When Sia sings, her pure and powerful voice rises from the depth of emotion. It creeps under your skin, making you feel what she’s feeling.
The trumpeting highs and the whispery lows hit you like musical epiphanies, urging you to enter her sad but beautiful world. Honesty rings in every note, enough to crush souls. The rhythm is always heavy with heart-wrenching intensity. When she fights with herself, you can hear the struggle in every word.
Sia is the queen of melancholy. Every story is sung with the pangs of experience. She used to be the greatest underdog but today, she has finally created the legacy she always deserved to. As she writes most of her songs, you only receive unabashed originality from the awe-inspiring artist.
It’s hard not to lose touch with reality while hooked onto one of her classics. Which is why going through her wonderful work is always a good idea. Get ready to be moved by her confessions once again. But then again, we’re used to that with someone like Sia.
1. Breathe Me
“Be my friend, hold me
Wrap me up, unfold me
I am small, I’m needy
Warm me up and breathe me”
2. Soon We’ll Be Found
“Shut your eyes, there are no lies
In this world we call sleep
Let’s desert this day of hurt
Tomorrow we’ll be free”
3. My Love
“My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, leave you blind
My love, look what you can do
I am mending, I’ll be with you”
4. Alive
“I was born in a thunderstorm
I grew up overnight
I played alone
I played on my own
I survived”
5. Destiny
“When I’m weak, I draw strength from you
And when you’re lost I know how to change your mood
And when I’m down you breathe life over me
Even though we’re miles apart we are each other’s destiny”
6. Chandelier
“One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
Throw ‘em back, till I lose count”
7. I’m In Here
“I’m breaking down
I am fearing it all
Stuck inside these walls
Tell me there is hope for me
Is anybody out there listening?”
8. Elastic Heart
“I wanted it, I wanted it bad
But there were so many red flags
Now another one bites the dust
Yeah, let’s be clear, I’ll trust no one”
9. Fire Meet Gasoline
“It’s dangerous to fall in love
But I want to burn with you tonight
Hurt me, there’s two of us
Bristling with desire
The pleasure’s pain and fire”
10. Eye Of The Needle
“You’re locked inside my heart
And your melody’s an art
And I won’t let the terror in
I’m stealing time
Through the eye of the needle”
11. I Go To Sleep
“When morning comes again
I have the loneliness you left me
Each day drags by
Until finally my time descends on me
I go to sleep”
12. Big Girls Cry
“I may cry, ruining my makeup
Wash away all the things you’ve taken
And I don’t care if I don’t look pretty
Big girls cry when their hearts are breaking”
13. Electric Bird
“Got to set you free, you were blinded by deceit
You can’t fly away electric bird
So now this rooms all staged
While you’re stuck there in that cage”
14. We Can Hurt Together
“So hurt with me
I’ll hurt with you
Baby you know we can hurt together
I’ve been where you’ve been
I’ve seen what you’ve seen”
15. Numb
“You made me smile today
You spoke with many voices
We travelled miles today
Shared expressions voiceless”
16. Lullaby
“Place your past into a book
Put in everything you ever took
Place your past into a book
Burn the pages, let them cook”
17. Angel By The Wings
“Take an angel by the wings
Beg her now for anything
Beg her now for one more day
Time to tell her everything”
18. Don’t Bring Me Down
“Faint light of dawn
I’m listening to you breathing in and breathing out
Needing nothing, you’re honey dipped
You are beautiful, floating clouds, soft world”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXfLirBwBKY
19. Bird Set Free
“I don’t care if I sing off key
I find myself in my melodies
I sing for love, I sing for me
I shout it out like a bird set free”
20. Titanium
“Cut me down
But it’s you who’ll have further to fall
Ghost town and haunted love
Raise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bones”
21. Distractions
“Fancy, a fast car
A bag full of loot
I can nearly guarantee
You’ll end up with the boot”
22. Butterflies
“We’ve shared joy and we’ve shared pain
We’ve shared guilt and we’ve shared shame
We’ve bought into the stupid games
We’ve freed each other and we laid claim”
23. Unstoppable
“I’m unstoppable
I’m a Porsche with no brakes
I’m invincible
Yeah, I win every single game”
Sia really can make everything sound profoundly beautiful. Listening to her is always a treat of melodic extravagance.
The songs Titanium, Destiny and Distractions are by David Guetta & Zero 7 respectively, with Sia on the vocals.