Daughter - "Smoke"

'Smoke' is the b-side to Daughter's single 'Youth'.
'Youth' is taken from Daughter's debut album 'If You Leave', that is available now via 4AD/Glassnote: ‪smarturl.it/daughteritunes‬
An earlier recording of 'Youth' also appears on the band's 2011 EP 'The Wild Youth': smarturl.it/daughteritunes
Also available is the 'His Young Heart' EP: ohdaughter.bandcamp.com
www.ohdaughter.com
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[@arcueidbrunestud3732]

Daughter sure has depressed lyrics, but if you're not depressed, you'll still love and listen to those songs cause they're relaxing you, it's like you're being taken away by waves, or at least that's how I feel ^_^

[@danganronpawhore1041]

Sameee

[@danganronpawhore1041]

Not even going to lie this is a mood

[@autumnwillow3284]

yeah, i really enjoy just letting myself sway to the music sometimes

[@annettannett395]

So true)

[@fasieljr]

Don't think nobody has described it better....

[@lucex3195]

In the chorus, those cracking/clapping sounds placed just before "smoke" and right after "room" resembles that of a slap or whip. And the man's voice echoing, sounds like he's saying "shut up". So chilling...the mood of this song is breathtaking... The cracking sound continues, repeating on every third off beat until the end.

[@annellle]

after reading your comment I listened closely, and wow. I really didn't notice that background sound. really adds more meaning to the song.

[@kaylatharaldson7919]

I just noticed that now thanks!!

[@austinrogers5992]

also the high pitched screech at 3:59

[@clubpenguinandanimaljam1813]

Shit reading these cold comments gives me coldness in me 😰

[@SquishSquish]

damn

[@itsemgee]

Damn.. Daughter's music sounds like the soundtrack to my life.

[@akimahscott]

daughter has the music that explains everything.

[@WW3DraftDodger]

you have good taste in music... just saw you on two other videos lol

[@itsemgee]

+Anthony Kim lol that's the best compliment ever!

[@kathleenh108]

+itsemgee I'm glad that I'm not the only one

[@emmanuelobi9071]

+itsemgee your on like every daughter song

[@laurenthielen5633]

Honestly there isn't one Daughter song that I don't like. I just wanna meet Elena and give her a big hug. xx

[@gracesagen3922]

agreed

[@marielxoxo]

I met her before a concert and got to give her a hug. She is the sweetest 😭

[@deadspire6556]

@@marielxoxo were?

[@Dannalasapa]

@@marielxoxo do they still do concerts in the UK? I’ll be studying abroad there next year and I really would do anything to see them live. My fav band for 7 years

[@Andrii.Sosiedko]

@@Dannalasapa as far as I know, they've been on a break for some time :( Elena has a side project called Ex:Re, so you should look out for that too just in case.

[@nicole6808]

This song rips my heart out. I don't think I've ever ever ever been able to feel a band so much. I don't even know what to say. I can feel it right in my chest. I listen to a lot of different types of rock and indie and grunge and soft stuff like birdie or ed sheer an But they bite the dust when in compare to daughter

[@coramaxine]

I agree, I am right there with you. They are absolutely wonderful.

[@allisterforest1842]

what about The Xx? very similar bands

[@nicole6808]

Allison Forest nah the xx aren't that similar. idk. i feel daughter is more similar to people like bon iver, elliott smith, ed sheeran, birdy, etc. the xx use different sounds and very futuristic tunes to make their music a lot more polished and clean. daughter is a lot more soft, acoustic, heartfelt. where as the xx is very like structured in its sound. just my opinion, though :)

[@allisterforest1842]

I just mean they are both have a pretty stripped down and atmospheric sound.

[@nicole6808]

Allison Forest yea that's true :)

[@riverofmeltingsnow4100]

I made a deal with a friend, she had to listen to Daughter and I had to listen Bts. I discovered that Daughter is STILL the best band. She discovered that too.

