Sia - Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf & Maddie Ziegler (Official Video)
Sia's official music video for 'Elastic Heart'.
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Lyrics:
And another one bites the dust
Oh why can I not conquer love?
And I might have thought that we were one
Wanted to fight this war without weapons
Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,
But your blade - it mightbe too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,
Yeah, I may snap and I move fast
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause I've got an elastic heart
I've got an elastic heart
Yeah, I've got an elastic heart
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the part where maddie tries to get shia out of the cage but he can't get out reminds me of those moments when you are trying to get someone out of something like depression or anorexia or a disorder like that, and just like maddie ran out, it looks so easy to just leave it, but for some people it's difficult to get out of the cage, like something pulls you back, you are afraid of what people will say, or you are just to attached to it. then people trying to desperately pull you out but you can't no matter how you try and im crying help
it could also be trying to get out of an addiction to drugs or alcohol or bad habits like cutting or stuff like that
Honestly, kind of how I feel about the idea of being myself. I want to but I don't know how. In this case, I am Shia who can't get out of the cage..
laci Tippett I feel the same. In my case, sadness started to be daily...and my cage. the exhausting part is pretend the whole day 4 the others, so they don't dive stupid monologues of how living, when they either know how. best wishes
+Ximena Perez Ikr? I always haft to pretend to be the person I used to be when really, I've changed like almost a year ago. My family thinks some 5 year old little girl who's not ready for boys yet and I'm in 8th grade. But yeah, I feel pretty caged everyday😔
roxanne rivers dfdcvnjkho
Yo my man shia just climbed the ceiling like its nothin
@hahagotcha!!!! And liftin mad weights
I think chance is right
I mean like... are you physically a massive bitch inside? Don't answer that, we know the answer.
7 year olds do the same thing with rope . P.E class. If you impressed by this you must be really out of shape.
@Chance Roberson. The girl in the video is Maddie Ziegler from Dance Moms. She does the dances in a few of Sia's videos.
Maddies talent brings me to tears.
And the best part is her personality... She's so energetic, just like the Sia music vids
*The ETERNAL GOD would do anything for you!!* Even out of love for you he went to the cross as a human!! Philippians 2:5-8
XD
Literally.
Anyone 2024?
Me 🙋🏻♀️
Here!
Hii
You know it!
Hiiiiiii - loved this when it first came out here for nostalgia
Thank god we have KZhead comments or else I’d forget what year I’m in.
finally something original
@@tukinieves4975 except this comment is also being parroted for likes. It's a never ending cycle of attention seeking dipshits
Hi Ginny!
Lol yes that's right
I don't even try to understand those people anymore, I just ignore
''Shia & Maddie are both representing the heart. Maddie is the strong representation of the heart. She's representing how naive and innocent yet strong the heart is. She's young which shows she hasn't fully experienced heartache. She's a fighter. Shia is representing how guarded and damaged the heart is. The cage is there to symbolize a barrier which is protecting the heart from heartache. Because Maddie hasn't experienced it she has no problem leaving the cage and teasing Sia about it, but after feeling bad she steps back in. Sia seems to try desperately to get her back in the cage because he knows the pain of heartache. It's like they're both trying to teach each other. In the end, Maddie just doesn't understand and tries to pull the guarded Sia out, but he's just too scared. A tug of war. So the heart remains guarded unable to love because both sides of the heart need to leave in order to love. This video shows the hearts back and forth conflict within.''
+Dranilo Thank you for explaining!
Mhmmmm.........Poop
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+Dranilo shia is stage fright so she has maddie do her videos
+Nancy Hernandez correct, she also doesn't like how she looks. Correct me if I'm wrong! :) no HATE! :3
I love the way Shia treats her. He understands there's a child in front of him, and he's extra careful. Kudos to the choreographer(s).
he was talking to minors
She's not a child, she's like 19 in this.
