[Intro] [Distant, echoing electronic marimba melody starts softly] [Atmospheric, dark synthesizer pads in the background, 117 BPM] [Female Vocals, raw, breathy and deeply emotional]: Party girls don't get hurt... That's what I used to say. But the morning came... And the glitter washed away. [Verse 1] [Slow electronic heartbeat drum pulse, heavy sub-bass] I spent the decade swinging from the ceiling high Trying to fake a laugh, trying to block the cry One, two, three, one, two, three, drink to forget Living a lifetime of a beautiful regret The sun is coming up, the neon lights are dead And all the echoes are screaming inside my head. [Pre-Chorus] [Dramatic strings and epic electronic percussion start to build up] But I'm not reaching for another glass tonight I'm opening my eyes, looking at the morning light The chandelier is broken, shattered on the floor And I am not that ghost anymore! [Voice increases in power, preparing to blast] Here it comes! [Chorus] [Explosive stadium pop drop, massive pounding drums, full energy] I'm not swinging from the chandelier! I'm standing on the ground, face to face with my fear! I'm gonna live like tomorrow exists! No longer drowning in the toxic mists! I outgrew the night, I survived the fall! [High note belting, cracking with emotion]: I'm stronger than the pain through it all! Yeah, I survived it all! [Verse 2] [Drums drop back to a steady, driving electronic rhythm] The people in the club are still calling my name Looking for the girl who would play the crazy game But I stepped out of the shadow, left the circus behind Reclaiming every broken piece of my mind No more counting down the hours till the night arrives This is the moment where my real life survives! [Pre-Chorus] [Dramatic strings and epic electronic percussion start to build up] But I'm not reaching for another glass tonight I'm opening my eyes, looking at the morning light The chandelier is broken, shattered on the floor And I am not that ghost anymore! Here it comes! [Chorus] [Explosive stadium pop drop, maximum vocal power and scale] I'm not swinging from the chandelier! I'm standing on the ground, face to face with my fear! I'm gonna live like tomorrow exists! No longer drowning in the toxic mists! I outgrew the night, I survived the fall! I'm stronger than the pain through it all! [Bridge] [Beat drops out completely, just a lonely, dramatic piano chord] [Vocals extremely raw, soaring into incredible heights, standard Sia vocal cracks] Can't keep running... from the dawn. The numbness is gone... the numbness is gone! [Snare drum roll build-up begins, getting faster and louder] I am wide awake! Three! Two! One! Let the light in! [Synth / Drum Break] [Epic, cinematic synthesizer melody layer matching huge orchestral drum hits] [Strings reaching a dramatic, triumphant peak] [Chorus] [Maximum massive energy, backing choir harmony layers building a wall of sound] I'm not swinging from the chandelier! I'm standing on the ground, face to face with my fear! I'm gonna live like tomorrow exists! No longer drowning in the toxic mists! I outgrew the night, I survived the fall! I'm stronger than the pain through it all! [Outro] [Orchestra fades out slowly, back to the echoing marimba intro theme] [Vocals become a soft, relieved whisper] No more running... Keep my feet on the ground... [Sound Effect: Distant birds chirping softly in the morning] [Final gentle synthesizer note fades into complete silence] [End]