[@valeriacastaneda3906]

In a smoke filled room With your father watching me There's three doors and no keys It's rising, it's choking me In a smoke filled room In a smoke filled room There's a man with no face Just a blurred out portrait In a photo frame I'm losing again, I'm losing my friend He's face down on the pavement Then a woman, she screams It's a terrible night As the mood changes to dark from light Tell the doctor what's become of me So you can analyse, analyse my dreams Of a smoke filled room Of a smoke filled room And then we kiss and his lips turn into sand And the whole of him cascades through my hands Making a castle on the floor Then I'm alone again No keys and three doors And a smoke filled room Now we're both in the room And we're breathing the fumes No doors this time, just a gap in the roof Life floods in, heaven, we're blind And slowly suffocating, we're dying In a smoke filled room We're dying in a smoke filled room We're dying in a smoke filled room (In a smoke filled room) In a smoke filled room In a smoke filled room In a smoke filled room

[@gothclown9013]

i swear, daughter is going to be the death of me, bloody hell

[@KrystinaJames024]

I'm right there with ya. Every song is perfect

[@SacrilegeGamingGodz]

Her nose alone will send me to the grave! Beautiful!

[@ImprovingSlowly]

Death by music, would be a beautiful way to go. Especially too the echoes of Daughter..

[@mostlyasleep2840]

downwithcheesecake her nose... well that's reasonable

[@gothclown9013]

downwithcheesecake ....whose nose...?

[@sofias9238]

At 3:17 you can hear the desperate breathing and how intense it becomes as soon as you reach the instrumentals and that was such a great detail. I wish this song had a music video.

[@Brian-bm7ew]

You have super hero level hearing!

[@dathorsegavebirth]

all of her songs make me tear up

[@k9carniv0re]

there’s something so tragic about elena’s voice that has the ability to make your heart sink and your eyes water even when you’re having the best day of your life.

[@icantwaittodie9420]

They will never know that I skateboard to songs like this. Nothing feels quite like being so calm and mellow during a 10-ft drop-in.

[@kardo7837]

pfft, im a bboy and i dance to songs like this.

[@JSSD619]

or listening to this and bombing a hill as the sun rises

[@rereme1998]

I think the combination of skateboarding and this music is perfect.

[@bisoueb996]

That is just perfect

[@goofycawfee]

I wish I was born happy and never felt pain. (EDIT: I’m actually so happy now so I definitely get all the comments, thank you guys!)

[@rebeccageddes4475]

You can never achieve happiness without pain. Just like a rainbow, you can't have it unless there's a storm.

[@HeavenlyEx]

+Rachel You only can feel hapiness if you experience sadness. Hapiness doesnt exist by itself, its the transition from sadness and pain that makes you feel happy.

[@fantasyismyfreedom]

+Rachel Don't we all? But that's not how life works.... sadly....

[@jackcollier9168]

+Rachel if you never felt sadness, then wouldn't you get bored of your constantly happy, constantly boring life. like the others said, happiness is only the opposite of sadness

[@flw1522]

omg it could be a really famous quote. stay strong girl

[@Princils]

So unique all her songs tell a story.....

[@ariadne4317]

Andre Powell it's a band

[@monana4541]

luna yumi but she writes the songs, based on her own personal experiences

[@Princils]

luna yumi i know duhhhhhhhh

[@mrmapegothe13th]

This band has quite a great gift of creating beautiful yet melancholy soundscapes. Its quite nice. Some may call it "hipster" but coming from a blues and classic rock background and being a guitarist myself I've learned that labels are stupid and good music is good music regardless. My only complaint is that their songs could be longer, but then again i'm used to Pink Floyd's 8-30 minute songs haha.

[@mrmapegothe13th]

***** Yes, and that's quite cool. Time is one of my favorites. It's the song that made me pick up guitar.

[@breadboyss]

Literally have never heard someone refer to Daughter as hipster

[@sarahthomas4583]

Her lyrics and the melody of music makes me FEEL on a different plane! If you really love her, you can see in your mind what she sings.. Raw and REAL. I just love her ❤🙏

[@charlottefoxmckayfox]

I performed a reginal winning dance to this. I was the soloist and it was centered around PTSD and the effects on it's victums. I was a mentally damaged girl and the others were wearing surgical masks as a metaphor about how they were watching me suffer while they were unharmed by the 'smoke'. It was basically about PTSD's toll on the mind and the selfishness of others

[@elenaarmaroli9841]

Personally I think the lyrics are about a child being abused. Then he/she grows up mentally instable so that he/she has to start a therapy (''tell the doctor what's become of me..''). The smoke could represent the innocence and confusion of the child. What do you think?

