Daughter - Peter Lyrics






Peter, can I go back home?
I flew here under false pretense
I thought it would be fun
But the lost boys have all moved away
And one of them is locked up
I know you think you're still a child,
But I couldn't give a fuck; you're twenty-one

Oh, Peter,
I can dream no more
I've been chasing all of yours
I've forgotten what it was that I wanted
That I want

Oh, I won't be your doll
So please don't you ask me to
You see, I don't look so good in yellow
Like other dolls they do

Oh, Peter
I am not naive
I see the way you look at her
You don't do that for me
Oh, it must be love
And we both know it's not with us

Oh, I won't be your doll
So please don't you ask me to
You see, I don't look so good in yellow
Like other dolls they do

Oh, Peter
He walks beside the lake
While I lay beside an empty space
Waiting for the sirens
Just waiting for the sirens

Oh, I won't be your doll
So please don't you ask me to
I won't shut my little painted face
Like all your other dolls, they do
Like all your other dolls, they do
They do





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  1. I.... R....

    Beautiful song.

  2. F.... P....

    [Verse 1]
    Peter, can I go back home
    I flew here under false pretense
    I thought it'd be fun
    But the lost boys have all moved away
    And one of them is locked up
    I know you think you're still a child
    But I couldn't give a fuck; you're twenty-one

    [Verse 2]
    Oh Peter
    I can dream no more
    I have been chasing all of yours
    I've forgotten what it was that I wanted
    That I want

    [Chorus]
    Oh I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    [Verse 3]
    Oh Peter
    I am not naive
    I see the way you look at her
    You don't do that for me
    Oh it must be love
    And we both know it's not with us

    [Chorus]
    Oh I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me too
    You see I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    [Verse 4]
    Oh Peter
    He walks beside the lake
    While I lay beside an empty space
    Waiting for the sirens
    Just waiting for the sirens

    [Chorus - Outro]
    Oh I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me too
    I won't shut my little painted face
    Like all your other dolls they do
    Like all the other dolls they do

  3. �.... M....

    You're so beauty and your voice everytime makes me lost in my mind.

  4. U.... P....

    I knew that the fairy was lonely from inside

  5. j.... a....

    She looks like tokyo from la casa de papel

  6. V.... C....

    ....
    .
    .
    .
    .
    Peter, can I go back home?
    I flew here under false pretense
    I thought it would be fun
    But the lost boys have all moved away
    And one of them is locked up
    I know you think you're still a child,
    But I couldn't give a fuck; you're twenty-one

    Oh, Peter,
    I can dream no more
    I've been chasing all of yours
    I've forgotten what it was that I wanted
    That I want

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see, I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    Oh, Peter
    I am not naive
    I see the way you look at her
    You don't do that for me
    Oh, it must be love
    And we both know it's not with us

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see, I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    Oh, Peter
    He walks beside the lake
    While I lay beside an empty space
    Waiting for the sirens
    Just waiting for the sirens

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    I won't shut my little painted face
    Like all your other dolls, they do
    Like all your other dolls, they do
    They do

  7. T.... F....

    Peter

    Peter, can I go back home?
    I flew here under false pretense
    I thought it would be fun
    But the lost boys have all moved away
    And one of them is locked up
    I know you think you're still a child,
    But I couldn't give a fuck; you're twenty-one

    Oh, Peter,
    I can dream no more
    I've been chasing all of yours
    I've forgotten what it was that I wanted
    That I want

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see, I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    Oh, Peter
    I am not naive
    I see the way you look at her
    You don't do that for me
    Oh, it must be love
    And we both know it's not with us

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see, I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    Oh, Peter
    He walks beside the lake
    While I lay beside an empty space
    Waiting for the sirens
    Just waiting for the sirens

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    I won't shut my little painted face
    Like all your other dolls, they do
    Like all your other dolls, they do
    They do

  8. s.... b....

    Why is this never been released?

  9. C.... E....

    Why this isn't in Apple Music?

  10. P.... P....

    First Kelsea Ballerini and now this, time for a name change.

