despite our issues, we cling to each other as if nothing is wrong
Still with feet touching
Again, we are physically close to each other
Still with eyes meeting
Again, we still look deeply into each other's eyes
Still our hands match
Again, our hands still fit together perfectly
Still with hearts beating
Again, our hearts are still united and in sync
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Elena Veronica Tonra, Igor Alexandre Haefeli
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I'll wrap up my bones
And leave them
Out of this home
Out on the road
Two feet standing on a principle
Two hands longing for each others warmth
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
Darkness falling, leaves nowhere to go
It's spiraling down
Biting words like a wolf howling
Hate is spitting out each others mouths
But we're still sleeping like we're lovers
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Two feet standing on a principle
Two hands digging in each others wounds
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
Darkness falling, leaves nowhere to move
It's spiraling down
Biting words like a wolf howling
Hate is spitting out each others mouths
But we're still sleeping like we're lovers
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating
I'll wrap up my bones
And leave them
Out of this home
Out on the road
Two feet standing on a principle
Two hands longing for each others warmth
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
Darkness falling, leaves nowhere to go
@chelseacrockett4576
I can't listen to this song anymore unless it's the middle of the night when I can break down and cry alone so nobody sees
@arielvanmoos7583
I feel you. ♥
@celiadiaz3988
+Chelsea Crockett I feel you so, so much.
@exploringabandonedguernsey3421
I know how u feel
@Sunkenballs12
i love my sister
@alikahuntley9986
carmen ツ daughters you are not unwanted. You are loved.
@inseinxen
I feel nervous while listening to the song. So beautiful.
@cgx6751
INSEIN I thought it was just me
@nadineajax9030
I feel so empty.
@andrewvatavu2155
I know how you feel.