1. Skyscraper Lyric Anaylsis
Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching teardrops in my hands
Only silence, as it’s ending
Like we never had a chance
Do you have to make me feel
Like there’s nothing left of me
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I’m made of glass
Like I’m made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper
As the smoke clears
I awaken and untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better
To watch me while I bleed
All my windows still are broken
But I’m standing on my feet
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I’m made of glass
Like I’m made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper
Go run run run I’m gonna stay right here
Watch you disappear yeah
2. Go run run run yeah it’s a long way down
But I’m closer to the clouds up here
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I’m made of glass Like I’m made of paper
Ohh...Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper...
Skyscraperisan appropriate songto describe the feelingof someonewhoinaworse point,verysad
and disappointedatthe fate of love wasexperienced.Actually,the meaningof the songcan be
directlyseenfromthe lyricsitself
whichappearstransparentand
easyto understand.
Lovato has usedhermusicto help
herthoughher personal struggles,
while usingthisopennessto
connectto her audience andhelp
themgetthrough theirown
problems.Skyscraperwascreated
and releasedasacomebackafter
herinfamousmeltdownandtripto
rehab.The song showsthe impact
that musiccan have on people.
At the beginningof Skyscraper,the moodissadandhopeless.Lovato’svoiceshakesandshe sounds
like she isonthe verge of tears.The volume issoftinorderto increase the emotional impactof the
beginningof the song.The lyricsatthe beginningof the songare,“Skiesare Crying,I am watching,
Catchingtear dropsinmy hands,onlysilence asit'sendinglike we neverhadachance. Do youhave
to make me feel like there'snothingleftof me?”Thisintroductiontothe song had a deepermeaning
to Lovato.By paintinganimage withtearsand crying,the singerisshowingherpainthroughher
lyrics.She struggledwithaneatingdisorder,self-harmingandself-medicating.Althoughshe had
beendealingwithherinsecuritiesall of herlife,fame andsociety’sopinionputextreme pressure on
her.The lastline of the introductionispowerful andtouchesanyone dealingwithanyformof
insecurity.
The mood of Skyscrapergoesfromsad to encouraging.The chorusof the song instillshope inthe
listener.“Goonand try to tearme downI will be risingfromthe groundlike askyscraper!Like a
skyscraper!”Hervoice getslouderandstrongeras she singsthe chorus.The wordsand the delivery
of the lyricssymbolizeovercomingobstacles.Whereasthe beginningshowsherata low point,the
chorus issayingthat she will rise above all of herobstacles.The chorushasa strong emotional
3. connectiontoheraudience because itissayingtothe audience thattheyshouldnotletnegative
attention,orbullyingbreakthemdown.Insteadtheyshoulduse thistobe strongerindividuals.
At one part of the songLovato says,“Woulditmake you feel bettertowatchme as I bleed?”This
sentence hasa literal meaning.She admittedthatshe hasbeenself-harmingbycuttingherself for
years.At the endof the song,Lovato’svoice getsmuchlouderandshe soundslike she isscreaming
at the audience.She sings,“Go run, run,run, I'm gonnastay righthere,Watch youdisappear,yeah,
Go run, run,run, Yeahit's a longway down,ButI am closerto the cloudsup here.”Thispart of the
songis symbolicbecause Lovatoisanadvocate againstbullying.She issayingthatshe iscloserto
heaventhanthe people thatbullyherandherfans,and she issayingthat theyare insignificantin
herlife andcannot bringherdown.
In the musicvideoLovatolookslike she isinpain,anditis upclose and personal like the song.She
appearsall alone throughoutthe entire musicvideo.She describedthe musicvideoonRyan
Seacrest’smorningtalkshow,"There were somanythingsthatrepresentedmyaddictionsand
eatingdisordersandself-harm,"she explained,"WhenI'munravelingthisblackfabric...Itwasthe
toxicitytookovermymindforso long,that oozedoutof everypore thatI had because Iwas
sufferinginside...I'mtakingitoff andwalkingonbrokenglassandpoweringthroughit.”She also
explainedthatthe significance of the readheartina glassbox isthat the heart wasprotectedby
glassand can easilybe broken.She said,“The shieldisbroken,butatthe endof the videothe heart
isneverbroken.Ithad beenprotectedforsolong,but…eventhoughitsshieldhadbeenbroken
down,it’sstill standingstrong,”she said.“That’skindof how I lookat myproblemsandmyissues.
It’slike,yesmymaskhad beentorndownand I wascompletelyvulnerable.”
Skyscraperbecame aninstanthit.The lyricsof the songresonatedwithmanypeople because
everyone hasfeltsimilartothe feelingsshe expressesinthe song.Lovatohasshownthatmusiccan
have a profoundimpacton people andcanhelpthemgetthroughobstaclesintheirlife.
