Footprints
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Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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



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
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

Overall Meaning

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 narrator to bear. It's clear that the narrator 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 narrator 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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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



siamoemoe

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



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The Whisperer Music

Sia deserve grammy ... Best Singer, Best Live, Best Album...etc

EA

verdades, verdades e verdades

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Lucy McGinty

Sia makes these songs for these singers and when they reject them, she sings them herself and no one could of sang it better.

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ik.....and of ... those are her songs and she knows the best how to sing them

ashish

i agree😤

Terry Fang

of course

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