Titanium
10000 Things Lyrics

You shout it out
Someone is shouting something but the singer can't hear what they are saying

But I can't hear a word you say
The singer can't understand anything despite the shouting

I'm talking loud not saying much
The singer is expressing themselves loudly, but their words are empty

I'm criticized, but all your bullets, we could see
The artist is aware of the negativity directed at them, but they are unfazed by it because it is obvious and expected

You shoot me down, but I get up
Despite successively being hit by criticism, the artist remains strong and undefeated

I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose
The singer is confident in their ability to handle criticism because they have nothing to lose

Fire away, fire away
The singer is daring their critics to attack them

Ricochet, you take your aim
The artist is confident that the shots aimed at them will miss and hit the attacker instead

Cut me down, but it's you who'd have further to fall
The artist is stating that their attacker will ultimately suffer more from their attacks

Ghost town, haunted love
The artist is describing their own pain and emotions as something that haunts them

Raise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bones
The singer is unafraid of physical attacks because they know they are strong enough to handle them

Stone-hard, machine gun
The artist's strength and resilience is compared to that of a machine gun

Firing at the ones who run
The singer is unrelenting in their resilience and will fight back against those who try to bring them down

Stone-hard, that bulletproof glass
The singer's strength is compared to that of bulletproof material

You shoot me down, but I won't fall
Despite being repeatedly hit by criticism, the singer remains strong and will not falter

I am titanium
The artist is comparing their strength to that of titanium, which is incredibly strong and durable