[@mucidwolf]

Elena Armaroli Maybe it was her attempting suicide? She mentions doors with no keys and such...maybe she feels trapped. Could be for different reasons but that what I think about the song. Like how she says a woman screams and shes face down on the ground...idk man

[@FA8T]

Yeah that was what I thought; the lyrics are very reminiscent of PTSD flashbacks.

[@TAbs_00_]

mucidwolf

[@lilyhope432]

mucidwolf And the man with no face

[@epsileo2231]

i think its about a girl's friend and she goes over to his house and his father sexual harasses her and he abuses her friend and his mom,,,, idk

[@mjhaunting]

Sometimes crying is the only way to get the sadness out of you Trust me, I've spent many nights crying in my bed listening to Daughter. It makes me cry more and yet it helps so much

[@ioanapintilie6620]

that's the type of band you hope nobody discovers so you can have it just for yourself

[@Archonsx]

Ce mentalitate idioata.

[@berenikarezkova9198]

Thats totally me!

[@lucasmarquediene230]

Youre a bad person

[@aegwynn4883]

That's the type of band that I want everyone to know because I'm passionate

[@saralaganji2367]

because its that precious, and you feel if others find it, they WILL corrupt it

[@BaloonieFloat]

Daughters songs give off such a dreamy majestic vibe ugh it's so beautiful i wanna scream

[@MsLivinglegend19]

This song makes me want to cry over everything I've lost in my life.

[@laceymattison5793]

I just wanna binge listen to Daughter and just cry sometimes.

[@MegaEowin]

Two years ago, I listened for the first time Youth. Then I fell deeply in love with this song and few months later I wanted to hear more about the band. I listened Candles and I was like "yeah, that's OK - uuuuh I don't like that" and my life hadn't change this day. Now I'm asking damn fucking WHY and HOW I didn't/couldn't feel what I feel now when I'm listening to whatever their song. Hopefully, Facebook made my way back on the good path a year ago when a talented singer shared the Get Lucky cover. Girls in the comments talked about Home and Medicine and I listened too each of their song in one night. My god. They are music genius. She knows how to sing, how to make us "feel something". It's just irrelevant. Thank you so much Daughter

[@anakathleen7341]

This song, her voice, this band, these lyrics.... never cease to amaze me.

[@reni.3819]

i used to listen to daughter when I had depression. Now I just come back to them for the nostalgia of the sleepless nights where I'd stay up till 4 A.M. listening to their songs on repeat.

[@paulakramig6057]

i want this to be played at my funeral

[@djsebex]

Damn, I wish I had a funeral at all.

[@matejkacmar325]

I don't really want a funeral. Why should anybody waste money for my dead body? I would instead feed some starving dogs with it or something... Yeah that would be nice.

[@user-wn2yj6we8i]

Mogwai also a good choice

[@SamyChan]

when i hear Dauther i... cry a lot

[@SamyChan]

This Post is Old, and I'm Bad in English sooo yea.. ... soo i dosen't care xD Cauze i'm not From America or England.. LOL What i mean is that Daughter's Music makes me cry.. and some idiots on the Internet too :(

[@curlyheadedkid51]

claire Anderson they're

[@user-fn9gd5db9c]

daughter's songs are so beautiful in so many ways

[@silas2932]

I can't get over this band. I've been listening to them for maybe two years now, and their stuff just never gets old. The guitar melodies, the bass, the way the drums are used, all of the vocal effects... It's all just amazing. It really makes you feel the music, as cliche as that sounds.

[@RitaaLeci]

Daughter is just different. Their music goes deeper than anything I listen to.

