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Skyscraper
They knocked you down to the ground. Now look at you, reaching for the sky. 🏙️ #Skyscraper
Who it's for
Lovato recorded it during a painful period, before she entered treatment, and later called the recording a cry for help; she kept that raw first take after treatment and has said the song symbolises her journey to being healthy.
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Skyscraper" is a pop ballad by Demi Lovato, released on 12 July 2011 as the lead single from her album Unbroken, about staying strong and believing in yourself. Co-writer Kerli Kõiv said it was inspired by the image of a single skyscraper still standing in a ruined world.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available). Official music video (dir. Mark Pellington) on Lovato's YouTube channel.
Before you start
Age: Ages 9+
There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide;Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Self-Reliance”