  11. t.... ....

    This song resurfaces into my life inconsistently. But god every time I rediscover it, I get the chills and it just overall makes me feel some type of way.

  12. F.... H....

    Casi no la reconozco con ese peinado

  13. I.... N....

    After listening to this song over a thousand times, it almost sounds like its Tinkerbell expressing her jealousy over Peter and Wendy. That's just my opinion, however.

  14. J.... K....

    Unreal.

  15. F.... P....

    I ❤ your voice Elena Tondra :3 the best singer I've just heard)))))

  16. K.... t....

    I love this moment after you perform a song in front of people and you don't know how to react so you just laugh.

  17. J.... R....

    Always worth revisiting :)

  18. P.... F....

    I’m still listening to this a couple of times a week from first finding it and first finding daughter 5 odd years ago.

    Absolutely amazing song and vocals.

    Long live YouTube sidebar surfing

  19. S.... ....

    one of the most beautiful, calming voices i’ve ever heard out of another human being.

  20. J.... B....

    she steals your soul

  21. A.... F....

    she makes me smile... and I don't do that very often anymore...

  22. J.... L....

    She looks so much prettier with out all that fucking make up!

  23. T.... T....

    I wrote out the lyrics to this song and left them with my wedding ring when I said goodbye to my ex husband.

    T.... T....

    Tuesday Taylor and what happened?

    T.... T....

    You go!!! Im so happy for you!

    T.... T....

    Any chance his name was Peter too ?

  24. m.... ....

    Her voice.

  25. M.... P....

    I think this song uses Peter Pan as a euphemistic cover for a bad relationship. The boy being Peter a man forever stuck in his youth, herself being Tinkerbell taken for granted, and the girl he is infatuated with being Wendy.
    She says that she flew there, which leads me to believe that this "Peter" is a boy she had a crush on growing up in her hometown, but he never felt the same. He was the one boy in her group of friends that was still in town or not in jail, but she figured "oh why not it could be fun to catch up."
    After she arrives she sees how he is older, but still very immature. When she says she can dream no more, she's coming to the realization that she didn't know what she saw in him to begin with. She had put him on a pedestal and manufactured all these idealizations about him that come crashing down once she sees what he's become.
    All the while she's coming to this realization, he makes it very apparent that he is in love with someone else. She can tell he doesn't feel anything for her but lust, not even friendship and all his interactions are hollow and superficial attempts at impressing her or manipulating her to have sex with him.
    The last verse I think is the culmination of her visit, them going to the beach and drinking, but something is wrong. He may have slipped something in her drink or overpowered her and raped her. So he is pacing back and forth having an internal dialogue while she excuses herself to use the bathroom and call 911 or just text them and was waiting for the police to arrive.

  26. C.... ....

    anyone know where I can get a jacket like that?

  27. E.... H....

    I keep coming back to this. It's a shame it's not on Spotify.

  28. A.... c....

    Fuck you Peter

  29. M.... L....

    I cant dream no more

  30. F.... G....

    Anyone else feel the need to clap after this?

  31. J.... H....

    2018 everyone!! Kicking off January with a different Daughter song every day. Watched this one on New Years Day!

  32. K.... P....

    my uncle passed away today. his name was Peter. I will be playing this during his funeral.

  33. G.... P....

    Is this on ITunes??

  34. i.... ....

    yeah you end up with laughing but me i was crying

  35. H.... W....

    Peter, can I go back home?
    I flew here under false pretense
    I thought it would be fun
    But the lost boys have all moved away
    And one of them is locked up
    I know you think you're still a child,
    But I couldn't give a fuck; you're twenty-one

    Oh, Peter,
    I can dream no more
    I've been chasing all of yours
    I've forgotten what it was that I wanted
    That I want

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see, I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    Oh, Peter
    I am not naive
    I see the way you look at her
    You don't do that for me
    Oh, it must be love
    And we both know it's not with us