[@dominicnuno81]

The last time i heard this song was maybe early 2016, completely forgot about it, and it just happened to be a recommended video, and i didnt really remember the words, i just remember the emotions. So i clicked, and the first 5 words i had to pause, it was just a lot of everything. Sadness, anger, and just gave a really nostalgic feeling for me. It took me about an hour to finish the rest of the song because i kept having to pause and rethink everything.

[@vivalt5290]

I stopped recommending Daughter to my friends because I don't want them to feel as shitty as I do

[@eimearmckevitt3904]

they probably already feel shit too. give them an outlet

[@rats29]

Lmfao FR

[@rats29]

med That's how I am with Melanie I recommend her to people but then I was like no she's mine 😂😂😂 I know the feeling 😂😂

[@Williams388]

I stopped recommending songs to my friends period because they always think I'm depressed.

[@Bimfirestarter]

See, what you need is some MEDICINE

[@yohthe5020]

Perfect song to skate to on early mornings

[@PiaRxxxx]

I love how she says "poetry" and "pavement" *-* ♥

[@PiaRxxxx]

OH REALLY :D oops ok I love how she says "portrait" and "pavement" ♥

[@sighsinjapanese]

+James Collins literally the band should thank you for bringing all these people to their songs and thank you for introducing me to them

[@emilywinchester8935]

I wish I was important.

[@tsprsx]

You are.

[@ParaonoidPanda]

You are!!

[@pandemiclove521]

CHU ARE

[@ThePainLife]

I wish i had money for both of us to join Bill Gates in world's domination.

[@lea2978]

you are so important

[@SOLsingoutloud1200]

open another tab and play rain sounds at the same time as this song

[@luisluzia3539]

Imogenisreallyboring thank you!

[@paigebrookes8748]

+Wired Earthling oh my god this is amazing!!

[@sorcereous]

Thnks!!!i just tried and its amazing!!hahahahah ure awesome

[@Valeria-yk1rx]

This kind of song&sound makes my soul feel peaceful and that's a great feeling.

[@jasperosgerby8952]

this music makes me cry but I love it

[@Jennyisboss09]

oh the choreography that comes to my head when i hear this song

[@rylinnkubota7343]

Yassssssss +Jennyisboss09

[@lotuslabyrinth666]

Finally started to listen to daughter again after 3 years from a bad breakup.. she is a blessing.

[@asifislam3001]

DAUGHTER PLEASE COME BACK AND RELEASE NEW MUSIC

[@glimmerofhope8203]

They did !!!

[@loonykitten3483]

OMG I HAVE FOUND THIS ORIGINAL SONG AFTER 3 YEARS LISTENING im wery excited.. still love this

[@jazz_intown4723]

I can't hear daughter when I'm outside because I barely can hold back my tears. Their music means a lot to me. I feel connected to it like none of my friends can make me feel. Sorry for my English.

[@mlainesse98]

i feel i’m the only one still coming back to this song, even after all these years

[@sohilawael4705]

This song never gets out my head. It is a comfort zone

[@ysaethwr]

Nope, you’re not the only one! We’re all in the smoke-filled room together, I guess.

[@odielee9813]

it recycles my playlist every couple of years lol

[@lane48877]

you're not the only one :)

[@willow2332]

Absolutely not! One of my favorites

[@danielbrown5081]

I don't know who else agrees with me, but I think most girl led bands sound the same. This is not the case with Daughter. She has an amazing voice, but it's not just that, its the lyrics more so. I'm the kind of person who focuses on the lyrics of a song a lot, to see how they can relate to my life. With Daughter, there's a different feeling while listening to them. It's calming, yet terrifying.

[@WanderingKit]

This song actually scares me a bit. You can hear these banging noises in the background but I originally didn't notice it was from the song, and worried my house was in danger of collapsing.

[@WanderingKit]

Sparkley Brunette Nothing? I've just been stressed and the sounds didn't seem like they were coming from my headphones

[@maybewise]

Lol. This is the comment I made 3 months before yours: "Random, but I'd get scared, and yank out my earbuds when those random pops started playing, because I'd think that someone was trying to break my window again :-/ But really, when it starts, it's too randomly placed..... giving me mini heartattacks and shit :-("- Thought I was the only one.

