Daughter Youth Song Analysis

Daughter is a indie folk band from England and were formed in 2010. The well-known band has released one album, two EP’s and have played headlining tours around Australia, America and Europe. A new single ‘Youth’ was released and has played in many TV shows and advertisements around the world. The song ‘Youth’ is about growing up and the pain it brings along. It’s a scream of pain directed to adults who think young people have nothing to worry about and don't take young teenagers seriously. It is opposing strongly to a general illusion of a carefree youth. The song refers to self destructiveness and troubled youths. Someone is possibly dead or deserted, the shadow symbolising how the person’s presence is still there but untouchable, a silhouette …show more content…
Someone is possibly dead or deserted, the shadow symbolising how the person’s presence is still there but untouchable, a silhouette of their existence. When someone was once cared about has been lost, the presence can still be felt. The emptiness left behind relates to the central theme of depression or a stage of grief. Breathing symbolises living, being alive makes you lucky. Smoking can damage lungs and “Breathing through corrupted lungs” refers to seeing things in different ways, after getting a love reality check. The phrase isn't just about having corrupted lungs by smoking, it has a meaning of being heart broken, self destructive and possibly trying to deal with depression, making it hard to continue on living. We get too intimate with all the wrong people and hearts are broken in search of love. We hurt ourselves over and over again because at the end of it all, it’s still exciting. Each wrong and failed relationship is just adding another name to the list of lovers that went wrong. They are young and feel untouchable. This relates back to the word ‘youth’ and being reckless, carefree, experimenting and looking for things to enjoy and have passion