In 2000, Sia signed to Sony Music's sub-label Dance Pool and released her second studio album, Healing Is Difficult, the following year. Displeased with the promotion of the record, she signed to Go! Beat and released her third studio album, Colour the Small One, in 2004. The project struggled to connect with a mainstream audience, and so Sia relocated to New York City in 2005 and began touring across the United States. She released her fourth and fifth studio releases, Some People Have Real Problems and We Are Born, in 2008 and 2010, respectively. She then took a hiatus from performing, during which she focused on songwriting for other artists. Her catalogue includes the successful collaborations "Titanium" (with David Guetta), "Diamonds" (with Rihanna) and "Wild Ones" (with Flo Rida).
In 2014, Sia released her sixth studio album 1000 Forms of Fear, which debuted at No 1 in the U.S. Billboard 200 and generated the top-ten breakthrough single "Chandelier" and a trilogy of music videos starring child dancer Maddie Ziegler. In 2016, she released her seventh studio album This Is Acting, which spawned her first Hot 100 number one single, "Cheap Thrills". The same year, Sia gave her Nostalgic for the Present Tour, which incorporated performance art elements. Sia has received an array of accolades, including ARIA Awards and an MTV Video Music Award.
Footprints
Sia Lyrics
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Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I've fallen through the floor again, crashed into the basement
Your pain was swallowing me
I was like a lead balloon when I couldn't even get up to
Turn the lights on, the dark was swallowing me
When you're standing on the edge
I'm breaking down
Lord knows you can't trust your head
When you're hanging by a thread
I was breaking down
And I saw only two footprints in the sand
Thought you'd abandoned me and
Let go of my hand
But you were carrying me
Carrying me to safety
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Two footprints, two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Oh what if I had got the things I knew it was I
Who'd abandoned with you
Forgive me, I was lost and found
You had never left my side
Picked me up when I thought I would die
You helped me and I was fine
Lord knows you can't trust your head
When you're standing on the edge
I'm breaking down
Lord knows you can't trust your head
When you're hanging by a thread
And I'm breaking down
Only two footprints in the sand
Thought you'd abandoned me and
Let go of my hand
But you were carrying me
Carrying me to safety
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Only two footprints in the sand
Thought you'd abandoned me and
Let go of my hand
But you were carrying me
Carrying me to safety
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Two footprints, two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
The lyrics to Sia's "Footprints" express feelings of being lost, alone and abandoned. The imagery of falling through the floor into the basement indicates a deep, dark place of despair. The line "Your pain was swallowing me" suggests that the weight of someone else's pain was too much for the singer to bear. It's clear that the singer was struggling to survive and "couldn't even get up to turn the lights on" and that the darkness was "swallowing" them.
Despite feeling abandoned, the singer realizes that they were never truly alone. They had been carried to safety all along, as evidenced by the two footprints in the sand. The song speaks to the idea that even when we feel lost and alone, there is always someone there to guide us through the darkness. The chorus, with its repeated refrain of "two footprints, your footprints in the sand," is a reminder of this fact.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Repetitive sounds to set the mood for the song.
I've fallen through the floor again, crashed into the basement
Feeling of despair upon falling into the depths of sorrow.
Your pain was swallowing me
Feeling overwhelmed by the pain of another person.
I was like a lead balloon when I couldn't even get up to
Feeling heavy and unable to move due to emotional exhaustion.
Turn the lights on, the dark was swallowing me
Feeling engulfed by the darkness of the situation.
Lord knows you can't trust your head
Realization that one's own thoughts may lead them astray.
When you're standing on the edge
Feeling of being on the brink of collapse or giving up.
I'm breaking down
Acknowledgment of emotional distress and the inability to hold it together.
When you're hanging by a thread
Feeling of being barely able to hold on.
And I saw only two footprints in the sand
Feeling of abandonment and loss of faith in a higher power.
Thought you'd abandoned me and Let go of my hand
Feeling of abandonment by someone who was expected to be there.
But you were carrying me Carrying me to safety
Realization that there was someone there all along to help and protect.
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Recognition of the presence of a guiding force and a means of safety.
Oh what if I had got the things I knew it was I
I did not realize that I was the one who was responsible for my situation.
Who'd abandoned with you
I thought that the guiding force had abandoned me.
Forgive me, I was lost and found
Realization that mistakes were made, but that the guiding force was still there.
You had never left my side
The guiding force was always present, even in moments of despair.
Picked me up when I thought I would die
The guiding force gave strength in times of weakness and was a means of survival.
You helped me and I was fine
Realization that the guiding force was instrumental in overcoming difficulties.
Only two footprints in the sand
Recognition of the guiding force and its guidance.
Two footprints, two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Continued acknowledgement of the guiding force through repetition.
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Final recognition of the presence and impact of the guiding force.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SIA KATE FURLER, JOSHUA VALLE, TYLER MATHEW WILLIAMS, NIKHIL SHANKER SEETHARAM
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@fumadordetalcokk
Lyrics:
I've fallen through the floor again
Crashed into the basement
The pain was swallowing me
I was like a lead balloon
I couldn't even get up to turn
The lights on
The dark was swallowing me
Lord knows you can't trust your head
When you're standing on the edge
Of breaking down
Lord knows you can't trust your head
When you're hanging by a thread
I was breaking down
And I saw only two footprints in the sand
Thought you'd abandoned me and
Let go of my hand
But you were carrying me
Carrying me to safety
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Two footprints, two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Oh, I forgot the things I knew
It was I who'd abandoned you
Forgive me, I was lost in doubt
Who would never've left my side
Picked me up when I thought I would die
You helped me, and I was found
Lord knows you can't trust your head
When you're standing on the edge
Of breaking down
Lord knows you can't trust your head
When you're hanging by a thread
I was breaking down
And I saw only two footprints in the sand
Thought you'd abandoned me and
Let go of my hand
But you were carrying me
Carrying me to safety
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Two footprints, two footprints, your footprints in the sand
Two footprints, your footprints in the sand
@honeyclover80
One night I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed that
during the low periods of my life, when I was
suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,”You promised me
Lord, that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods
of my life there have only been
one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints,
is when I carried you.”
– Mary Stevenson
@lucymcginty2640
Sia makes these songs for these singers and when they reject them, she sings them herself and no one could of sang it better.
@nikkern9216
ik.....and of ... those are her songs and she knows the best how to sing them
@ashish9399
i agree😤
@terryfang
of course
@k.n3809
+Trey Jack I'm pretty sure this song was meant for Beyonce, and knowing Queen B, show would have done this song justice. But I agree with you, I enjoy her singing it a lot!!
@thing1231000
+Tomodachi San This song was meant for Beyoncé. But, she rejected it. This song was supposedly conceptualized during a writing session in the Hamptons.
@thewhisperermusic
Sia deserve grammy ... Best Singer, Best Live, Best Album...etc
@ea2867
verdades, verdades e verdades
@brunasanches8224
verdades
@vitoriavargas4859
Só verdades