[@manaeiou]

Sparkley Brunette Smoking Daughter.

[@sama3208]

it's a beautiful addition that the band actually made. The slapping voice followed by the unclear 'shut up!' to symbolize abuse. a sad, but brilliant addition

[@chloemah8573]

I read the lyrics and I was expecting an explanation but there was none. I feel like this song was written about a relationship in ruins. "Smoke-filled room depicts their crumbling relationship, like ashes after a fire-the ashes being their current situation and the fire was what they once were- burning, and bright. The man is her partner and she is the woman- she finds herself so lost within this hole that she has to see a doctor to "analyse her dreams". "Making a castle on the floor... No keys and three rooms" to me shows that no matter the fortune, you can't buy love nor relationships. I don't know if this makes sense but it' just what I had in my head.

[@eyebiteme]

unbelievable....tthank you daughter, you have changed me, and my life

[@colonebooo9105]

She's absolute 🔥,, real and true, a heart of gold that glows in the same 3 colours as these flames do!!❤🧡💛🥰

[@iluvbmwfr]

i love it how she expresses the emotions of the guys that made her feel this way thinking saying crazy things.

[@saskiah6889]

I love how pretty much all her songs are one-word titles it's cool

[@elliothawkins5247]

When I close my eyes it takes me to a different place, a better one.

[@natasciacavaia7991]

Perfect. I just adore this song, the great sound, tone, words, everything is wonderful and it's giving an incredible emotion to listener.

[@arrowsandcrowns]

Daughter's music manages to convey so much more emotion than most music does, just listening to her voice you can feel all the pain, the loneliness, the bitterness, like it's your own.

[@thaisdcc]

Really wish this song was in The Fault in Our Stars by John Green movie, I wonder this background music in the first kiss of Hazel and Gus. So beautiful

[@remykhinda4384]

It seems as though all songs by Daughter would be perfect for The Fault In Our Stars...Youth, Medicine, Smoke... it would just be perfect one of my Favorite Books and Bands combined...Perfection

[@khushik1132]

Remy Khinda yaassssss omg

[@nalishebosamakando2540]

I listen to all the daughter albums without skipping a song 🙅... Just beautiful music.... Simply Beautiful.

[@autumndanielle3092]

I have binged listened to all of their songs ever since I accidentally stumbled upon the song Youth by them. I am so glad I have gotten to listen to them, they are truly talented and their music makes me feel something.

[@marcelinereyes1999]

why is this not on spotify???? 😭

[@ShubhamShubhra]

With all the turmoil in my life, this is the only music that is helping me get along. Somehow, my frustration transcends into a beautiful sorrow just like this music. Elena, Igor and Remi have all my feels. Love.

[@anastasiabalian2431]

daughter has a heavenly voice and most of all meaningful lyrics. thank you for that

[@austinrogers5992]

we're all in a smoke filled room with no way out, slowly suffocating as our lungs turn black and our hearts shatter because you know there's nothing you can do to survive what humanity has done to itself

[@cara7196]

A friend of mine mentioned them and now I understand her emotions and why she loves this band. I absolutely love this band and I thank her for telling me about them.

[@lilmissstresseddoubt4814]

The beauty of such profound music like this is that you can interoperate these sorts of songs however your heart feels of it. You may also relate it back to what seems a "lonely" personal situation that has been going on in your own life. Powerful and intriguing, to say the least. This singer, Daughter is so bold and captivating with her deep, meaningful words.

[@RyGuy147]

Usually I'm a person who listens to a lot of 60s and 70s rock, but I absolutely love this. Sometimes you just need to put something soothing and relaxing when you've been rocking too hard!

[@michaelawild4537]

Listening to Daughter's songs... this feeling is so amazing. Words can't describe it. ♥

[@Sage-kt3bx]

I wish this song was still on Spotify, it's my favorite. :/

[@clinically_queer]

This is why I use KZbin Play! I can add this to my current playlists and it plays like audio 🖤

[@nuggetinevitable4971]

her songs are always so calm and meaningful

[@kikesoccer25]

I remember I was watching Arrow and one of the characters was listening to "youth" I was like O.O

[@ChanelSmithWakeupAndMakeup]

Why have I not found this band earlier? I've been listening to these songs for days. My heart feels this hard.

