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Chandelier
Swinging from the chandelier isn't always freedom. 🎭
Who it's for
Sia's hit is sung by a party girl whose wild nights cover up shame and emptiness, written from her own past struggles.
Performing, hollow→Honest about the cost
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Chandelier" was the lead single from Sia's sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear, released in March 2014. It was written by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin and produced by Greg Kurstin and Shatkin. The song depicts the glamorous yet exhausting life of a party girl, exploring the brief release of intoxication alongside the guilt, pain and emptiness of addiction.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: References to heavy drinking.
Age: Suggested 16+
One ever feels his twoness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings;W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, Chapter 1