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see, I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    Oh, Peter
    He walks beside the lake
    While I lay beside an empty space
    Waiting for the sirens
    Just waiting for the sirens

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    I won't shut my little painted face
    Like all your other dolls, they do
    Like all your other dolls, they do
    They do

  36. K.... M....

    god i've missed this

  37. A.... E....

    Peter, can I go back home?
    I flew here under false pretense
    I thought it would be fun
    But the lost boys have all moved away
    And one of them is locked up
    I know you think you're still a child,
    But I couldn't give a fuck; you're twenty-one

    Oh, Peter,
    I can dream no more
    I've been chasing all of yours
    I've forgotten what it was that I wanted
    That I want

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see, I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    Oh, Peter
    I am not naive
    I see the way you look at her
    You don't do that for me
    Oh, it must be love
    And we both know it's not with us

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    You see, I don't look so good in yellow
    Like other dolls they do

    Oh, Peter
    He walks beside the lake
    While I lay beside an empty space
    Waiting for the sirens
    Just waiting for the sirens

    Oh, I won't be your doll
    So please don't you ask me to
    I won't shut my little painted face
    Like all your other dolls, they do
    Like all your other dolls, they do
    They do

  38. D.... O....

    good god its beautiful

  39. M.... M....

    I was so nervous about doing a cover of this song, because her voice is so incredibly beautiful.

  40. J.... A....

    7 years later and this is still one of my most favorite Daughter songs <3

  41. C.... G....

    I'm 21, going on 22. Gonna have to listen to this as much as i can while it still applies to me. I spent my teenage years doing all the wrong things. I fucked off on classes to go smoke weed. I didnt do a whole lot of growing up during that time. I ran away from my emotions and my problems, numbing myself with drugs, hiding in my room while i was at home. I used to say that i didnt regret anything i did in those days because it brought me to where i am today. Admittedly im not nearly as far gone as i might tend to think, but man do i ever need to grow up.
    There was a girl back in those days. I think i could have loved her but for reasons I cant even remember i just stopped talking to her. It weighed on my mind for 7 years. Recently i got back in touch with her. A lot of those old feelings came rushing back for her but all i really wanted at first was closure. As time passed my feelings grew, her's waned. I fell hard and lost myself. I did a lot better at restraining myself than I have previously, but I still came on too strong. I spent too much time living in the past and hoping I could get a second chance with her

    C.... G....

    That's a really touching story

  42. G.... F....

    i love you elena tonra....

  43. a.... p....

    when listening on this shit, its better at night+rain+dark+alone

    a.... p....

    adam pamungkas True as that is, I only wish to have someone to listen with

  44. M.... H....

    came up in my notifications and is as if she's singing what I'm feeling 😢 I love Daughter so much 💖💖💖

  45. T.... M....

    I find myself always coming back here. what a delight aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa lyric genius

  46. Y.... N....

    Ruth B ft. Daughter

  47. M.... E....

    she reminds me of frankie from skins

    M.... E....

    Magenta Ellis Relatetable

  48. L.... T....

    elena is the purest, most precious person on this earth and i love her💛💛

  49. l.... s....

    I love to just relax to these songs..

  50. S.... M....

    You're simply amazing.

  51. A.... P....

    "I Know you still think your still a child but I couldn't give a fuck..... Your 21"

    A.... P....

    I completely love this line.

    A.... P....

    *you're (sorry)

  52. L.... B....

    Peter is a fuckboy

  53. T.... R....

    This is so fragile

  54. S.... ....

    this sounds like the music I listened to when I was growing up. There's such a close link between indie and 90s alt.

    S.... ....

    If you haven't noticed, last few years in popular culture have been just 90s all over again. And it's only gonna get worse(better).

  55. b.... l....

    the original lost boy song, wayyy better than this current pop one

  56. S.... ....

    That "Lost Boy" song takes so many cues from this song it's kind of sad.

    S.... ....

    I know this is 2 years too late... But... What lost boy song? Been searching, can't find it

    S.... ....

