Sia: Chandelier Meaning

Song Released: 2014

Chandelier Lyrics

Party girls don't get hurt
Can't feel anything, when will I learn
I push it down, push it down

I'm the one "for a good time call"
Phone's blowin' up, they're ringin' my doorbell
I feel the love, feel the love

1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3...

1. anonymous

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   Nov 20th 2014 !⃝

   There is really only 2 stanzas that represent the meaning of the song. The rest is the chorus about coping about the results of the behavior depicted in those stanzas.
   
   I think the first is about 1 night stands and her realizing that she portrays herself as a "party girl" but she is not true to her heart.
   
   The second is her conscience surfacing with the morning light. The rest is how she handles getting drunk and pushing the limits of her ethics.
   
   Then again, I was an abnormal psychologist & philosphy major.
2. anonymous

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   Nov 16th 2014 !⃝

   i blv its adark song and i agree somehow that its about suicide and stuff but the phrase i will live like tom doesn exist gives me the feeling of enjoying her day to the max doing whatever she wants even if its wrong and that she will repeat that every day as if there will be no tom..she only wants to get rid of cuffs of society...i felt it that way

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3. anonymous

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   Nov 6th 2014 !⃝

   She really, really, REALLY wants to swing from the first chandelier she sees/commit suicide.

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4. anonymous

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   Nov 5th 2014 !⃝

   I think this song is about how her parents never cared for her as a child. They never thought to feed her or buy her new clothes or take care of their house. And that they could never afford to because they spent all their money on alcohol. So she just kind of had to take care of herself. THIS IS WHY PARENTS TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS!!! (And I'm not saying every parent is like this)
5. anonymous

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   Nov 5th 2014 !⃝

   I think the song is about wanting to be accepted socially and mentally. Just listen to it closely...
   Then you'll understand why I hear it that way.
6. anonymous

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   Oct 30th 2014 !⃝

   As a hardcore Sia fan, I have my own idea for what is is about.
   
   Sia used to be depressed and she drank a lot of alcohol and did drugs. She attempted suicide, but she found a 12-step program.
   
   Anyways, to the song: The part in the video where Maddie Ziegler (the dancer) was putting the curtains around her neck, was "hanging" herself.
7. anonymous

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   Oct 22nd 2014 !⃝

   I see this song about a girl who is abusing drugs and addicted to alcohol. The video seems to be about this little girl who was all alone in her house because her parents are gone a lot and she abuses these drugs and alcohol because she is depressed and alone and needs something to numb the pain. The little girl is also trying to entertain herself by dancing and expressing her feelings through these dance routines.
8. anonymous

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   Oct 20th 2014 !⃝

   Drink to cover problems.
   party to hold on life,but the party has to stopbefore or after.It doesnt last forever.Realeases her inihibitions with alcohol (swinging from the chandelier)Getloose and temporarly forget about all the shit.
   this is one of the very least commercial music that I'm addicted to.
   feel the love,the atmosphere,the ambience.But it is not a real love.She misleads it for people's exciteness for partying.Sorry for mistakes.Just wanted to leave some thoughts.I liked some of the other interpretations.
   I'm gonna live like tomorrow gives another chance..
9. anonymous

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   Oct 19th 2014 !⃝

   The song is about suicide and drinking.
10. anonymous

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    Oct 16th 2014 !⃝

    Headcanon- The little girl is a ghost who haunts the empty apartment. Her mom was an alcoholic who murdered her and the girl finally feels she is free. Free from her mother's abuse and alcoholism.
11. anonymous

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    Sep 27th 2014 !⃝

    To swing in the chandelier represent trying to avoid self destruction, the pain and feel lonely, by doing crazy things, or drink.
    But the song express different phases of this way to self destruction, and finally the shame that only cures with the full glass, that will keep her alive until the night, when it all begins again and again.
12. anonymous

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    Sep 27th 2014 !⃝

    To swing in the chandelier represent trying to avoid self destruction, the pain and feel lonely, by doing crazy things, or drink.
    But the song express different phases of this way to self destruction, and finally the shame that only cures with the full glass, that will keep her alive until the night, when it all begins again and again.
13. anonymous

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    Sep 27th 2014 !⃝

    I think anyone who has ever felt empty can relate to this song. She feels dead inside and keeps doing these things to make her feel alive; but they do not work. She's used by others because she plays off her hurt and acts like she doesn't care when in reality she's barely hanging on. She wants to be free, she wants to let go, she wants to feel something worth living for. Like the music video shows, she goes through many motions. It's as if her facade is driving her insane. If she can just make it through the night, she'll be a better/new person tomorrow; she'll find a way to survive.
14. M7

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    Sep 25th 2014 !⃝

    I think this song is about loving yourself and indulging in sex with as lot people as you possibly can imagine, and as lot sexual partners as your body can handle.
    
    The slang/term "swing from the chandelier" is exactly what this is about. Sia is also singing about feeling nothing at all, so she probably want to do this because of apathy, which she also promotes greatly.
    
    All in all, I see this song as destructive as f*cked up beyond all recognition. It's about completely dissolving as an individual and giving yourself away to the masses to have a feeling of freedom.

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15. anonymous

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    Sep 24th 2014 !⃝

    It is about to have a good time with your friends and go out and drink or whatever and party like there is no tomorrow.

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