Wild Beasts were a 4 piece band from Kendal, United Kingdom now based in Lo… Read Full Bio ↴Wild Beasts were a 4 piece band from Kendal, United Kingdom now based in London, UK. Wild Beasts were formed in 2002 in the north western England town of Kendal, by Queen Katherine School students Hayden Thorpe (vocals) and Ben Little (guitar). They originally performed under the name of Fauve, the French term for "wild beast". In January 2004, schoolmate Chris Talbot (drummer) joined, and they changed the band's name to Wild Beasts. The following year another student, Tom Fleming (bass), became a full-time member of the band. After A-levels, they all decamped to Leeds, where three of them enrolled at the city's university whilst Little worked at odd jobs.

Their debut single, Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants backed with The Old Dog was released on Bad Sneakers Records on 20th November 2006. Their second single Through Dark Night backed with Please, Sir was released 23rd April as their last single on Bad Sneakers. In February 2007 the band signed to Domino Records. A debut album Limbo, Panto was released in the UK on June 16 2008 with strong critical endorsement. Their second album, Two Dancers, was released on 3 August 2009 to widespread critical acclaim, receiving 9/10 reviews from NME and Drowned in Sound. It was also ranked at #41 on NME's top 100 albums of the decade. Their third album, Smother was released on May 9, 2011.

The four boys of Wild Beasts aren’t concerned with being of the modern or being of the renaissance, being baggy pantsed or being tight pantsed, being in a scene or being in a place. Wild Beasts’ music just is.

On 25 September 2017, the band announced that they were disbanding, playing their final gig on 17 February 2018.

Daughters
Wild Beasts Lyrics

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I'm taping up the windows and the doors
I'm nailing all my pretty things to the floor

Eyes like fire
A tempest in the water
Eyes like mine
A temper like your mother's

Daughter, please
It's me
Tell me what you've seen
Daughter, please
Spare me
Old men's voices screaming
And soon we'll see
What you really mean
All the pretty children sharpening their blades
Where my daughter passes only ruins remain

She's walking through the cracks in the walls
She's walking across the chicken bones on the floor

Just a little girl
And jesus was a woman
Just a little girl
And lot who knew his daughters

Daughter, please
It's me
Tell me what you've seen
Daughter, please
Spare me
Old men's voices screaming
And soon we'll sleep
In pieces on the street
All the pretty children sharpening their blades
Where my daughter passes only ruins remain

From the egg

Broke my little girl
Destroyer of worlds

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Wild Beasts's song Daughters are hauntingly captivating with its snaking melody and atmospheric vocals. The first verse talks about preparing for impending doom by barricading against it. With "taping up the windows and the doors" and "nailing all my pretty things to the floor," the image created by this verse is one of someone who is afraid and taking every possible precaution to prevent harm from coming their way. The second verse shifts towards describing wild and unpredictable women. The singer describes eyes like fire and a tempest in the water, temperamental women who he identifies with himself and his mother.

The chorus of the song talks about a parent's plea for their daughter to share what she has seen and spare them from the horrors. The last verse is about the havoc wreaked by a little girl, the destroyer of worlds. The imagery of "walking through the cracks in the walls" and "walking across the chicken bones on the floor" paints a picture of a little girl who is not fearful of anything and can move freely. The final lines of "Daughters" reflect how the world around her becomes ruined and destroyed wherever she goes.

Overall, "Daughters" is a song about fear, fury, and the female mystique. It addresses how women, despite being seen as delicate and fragile, are capable of causing chaos and destruction.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm taping up the windows and the doors
I'm sealing off everything to protect myself and my belongings

I'm nailing all my pretty things to the floor
I'm making sure that everything I value is anchored down

Eyes like fire
Intense and passionate eyes

A tempest in the water
Fiery and chaotic personality that's simmering under the surface

Eyes like mine
My own intense and passionate eyes

A temper like your mother's
Having a volatile and unpredictable temperament just like my mother

Daughter, please It's me Tell me what you've seen
Addressing my daughter while seeking information from her

Daughter, please Spare me Old men's voices screaming
Pleading with my daughter to not inflict pain on me due to other men's actions

And soon we'll see What you really mean
Implying that my daughter's actions and intention will soon become clear

All the pretty children sharpening their blades Where my daughter passes only ruins remain
The violence and destruction left in the wake of my daughter's passage

She's walking through the cracks in the walls She's walking across the chicken bones on the floor
My daughter is traversing through difficult conditions and situations

Just a little girl And jesus was a woman Just a little girl And lot who knew his daughters
Reiterating that my daughter is young and vulnerable but with immense power and potential just like other women in history

And soon we'll sleep In pieces on the street
Suggesting a fate of violence and destruction for us in the future

From the egg Broke my little girl Destroyer of worlds
Referring to my daughter as a powerful agent of change that can bring a lot of upheaval and destruction

Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: BEN LITTLE, CHRISTOPHER ROBERT TALBOT, HAYDEN NORMAN THORPE, THOMAS WILLIAM FLEMING

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