… 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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Tomorrow
Daughter Lyrics
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Leave our troubles in the sand
And when the sun comes up
We'll be nothing but dust
Just the outlines of our hands
By tomorrow we'll be lost amongst the leaves
In a wind that chills the skeletons of trees
Just find my love, then find me
But don't bring tomorrow
'Cause I already know
I'll lose you
Don't bring tomorrow
'Cause I already know
I'll lose you
I'll lose you
By tomorrow I'll be left in the darkness
Amongst your cold sheets
And your shoes will be gone
And your body warmth no longer beside me
But don't bring tomorrow
'Cause I already know
I'll lose you
Don't bring tomorrow
'Cause I already know
I'll lose
I'll lose
You
The song "Tomorrow" by Daughter is a melancholic reflection on the fleeting nature of time and relationships. The opening verse talks about the inevitability of death, as the singer imagines themselves being underwater and leaving their troubles behind. It seems they have come to terms with the idea that life is transient and that everything eventually fades away. The line "Just the outlines of our hands" suggests that even our human forms will erode with time, leaving behind only faint traces of our existence.
The second verse speaks to the idea of being forgotten. The singer pictures themselves as lost in the midst of nature, existing only as a memory. They long to be found by their lover but seem resigned to the fact that they too will eventually disappear. The song's titular refrain, "Don't bring tomorrow 'cause I already know, I'll lose you," is repeated twice, emphasizing the singer's despair at the inevitability of separation.
The final verse brings the focus back to the present moment. The singer imagines waking up alone and realizing that their lover has gone, leaving only their cold sheets and a sense of emptiness. The repetition of the refrain further underscores the idea of loss and the pain of anticipating it.
Overall, "Tomorrow" is a song that beautifully captures the fleeting nature of time and the transience of our human existence. It is a poignant reminder to cherish the people we love and to live in the present moment.
Line by Line Meaning
By tomorrow we'll be swimming with the fishes
We'll be free of our problems, floating peacefully in the water.
Leave our troubles in the sand
We're leaving our problems behind and moving on.
And when the sun comes up
A new day is beginning.
We'll be nothing but dust
Our troubles will be gone and we'll be at peace.
Just the outlines of our hands
All that will remain of us is a memory, like the imprint of our hands in the sand.
By tomorrow we'll be lost amongst the leaves
We'll have disappeared, blending into nature.
In a wind that chills the skeletons of trees
We'll be gone, but the world keeps turning and life goes on.
And when the moon, it shines, I will leave two lines
Even though we'll be gone, we'll leave a small hint of our presence behind for someone to find.
Just find my love, then find me
If you want to find us, look for the love that we left behind.
But don't bring tomorrow
I don't want to face the future without you.
'Cause I already know
I can feel that something is wrong, and I don't want to lose you.
I'll lose you
I'm afraid of losing you and I don't want to face that reality.
By tomorrow I'll be left in the darkness
Without you, I'll be lost and alone in the dark.
Amongst your cold sheets
Without your warmth, the bed feels empty and cold.
And your shoes will be gone
You'll have left and taken everything with you, leaving me with nothing.
And your body warmth no longer beside me
Without your presence, I'll feel cold and alone.
I'll lose you
I'm afraid of losing you and I don't want to face that reality.
I'll lose
Without you, I'll be lost and alone.
You
I'm afraid of losing you and I don't want to face that reality.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ELENA VERONICA TONRA
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By tomorrow we'll be swimming with the fishes
Leave our troubles in the sand
And when the sun comes up
We'll be nothing but dust
Just the outlines of our hands
By tomorrow we'll be lost amongst the leaves
In a wind that chills the skeletons of trees
And when the moon, it shines, I will leave two lines
Just find my love, then find me
But don't bring tomorrow
'Cause I already know
I'll lose you
Don't bring tomorrow
'Cause I already know
I'll lose you
I'll lose you
By tomorrow I'll be left in the darkness
Amongst your cold sheets
And your shoes will be gone
And your body warmth no longer beside me
But don't bring tomorrow
'Cause I already know
I'll lose you
Don't bring tomorrow
'Cause I already know
I'll lose
I'll lose
You
@Chaziltasm
Holy shit. What a beautiful performance. I love how Elena uses her voice, she never pushes it too far, it's always just enough, just right, a clever restraint that holds this gorgeous bittersweet tone. I love this group, and I think they have a lot of growing room, can't wait to see what else they do because they are obviously talented musicians.
@SadGoldenPuppy
Daughter is pure magic. Beautiful song, fantastic band. It's a piece of heaven here on Earth
@jileyismydream
I used to read a lot of comments like "this artist's music saved my life" and I never truly understood how someone's music could save someone else's life until I started listening to Daughter. this year I went through some negative experiences which pushed me to the ground and left me emotionally and psychologically unstable. I used to cry a lot before falling asleep...but one night I played Shallows and I kept listening to it for the rest of the night. as the days went by I kept listening to Elena's voice and slowly things started to get better, I found emotional release in her voice. Elena is genuinely a God's gift to this world and I wish her all good things in her career. thanks Daughter for being there when I needed, you actually saved me.
@z-origins7339
steff same
@ChristiSari
Yes!!!!
@totalt6600
steff
Beautiful. If our Hearts sing, they would sound like Ms. Tonra. Thank you for sharing.
@stevensmurthwaite4075
Comfortably and easily one of my favourite 3 artists of time alongside Placebo and Frightened Rabbit. All 3 of them have emotionally hit me hard like no other. Try Pierrot The Clown and Bosco by Placebo, Poke and Die Like A Rich Boy (Acoustic) but make sure you've plenty of Tissues with all of these! 😂
@ginnel3798
In 2013 I took a 110 mile round trip to see Daughter in a small church in Leeds, it was an experience I will never forget. Sat on my own near the front and freezing cold, half of the set I had tears streaming down my face! Not many bands that can do that to me and driving home it was as though all my bad thoughts had left me. Incredible live act.
@chloef6823
2020 and I’m yours forever.
@frozeneternity93
There is some music where the effect it has on me is very hard to describe. It hits me in a place deep inside somewhere between my heart and my brain. There is a second where I feel complete bliss - I close my eyes and I feel it roll over and in me. This song has several of those moments.
I absolutely love it.