Domestic Bliss

“Domestic Bliss” is a song by the British indie rock band Glass Animals. it is the thirteenth song on their third studio album, Dreamland, and was released on August 7th, 2020.

Meaning
Domestic Bliss narrates a tragic instance of an abusive relationship the mother of one of Dave Bayley’s childhood friends was in.

In an interview with Apple Music, Bayley explained the meaning behind Domestic Bliss. Bayley said: “This song was sparked by one of my very first memories—the first where I can trace the whole sequence of events. I was maybe six. I went to my friend’s house after school one day, and it was a weird place. There were dogs in cages, wild cats in cages; I didn't really understand it. We weren’t allowed in the house—we always played in this woodsy area nearby—but sometimes there’d be loud shouting from inside. My friend would turn to me and be like, 'Oh god, she's going to come out crying.' And his mom would come out of the house in tears with blood on her nose and things like that. I remember it hitting me, just that it was so bad. And then we'd all get back in the truck and she'd take me home. I guess the song is about the helplessness you feel in situations like that. When you know it’s bad but also that you’re too young to really get it.”

Bayley further explained this in an interview with NME. Bayley said: "I was too young to understand why she had blood on her nose…It was one of the toughest to write because it didn’t feel like my story to tell, but it also felt like a story that needed to be told. At the moment, in the current climate where domestic violence has risen so dramatically under lockdown, it’s a topic that feels more important than ever to talk about."