@@deagle50ae she was 12
@@deagle50ae😧😧noooo she was 11/12
@@graciej7868 MADDIE ZIEGLER ALSO HAD FOUR ADDITIONAL MONTHS ATTATCHED ONTO HER ALREADY 12TH YEAR! THIS CHRONOLOGICALLY PUTS MADDIE @ 12.4 YEARS IN THE ELASTIC HEART MUSIC VIDEO IN 2015! Unless someone else knows some more information that I have missed out on? 4/10th/2024
The thought of Melissa being so proud of her daughter knowing it took years of hard work and sacrifice for this moment. It’s truly heartwarming
@Sweetbunniez 1 day after. I wholeheartedly agree! ❤ In Honorary show for this presentation everyone should choose their favorite freezeframe picture moment in The Elastic Heart Musical Video and make A 🍥 🧩 JIG 🍥🧩 SAW 🍥🧩 PUZZEL🧩 🍥 out of cardboard. 👍👍 Or if they so desire they can also make one JIGSAWPUZZELMOMENT from out of The Chandelier Music Video too! 🧩🧩Let's see how many people would like to join in and tell us if they have created one or many jig saw puzzle's from The Elastic heart + Chandelier Vid's! 🧩📽🧩SIA SHOULD AND COULD MAKE ONE TOO!👱♂ OR MANY OF THEM! 🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩 MAY/18/2024 [ I would probably choose to make a jig saw puzzle of 11 year old Maddie Ziegler hanging off of the open door in Chandelier! ] 🍧🎠🤸♀
It’s truly so beautiful. As an adult I relate to it so much more. Anyone who has anything bad to say about this video needs their hard drive checked. It’s art.
@@AA-ji2qg As an adult who is suspended in animation full of life romances from the past 63 years I have felt this Elastic Heart Musical Video to be effective in producing high elevated feelings of puppy love that I have felt in my own preteen years in between 8 and 14 years old. Highlighted romance tectonics leave me reliving a preteen romance of which was tragically left behind me some 54 years ago when I was 11. The 14 year old sister of my 12 year old love had come in between us to sever our relationship. Sadly it had major repercussions in my life ahead of me because I had needed this, my first preteen relationship to succeed. Outside forces took it's toll. The one positively wonderful experience that I can take from this Elastic Heart Music Video, is that I can relate to many of the examples of what I went through as an eleven and twelve year old boy myself through the physical actions and motions and feelings of The Elastic heart music video of 2015. 😌😔😌~ ❤❤🔥❤🎠 M a y 21st 2024 🥲
Didn’t realize I was coming here to CRY, this song came out when I was young I never knew the meaning behind it
Same...same
same i’m bawling my eyes out
Same I was rewatching dance moms and didn’t think I would cry
me rn i’m bawling, reminds me sm of me and my dad it hurts
SAME!
Gosh I hate it when people think the man is sexually abusing the girl character. The girl is a younger, freer, happier version of the man/Sia (I don't know who it is representing). The man is heartbroke and hurt, caged up while the girl is trying to free the man from the cage (his fears, heartbreak, and sorrow), but the man won't let go because (I think) he fears he will get heartbroken/hurt again. Thus, the song being called "Elastic Heart".
It's rather easy to see it as a father-daughter relationship, though. It appears as a story about a little girl who is growing up and her father reluctantly realizing his little princess is becoming a woman.
Legion Ivory Yes, but Sia herself even said it in a video, and a social media. She said that she was sorry people thought it was a pedophile music video, and then said that she meant it to be a video about her heartbreak and younger version of herself (the version I explained). 🙃🙃🙃
Very well interpreted!
Borealis Wolfe what I saw was different (no pedo shit tho) I feel like the dance represents drug or alcohol addictions, Maddie (the girl represents the addictions) and Shia is the addict.
Your interpretation is just your interpretation. It's not "right"... and others aren't "wrong"...
My father died yesterday. We had a very tumultuous and complex relationship, and I hadn't seen him for a decade when he passed. He was physically and emotionally abusive, but at times he would be super loving and caring. I never knew which version of him I would get. I always wanted to find a way to reach him but realized I couldn't. This is the one song that really sums up our relationship.