    Fuzzy Tomato i think they mean lost boy by ruth b :)

  57. K.... O....

    Ruth B, anybody?

  58. e.... a....

    i love this oh my god

  59. M.... ....

    She suits her hair this way...........

  60. i.... M....

    Disarmingly beautiful, a journey to discover more awaits :D

  61. J.... T....

    Well as a 22 year old, I'm still a boy. Please. Please lemme still just be a kid. Great song though!

  62. A.... P....

    genial 😊😀

  63. L.... A....

    This song is so underrated i love it so much

  64. i.... ....

    I don't think it's from Tiger Lily's pov. I think it's definitely Tink's pov.

    i.... ....

    its neither, Its a metaphor not literal.

  65. L.... W....

    0:34 to 0:40

  66. K.... ....

    Elena is such a beautiful woman, her voice is angelic.

  67. Y.... Y....

    fuck fuck fuck fuck

  68. B.... M....

    the lyrics are so beautiful

  69. K.... D....

    I can't help but think that this Peter, is indeed Peter Pan

    K.... D....

    Is this 100% true or is it just your guess ? Just curious :)

    K.... D....

    When she uses the name Peter, and she also mentions The Lost Boys, its safe to say its Peter Pan, yeah?

    K.... D....

    Kelvin Deng it is

    K.... D....

    I think she's just using the term "peter pan" to show his immaturity

    K.... D....

    @Peteral Its a Metaphor for an unhealthy relationship. 

    She feels trapped, thus she asks If she can please go home.

    The lost boys, I assume the friends they shared that probably held their Relationship together moved away, one of them even went to jail, so maybe they aren't the greatest guys around.

    Peter is Immature, he forces her to do what he thinks is right, implied by the fact that she feels she's only following his dreams not hers.

    Its also implied that Peter is unfaithful, giving looks to some other Girl.

    She doesn't want to be his plaything (=Doll) she wants to be her own person, in the End she's waiting for the Sirens of the Police, implying that she's going to get out after he maybe abused her (not sure about that part)

  70. M.... U....

    Two words to describe that voice:

    Florence Welch.

    M.... U....

    nah, elena has a kind of lack of emotion in her voice that makes it so special

    M.... U....

    @youllfindlove it's a matter of tastes at the end, I do like both. I would love a collaboration between them though.

    M.... U....

    While they both have beautiful voices, Florence has a more powerful and resonating voice that can rattle your ribcage, in my opinion. Strange to say, I know but that's how I think of her voice. Elena's is sweet and soft and raw.

  71. D.... E....

    This sons <3
    This hair <3

  72. E.... M....

    things have changed so drastically that before, i love this song for the story it says but now i can relate to majority of the lyrics in it.. except the part about the other dolls. i'm the only one, but is it really worth all the trouble?

  73. s.... ....

    i am so happy for youtube, i love these kind of songs that are too intimate to make it on an LP or even EP but end up on here and we can still listen to them on here

  74. A.... C....

    revisiting this from almost 4 years ago when I first found this band this song just makes me want to cry but in a good way still love you guys and I cant wait for the new album

  75. s.... ....

    I fucking HATE!!! This bullshit psuedo edgy miserable music... Thinking to be cool u gotta have a fucking face like a smacked arse... FFS.. CHEER UP!!! Music should take u to dark places sure.. but not all the fucking time... your face wont crack love if you smile now and then... pathetic. All the way through it she looks like shes being fucking ABUSED by a dirty uncle.. being MADE to play the guitar and sing... like shes ashamed to say the fucking words... this is such an ACT!!!!!

    s.... ....

    @Rubén Bro hmm, I would suggest you get a little more, its not only children that spew hate.. infact.. adults are FAR!! more adept at being hateful. Perhaps you should stop hanging around with children and have contact with more adults, you may understand their motivations a little more. I find it alarming that you know so much about a childs behaviour... CREEPY MUCH???

    s.... ....

    @sheepthehack That's stupid,
    I work in a school and I know the mind of children like you. That's my argument because I have the backup. So stop being a chlld and go away. You're so pathetic

    s.... ....

