City Song
Daughters Lyrics


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This city is an empty glass
Words do not hear
No one sleeps

This city is an empty glass
Graciousness is lost
The betrayed yearn
This city is an empty glass
Shops are closed
There is nothing to

This city is an empty glass
The buildings shrink as everything weeps

This city is an empty glass
The trees hang their heads and the wired wants fade, fray
The swans sim silent leads

This city is an empty glass
In the air: shrieks
The breath is long




For the fires are out and the waters sit still
This city is an empty glass

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Daughters’ song City Song evoke a sense of emptiness and desolation in the urban environment. The repeated refrain, “This city is an empty glass,” speaks to the idea of something being hollow, lacking substance, and offering no nourishment or sustenance. The image of an empty glass signifies something that is meant to hold and provide, but is now devoid of anything. The subsequent lines paint a picture of a city that is in disarray, with closed shops, lost graciousness, and yearning betrayed individuals. The personification of the city, with the “buildings shrinking” and the “trees hanging their heads,” conveys a sense of mourning or sadness.


Furthermore, the lyrics reveal that no one is sleeping, and instead, the air is filled with the sound of shrieks. This suggests a sense of chaos and stress in the city, with its inhabitants struggling to find rest or peace. The final lines of the song are somewhat enigmatic, with the fires being out and the waters sitting still. It could be interpreted as a sign of stillness or stagnation, with no activity or movement going on. In this sense, the city is both empty and sterile, offering nothing to those living in it.


Line by Line Meaning

This city is an empty glass
The city is vacant and hollow


Words do not hear
There is no one to listen or understand


No one sleeps
No one can find rest or peace


Graciousness is lost
Kindness and generosity are absent


The betrayed yearn
Those who have been let down long for something more


Shops are closed
Businesses are shut down and there is no commerce


There is nothing to
There is a lack of substance or purpose


The buildings shrink as everything weeps
The structures and surroundings seem to cry or mourn


The trees hang their heads and the wired wants fade, fray
Even nature seems to be losing vitality and hope


The swans sim silent leads
The peaceful beauty of the swans floats by unnoticed and unappreciated


In the air: shrieks
Screams of pain or distress can be heard all around


The breath is long
Life is drawn out and fraught with struggle


For the fires are out and the waters sit still
The life-giving forces of fire and water are absent or stagnant


This city is an empty glass
The city is a bleak and barren place




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Alexis Stephen Marshall, Nicholas Andrew Sadler, Jonathan Alan Syverson, Samuel Morehouse Walker

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@zorxtom7803

the first few seconds straight up sounds like something that'd play in a horror game when you're being chased and i really hate being chased, in a game or not. i had my volume up and im freaking out because of the chase feeling and then that snare or whatever that is plays and i jUMPED

@ThePlatinumMatt

All glory to the hypnotoad

@beardieboi420productions

spooky Alexa vibes

@Karaemu

you came from the reddit thread too huh

@beardieboi420productions

@@Karaemu perhaps

@gabrielvicente8406

I did haha

@ethelegend27

We all did

@lawpug3038

me too

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@Alex-tn3rs

POV: You're sleeping over at your friends guest room who has an Alexa.

@aftaabaskary

LMAO YOU TOO??

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