Sorry for your loss 😢
😢
As you can see, you aren’t alone
Im sorry ❤️🩹
I’m sorry for the pain you’re feeling…
Becoming one with the thing that's trying to hurt you is a whole new level of understanding. My gosh sia has got some talent
Im probably wrong, but i think it is about a little girl and her father. the girl is born and the father does not know how to handle/help this girl grow up and raise her. he soon learns to play and have fun with her, they care for each other very much, until the daughter is ready to grow up, but is not ready for her father to leave, so when she leaves the cage (her childhood) she wants her father to come with her, but he cant as the girl must live life on her own and make her own choices,
I thought kinda the same thing
huuuhkjv
wow, never thought I'd it that way. :)
that's a good one i think it makes more sense of he represents adulthood and she represents childhood how she is free but he's stuck in the cage
I agree
I can't even imagine how emotional this was to film
Jessie Starkweather why?
Pyrodermoid Dragon because it's extremely emotional, like most art is
I don't think so, music videos like movies usually take lots of takes to film only some seconds, that could be exahusting, I'm not saying they didn't enjoy it but it was definitelly not as emotional as you see in the video were they put all shots toghether with the music. The 5 minutes you are seeing probably took like at least 8 hours to film, not to mention that they practiced it a lot o times before filming it
Quinjao: Yes, it probably took hours to film, which makes it all the more difficult for the actors/dancers to film. There’s definitely, without a doubt, an emotional component from shia and maddie.
How
I've read a couple of different interpretations of the dance itself, but all I can see is a father - daughter relationship. The fear, incompetence, respect, courage, endless clashing, reunion, finding a way to each other, sadness and unwillingness to let go.
at 3:03 you can see if he really wanted out of the cage he could get out. But something traps him in other than the physical barrier. This video made me cry for the first time today. I finally get it.
Just to clear this up cause it drives me crazy when people assume the worst: according to Sia herself, in this video, Maddie and Shia both represent different parts of Sia. Maddie is the younger, free version of herself that is naive, bright and hopeful while Shia plays the jaded half. The half that has had all his hopes and dreams shattered by heartbreak. The song is about the internal struggle, between wanting to give up on love after heartbreak and getting back up and being hopeful about it again. The way Shia looks at Maddie longingly at 2:00 and 2:19 represents that even in heartbreak, you still long for what was. The way shes aggressive, then tries to physically fix him and then shes kind as she tries to help him out of his cage so he/Sia can love again. Thus, the elastic heart title.
caraclaudel I don't think you understand three things 1) Nobody cares 2) It's called metaphor 3) There were no intentions to choreograph such thing.
How dirty of a mind could he (caraclaudel ) have :)) like wtf it s wrong with him he says "dressed to simulate nudity, and we have her spreading her legs, sniffing his dirty fingers, wrapping her legs around his neck." like wtf and that proves pedo?:)) that proves only his sick mind think of that and not even trying to see a message in the music For me it s in my op a fight to overcome theirs mental illnes or their problems of any kind and the most beautiful thing is that all people can interpretate and could relate in it s own way to the meaning Sad is that even the dirty minds like caraclaudel can do that...:)) in it s sick way of course Sorry for my english...
usss2444 it's because caraclaudel has practical experience
L)) It could be that :))
exactly,,, wonder if Sia is part of Pizzagate with half the other politicians, singers, actors and upmarket social networks
2015 : who's that girl with Shia LaBeouf 2016 : who's that man with Maddie Ziegler.
Hahahahaha 😂
exactly :')
i made people laugh I'm so happy 😂 lol
YESSS
15 years ago called. They said they want half the likes for using their old ass joke.
I lost my dad on Christmas Day 2023. He and I had a very tumultuous relationship due to his mental illness and drug abuse. This song is so beautiful but hits me so hard, it causes a physical pain in my chest. The emotions portrayed by Maddie and Shia are so earth shatteringly real. I can’t listen to this song without bawling now.
I'm sorry Kayla. My prayers with you dear. Having dealt with similar toxic situations I can understand how torn and lost it can make one feel. The fact that you can see through the pieces of the puzzle shows your endurance and mental clarity. Wish healing and strength. Hugs.