    @Rubén Bro Im not playing with you anymore so there!!!!

    s.... ....

    +sheepthehack I think it might have been Steven Wilson, who said: "Miserable music makes me happy, and happy music makes me fucking miserable".

    s.... ....

    @Toke Gerdts hahah... i like that.. ;)

  76. a.... ....

    this is so beautiful, thank you

  77. A.... T....

    I love Elena Tonra's voice so much, I can't neither describe it in words. Every single song is a work of art to me.

    A.... T....

    +Celeste Wilde I'll give you two words to describe that voice:

    Florence Welch

  78. R.... S....

    Voice of an Angel!!!! i'm in love with your voice....

  79. E.... S....

    Her face... all the feelings she puts on the strings... God I almost cried looking at her, singing...

    E.... S....

    Yeah Peter was her ex, that's why she puts all that feelings

  80. s.... ....

    my favourite band. the most beautiful lyrics and voices i have ever heard. lyrics really make you think.

  81. T.... ....

    Anyone know where I can download this song, love it, love daughter

  82. M.... S....

    You make that my day is better,love U

  83. J.... ....

    Wow this haircut makes her look so different! I like it :)
    Not to mansion this music

  84. N.... S....

    If i don't hear her once in a day ... I feel like I'm missing something out today ... I don't know but everytime I hear one of her songs I feel like someone is describing my pain in perfect words ...and i feel nothing but being understood ... Nothing but understood when I lay in bed thinking how I thought my life would be and it turned out to be totally different and everytime I feel like tomorrow its not gonna be as i thought but somehow its going to be differently beautiful

    N.... S....

    +Nimesh Shrestha Isn't that all we want from life. To be understood. :)

  85. C.... ....

    Grown man here, I really enjoy this music. My neighbors thing I'm weird as fuck when I play it loud. Let them think that, this shit is beautiful.

    C.... ....

    +CaliforniaCarpenter7 FUCK THE NEIGHBOURS!

    C.... ....

    @Hans Nova well said ! haha

    C.... ....

    +CaliforniaCarpenter7 think* and everyone who listen to this says it sucks.. but fuck em all..

    C.... ....

    +CaliforniaCarpenter7 Your neighbors need some better taste. ;)

    C.... ....

    yea i pretty much enjoy to sing out loud girl songs, now it feels kinda better. im living next to cool Flanders guy and the forest on the otherside however my dog suffers lol.

  86. H.... ....

    :''''''''''''') all things elena sings basically make my day

  87. A.... P....

    She has the most perfect voice

  88. J.... K....

    I think i just fell in love 

  89. f.... a....

    i love it c:

  90. K.... M....

    maaaaan, she's one of those people i really wish i knew personally. 

    K.... M....

    I hope you'll see her someday. I want to so much. And Igor.

    K.... M....

    I have seen her in Verona live..haven't talked to her but her personality shined through during the concert..she is one of a kind

    K.... M....

    I would be soo honored to meet the band and spend an hour or so together while i nervously try to sing along to my favorite songs forgetting the words out of pure amazement and anxiety. Daughter is the best.

  91. A.... S....

    beautiful

  92. W.... a....

    dude i've become addicted to daughter

    W.... a....

    No shit.

    W.... a....

    welcome to dark side bro

    W.... a....

    in any other setting, this could be an iffy statement.

  93. M.... J....

    i love every bit of Daughter

    M.... J....

    @Melissa J You sounded like a bit of dyke there, not even going to lie.

    M.... J....

    yeah is beuty as you

  94. A.... A....

    That moment when you realized this is about peter pan... O_o

    A.... A....

    No, lol. It's about her ex boyfriend

    A.... A....

    @MsClaudia2013 It's a metaphor, I guess. She talks about flying away with Peter under false pretense but the lost boys moved away and peter found another girl and now she sits alone waiting for the sirens. Peter Pan.

    A.... A....

    Hmm, I guess you're right 

  95. L.... S....

    wow she can sing.