The song is about drinking excessively and clinging desperately to life by holding onto a chandelier. It describes partying all night and drinking until losing count in order to escape shame and reality. The singer feels tears drying as she flies through the night like a bird, holding onto the chandelier for dear life without looking down or opening her eyes until morning light, just holding onto tonight.

1. Chrandelier
Party 1______ don't get hurt
Can't feel 2_______, when will I learn?
I push it 3_______, push it down
I'm the one for a good time call
Phone's blowing up, ringing my doorbell
I feel the 4______, I feel the love
1,2,3, 1,2,3, drink
1,2,3, 1,2,3, drink
1,2,3, 1,2,3, 5______
Throw them back
Till I lose count
I'm going to swing from the chandelier
From the chandelier
I'm going to live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm going to fly like a 6______through the night
Feel my tears as they dry
I'm going to swing from the chandelier
From the 7________
But I'm holding on for dear life
Won't look down, won't open my eyes
Keep my 8_______full until morning light
Because I'm just holding on for tonight
Help me, I'm holding on for dear life
Won't look down, won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light
Because I'm just holding on for 9_______
On for tonight
10____ is up, I'm a mess
Got to get out now
Got to 11 _____from this
Here comes the shame
Here comes the 12______
1,2,3, 1,2,3, drink
1,2,3, 1,2,3, drink
1,2,3, 1,2,3, drink
Throw them back till I lose count
I'm going to swing from the chandelier
From the chandelier
I'm going to 13_____ like tomorrow doesn't
exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm going to fly like a bird through the night
Feel my tears as they dry
I'm going to swing from the chandelier
From the chandelier
But I'm holding on for dear life
Won't look down, won't open my 14_____
Keep my glass full until morning light
Because I'm just holding on for tonight
Help me, I'm holding on for dear life
Won't look down won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning 15_____
Because I'm just holding on for tonight
On for tonight, on for tonight
Because I'm just holding on for tonight
Oh, I'm just holding on for tonight, On for
tonight.
- Light -eyes -live -
shame -run -sun -
tonight -glass -
chandelier -bird -drink
-love -down -girls -
anything.
Sia
She is from Australia.
She's 40 years old.
Her birthday is on 18th December. http://youtu.be/2vjPBrBU-TM