Im so sorry 😢😢 4:44
Shia lebeouf turns everything he touches into gold
Very talented ❤
For real! A very underrated actor. He always does such a great job on all movies. I’m a huge fan of Shia.
He's the man!
Including FKA Twigs ?
@@ItsNasTeeright. Everything to gold except women.
The last part, when Maddie tried to break Shia out of the cage breaks me every time.
I'm crying looking at it even after these many years
Me too! Shia and maddie are truly the best ever. Wowwww°°°!
Who is maddie
Wilko Weers_861 Maddie Ziegler, the girl
paula carmona yesbut who is maddie ziegler as a person
If you're here after 6 years, you're not alone
thanks sherlock.
I keep coming back because it keeps taking on new meanings for me. Like I'm not exactly a model of mental health, but I have given up trying to have the same grip on reality as everyone else, because their grip is too slippery for me, no shade on those that can use the hand holds I can't. I'm an autistic trans woman, my reality is only tangentially related to neurotypical cis people's. I have a heavy gendered read on this video that most likely isn't part of Sia's design, but once you release art it is somewhat out of your hands.
This is one of the ones I gotta hear once in a blue moon. It hits home.
HA
The meaning of this video changes with every stage of life
@@CSM100MK2god forbid someone has an opinion, maybe you’re the one that needs to get over yourself
@@erinexorcism2 god forbid you get upset with my opinion, maybe you need to get a life
This girls dance improvisation, is unparalleled!
True love = the love of God! *God himself went to the cross for you out of love for you as a human being* Philippians 2:5-8
Two talented people one amazing singer. Despite controversy this piece is art. I find Maddie's dancing incredible and Shia fits the role perfectly. Great work to the whole team who made this possible.
Just one more person finding negativity in a positive comment.
Gabe Newell give me AWP Asiimov
Gabe Newell Another Asiimov right here Lord Gaben
R u crazy that chick and that 12 year old is demented geez crap I lost brain cells watching this. Also that statement u just said is friekin trash
Are you bored? Move on. Nothing better to do than get behind a screen and call my opinion trash? This generation makes me sick.
To all the perves: it's called interpretive dancing. And it's telling a beautiful story. To all the dance moms who got 'offended' after this video: ya'll are jealous your daughter wasn't casted.
It is very beautiful
+Carlos Vargas Amadori jajajajajaa
+MelodyOfMars to be honest when i saw this i was so confused, then to this day im still confused
to some people it's telling a story but to regular people it's pathetic and weird
+MelodyOfMars And i'm not having a glass of wine, Im having six. Its called a tasting, and its classy!
To me, this video has always represented a struggle with addiction, with Shia as the addict and Maddie personifying the addictive substance. He oscillates between hating it, trying to avoid it, then looking for comfort from it. Ultimately he succumbs to the temptation and it wipes out his world entirely. I think of an “elastic heart” as one that can feel a whole range of emotions for an addiction that’s slowly killing them.
I can never see this without crying. So much depth.
999 million okay now I can say im here before 1 billion😂😂
I'm here for it too.
Me too
Same
Me toooooo
Yo same! Lmao
the first time in my life i see art in a song video
Same👊🏻😊
agree
+احمد يونس art?
+احمد يونس um please tell me how this is art?
God Immortal exactly...
I am super proud of Shia, life wasn't always easy but he pushed thru
Poor little girl. To think the corruption and neglect she was going through. Trust no one. Yah she got that right. "And I want it, I want my life so bad, i'm doing everything I can". That one hits hard. The bit with the innocent more positive moment of playing with eachothers faces, and the end bit of separating from each other, and her being so mature, because she knows she has to focus on her tough life, rather than have the freedom to and be able to have time for love. That always made me cry.
I've seen this video several times (I love the song), and today I watched this video with my son (he's 6), and he said, "Mom, why can't she get the dad out?" My 6yr old saw this video for what it was, and a bunch of grown adults try to turn it into something sexual. I'm not sure if that's sad, or disturbing, or a little bit of both. I think it's a beautiful song and the video was well done.
best coment here.
+Danielle Gilbert Because the we live in a twisted world with twisted people.
