Pearl Jam: Daughter Meaning

Song Released: 1993

Daughter Lyrics

Alone... listless... breakfast table in an otherwise empty room
Young girl... violins... center of her own attention
The, mother reads aloud, child, tries to understand it
Tries to make her proud

The shades go down, it's in her...

Write an interpretation

betzer
1

2

3

4

5

click a star to vote
Jan 31st 2006 !⃝
Daughter is about your typical modern day kid who experiences problems in the home and possibly mild mental problems like a.d.d., and therefore has problems coping with society and others. The mother in this song is most probably a single mother.
username
1

2

3

4

5

click a star to vote
Jun 20th 2005 !⃝
Sounds a lot like a girl who is abused by her mom.
chicken
1

2

3

4

5

click a star to vote
Jan 17th 2004 !⃝
It's about a mentally disabled little girl and the disappointment surrounding her.

‹ prev 12 next ›

More Pearl Jam songs »

Latest Articles

Submit Your Interpretation

Pearl Jam Songs

Blog posts mentioning Pearl Jam

Buy the Soundtrack, Skip the Movie : Singles (1992)

My Music Story: Alice in Chains

This is Some Quality Garbage

Weekly News Wrap-Up and Interesting Stuff We Found

More Time Capsule Films

Suicide Songs

The Rise and Fall of Glam Rock

Musical Memento Mori - Six songs about dying young

Just Posted

Running Water	anonymous
The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)	anonymous
Nymphetamine	anonymous
Rock Superstar	anonymous
Be Alright	anonymous
Atlas, Rise!	anonymous
Juliet	anonymous
Still D.R.E.	anonymous
Emily (Rough Mix)	anonymous
Spoil My Night	anonymous
Honest Mistake	anonymous
Devil Town	anonymous
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?	anonymous
Where Will You Go	anonymous
Devil Town	anonymous

Weekly Most Popular

1	Flogging Molly
2	New Order
3	Dashboard Confessional
4	Post Malone
5	One Direction
6	Melanie Martinez
7	Taylor Swift
8	Fuerza Regida
9	System of a Down
10	Neighbourhood, The