Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: goth
Song Meaning of “Daniel” by Astrocowboys
“Daniel” by Astrocowboys tells the story of a man coming to terms with the death of a loved one who has been taken away from him. The narrator is trying to come to terms with this tragedy and is looking for a way to keep their memory alive. He sings that he’ll remember “every face and name, every song and game, every place he ever knew,” as this is a way to keep his loved one’s memory alive. He also expresses a strong desire to be reunited with his lost loved one, when the time is right: “Knowing that you’ll walk this way again one day, just you wait, my friend.”
This song is an illustration of how one copes with the death of a loved one, and speaks to the idea of never forgetting a life taken too soon. It is a beautiful expression of grief and longing, a reminder of how powerful and yet fragile life can be. It speaks of hope in the fact that one day the narrator and the person they have lost may be reunited, if only in the afterlife.