[@joshywhvick]

love the song, especially from 3:05 tho

[@DontStopJaime]

love the song, especially from 0:00 tho

[@brianhoffman1954]

Jamie Best it was good from 0:01 to 4:25. Their songs are amazing

[@DontStopJaime]

BlackRose Thorns you just don't get it..

[@maec148]

Love this song. Saw them live and they were just as amazing

[@conorpentony1568]

Cold winter mornings to late summer evenings I have so many memories listening to daughter out on my own cycling for hours.

[@justbrianna9993]

To all those people who are hurting, let it out. Let out all your pain. I'm here for you.

[@MsHannahC92]

It's about whatever you want it to be about. Music is personal, there's no true definite meaning. You relate it to life, ups and downs. For me, my Dad passed away very unexpectedly and quickly from lung and bone cancer last month, so the song's meaning to me is very obvious but very powerful. Really listen to it, close your eyes if it helps, and maybe you'll find your own meaning

[@adnoikkk]

Daughter never fails to put me in a calm mood whether I feel sad or extremely excited

[@Max_Davidson]

I find her music through life is strange but ended up listening to all her songs

[@13missvanity]

I love the mood of the music Daughter makes

[@lerekolitha4508]

Daughter is the best band ever.....

[@kendrokush91]

I've never fallen in love with a group so fast in my life bruh. I love their music

[@kendrokush91]

6 years later and I still listen to this song 😌🖤

[@Snowflake28936AJ]

Who the hell disliked this.

[@stoptakingusernamepls6381]

justin bieber fanboy

[@mushdoot2520]

i love Daughter so much, i found out about her after hearing the song "Youth", i risked listening to more of her songs, and i don't regret it one bit ^^

[@animastwentytwenty]

Daughter always manages to strike my heart in new ways. Keep on keepin' on.

[@hueblu]

Amazing as always. Love it. Still remember the day when I discovered Daughter as an artist... Boy am I glad I did.

[@aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh5042]

I honestly love this song so much, I was surprised when my friends that listen to daughter said it was just okay. Maybe it's just because I relate to the song differently then them, or something, but I honestly love it it's in my top 5 daughter songs, although getting a top 5 of daughter songs is pretty hard on it's own

[@96TheArtem]

That guitar riffs at the end part of this song! OMG amazing feeling.

[@AwesomenessOfAWeirdo]

Daughter is my favourite band by far. The music fills me with some sort of melancholic feeling. I'm looking forward to seeing them live!

[@Holyzinho]

It is simply perfect, I Love the fact that I exist to be able to hear this...

[@xaxsimplexescapex]

I still can't believe how unique and beautiful each and every song of theirs is.

[@ishidaquioag7841]

In literally can't stop listening to her songs AHHHHH.

[@icecreamjelly]

I can't wait to see you guys live again in October!!! Waawoooo

[@rebeccagonzalez8216]

her songs give me chills.

[@shamslovesmusic815]

Beyond excited that they're coming to ACL. Can't believe I'm going to see my favorite band.

[@alette42]

This song gave me chills. I love Daughter.

[@brexnna]

this not being on spotify is the beginning of my villain origin story

[@victorialuna9938]

Daughter is such a beautiful band. I don't think I've ever loved music so much until I listened to daughter. They honestly complete me as a person and I'm really not so sure but something about me just makes me feel so alive I guess? I don't know, but thank you for you're lovely music you have saved me.

[@millieturner2750]

seeing you live was the most beautiful night of my life so far

[@LovelyCookieMonsta]

wow this song, just, wow they never let me down with their music

[@raslasagne]

this is ltrtly my favourite song, everytime i hear it, it reminds me of when i met her, shes so cool and down to earth!

[@Evi1Muffin]

Theres no band closer to my heart than yours.. thank you for your music.

[@faithrowley4166]

I can't get over how much I love the way she says 'room'.

[@otmafan]

There is no song by daughter that I dislike. Just pure perfection!