The Rumble Strips is a ska/pop/rockabilly/soul/trumpet band originating fro… Read Full Bio ↴The Rumble Strips is a ska/pop/rockabilly/soul/trumpet band originating from South Devon town Tavistock, near Plymouth, but are now based in London, having moved to further their musical career.
The band released debut album, Girls and Weather, in September of 2007. In the past, the band have been on tour with numerous popular artists (The Zutons, Good Shoes, Dirty Pretty Things and The Young Knives), and have also played various festivals (including Glastonbury 07 and Cardiff Calling 07). The band also had a successful album tour hitting many venues around the UK and Ireland, including a trip to home-town Tavistock. The album (created with Tony Hoffer - The Kooks, and The Fratellis), was released mid-September 2007. The band gained alot of recognition when single "Alarm Clock" was played on Radio 1, when lead singer of Snow Patrol took over Zane Lowe's evening slot as a one-off.

Band members include:
Charlie Waller – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Tom Gorbutt – Sax, Vocals and Bass
Henry Clark – Trumpet, Vocals and Piano
Sam Mansbridge - Bass / Vocals / "Rumble Drum"
Matthew Wheeler - Drums

Past releases include the single "Motorcycle" (December 2005 and re-released June 07), single "Hate Me (You Do)" (June 2006) EP "Cardboard Coloured Dreams" (November 2006), single "Alarm Clock" (March 2007), which has received numerous plays off of Virgin Radio and on MTV 2 programme "Spanking New Music", and single "Motorcycle" (June 2007) which also received plays off of "Spanking New Music".
"Girls and Boys In Love" is the most recent song to have been released as a single, and also features in the Simon Pegg film "Run Fat Boy Run" and "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging"

Lead singer, Charlie Waller, was also in the band Vincent Vincent and the Villains at the same time as playing with current band The Rumble Strips. An attack from his conscience lead him to leave both bands before The Rumble Strips were offered to release a single under record label Transgressive.

Daniel
The Rumble Strips Lyrics

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Daniel, Daniel, Daniel Daniel
Look what you've done
Look what you've done

Falling, falling, fall, fall
Falling in love
But it's not love

And City skies don't know
'Cause city skies just glow
And if you're sad and low
Just get on your boat and row

Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel
Look what you've done
Look what you've done

Falling, falling, fall, fall
Falling in love
But it's not love

And it's not toll
Ooh to know
When you're wrong
But don't wait too long

And city skies don't know
'Cause city skies just glow
Don't wait around to see
Just get on your boat and row

Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel
Look what you've done

Look what you've done
(Repeat x3)

Overall Meaning

The Rumble Strips' "Daniel" is a heartfelt ballad about falling in love and making mistakes in the process. The repetitious mentions of Daniel remind the listener that this is a personal story with a person at the center of it all. The lines "falling, falling, fall, fall" evoke a sense of freefalling, of losing oneself in this intense emotion. The next line, "falling in love, but it's not love" indicates a sense of confusion, of not knowing where this emotion is coming from or if it's really love at all.

The chorus brings up a repeated theme throughout the song - the idea that the city doesn't notice, that it's easy to get lost in such a vast and bustling environment. The advice to "just get on your boat and row" implies a sense of seeking solace elsewhere, of needing to escape the city and find some sort of clarity or resolution. This is echoed in the second verse, which ends with the line "don't wait around to see, just get on your boat and row."

Overall, "Daniel" is a poignant reminder that love and relationships can be messy and confusing. It's easy to feel lost and overwhelmed, but sometimes it's necessary to step back and find a way to navigate those choppy emotional waters.

Line by Line Meaning

Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel
Repetition of name to emphasize the importance of the message to be delivered

Look what you've done
Addressing Daniel about the consequences of his actions

Falling, falling, fall, fall
Falling deeply in love with someone

Falling in love
Getting emotionally attached to someone

But it's not love
Realizing that it's just infatuation and not true love

And City skies don't know
People around might not understand the emotions you're going through

'Cause city skies just glow
City view may seem beautiful but does not comprehend the emotional turmoil within oneself

And if you're sad and low
In difficult times, when you're feeling low

Just get on your boat and row
Take control of your life and move forward

And it's not toll
The cost of misguided love is not worth the toll it might take on one's life

Ooh to know
The importance of understanding one's emotions

When you're wrong
When you realize that you have made a mistake

But don't wait too long
Take responsibility for the mistake and rectify it before it's too late

Don't wait around to see
Don't wait for others to take action, take matters into your own hands

Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, look what you've done
Repetition of name to emphasize the importance of the message to be delivered, addressing Daniel about the consequences of his actions

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