It's not sexual though lol
Maybe cuz six year olds don't know about sex? Just a thought.
+Danielle Gilbert well if that is the story dont you think they could have done it with more cloths on
He only thinks he can't get out. The bars are not stopping him.
ohhh
That is the heart BREAKING point, and so many of us are in the same situation and don't know it.
Yeah, our mind is our only barrier.
Well said
Yes. That's the point.
あなたの曲聴くと涙と一緒に苦しみが流れていくよ
🌹 yes
Maddie is one of those rare kids who can channel raw emotion at a young age, reminds me of Disney kids 💔
Damn it Shia Labeouf is so underrated
Fascinating how flawed infallible flesh deems worthiness under a world size microscope.
Shia labeouf was raped and it kind of took a toll on him that’s all but I really miss him
Mrs.Nickadeemus OMG 😱 he was go look it up 😐
He is kinda weird though
Mrs.Nickadeemus okay 😐🙄
Maddie: (leaves cage) Shia: come back here Maddie: no Shia: JUST... DO IT Maddie: (slowly gets back in the cage)
Omg xD
+Mrs Pigeon Once I saw Shia I really wanted him to Yell DO IT or at least make him Mouth it
+Mrs Pigeon *snorts loudly*
Laughing till my last breath
actual cannibal Shia lebouf
"I'm still fighting for peace..." 😢😢 I really feel that. There is none.. only chaos
For me, this shows a father-daughter relationship for sure. I think the little girl is struggling with some mental problem, most likely depression, and then the father is forever trying to talk to her and connect with her but she keeps pushing him away, occasionally he gets some control back over her but eventually she kills herself (at 2:54 when she leaves the cage) and him carrying her around is the funeral and then at the end he is struggling to completely let her go.
I like ur interpretation of the video. It's really good, never thought it could mean this.
I think it was already explained somewhere that it is two pieces of Sia's personality. The younger being the wild imagination, the older being reality. The imagination is free and unpredictable and wants to be free, but reality can't escape. That being said, yes, it is easy to see how this could be sort of father daughter, and therefore bring out new emotions.
Wow people like to jump to the darkest conclusions. Sounds like you might have your own daddy issues if suicide is your first off-handed conclusion (not trying to be a jerk but you should talk to someone about that if you don't already, much Love). I see the cage as a metaphor for addiction or depression. The first part the father is doing his best to raise his wild child (who is free of addiction though she's raised in its confines). Then she eventually rejects him and leaves, as children do, and he's left to his cage and the memory of her (carrying her around on his back). Finally she tries to come back and help him escape, but he's trapped good.
Acho que não
Sia said that it represents her two selves. Confident and shy.
At 3:04 it broke my heart because I realized that the dad could escape the cage physically but not mentally 😭
😢😢😢😭😭😭😭❤🇮🇷
محمد مهدی نژاد قاسم еенол гюждд
Fucking L, I just realized too :/
For me, it seemed like it was ment to show how he could leave at anytime, he was able to fix his problems and escape but he didn't think he could
slightlytalented I thought the same too
2:02 ... "and i want it, i want my life so bad... im doing everything i can..." I've never in my 34 years had lyrics resonate so deeply inside me that it shook me to my core. Every time i watch and listen to this... i dont feel so alone...and thats just the lyrics... dont even get me started on the video... 💕
This song is about being easily breakable; “I’m like a rubber band until you pull too hard,” is one of the most telling lines. She has suffered before, but she bounced back. The cage is a metaphor for depression, and, as Maddie dances, you see her get out. Going to leave this here
I'm so freaking proud of Shia LaBeouf.
+Brooke Pugh He won the oscar in this video, especially the last 60 seconds. Rips my heart out every time!!!
+Cryo837 is that the just do it guy
+GFxel yes it is
+Cadence XD that's what I thought lol
YES WORSHIP SHIA LABEOUF... did I go too far :p
How tf could ppl read it dirty. The emotions on this man's face are pain and desparation, definitely not desire
deadass ppl just wanna see wut they wanna see
People are stupid Maya
So perfectly spoken
people are superficial
No matter what you do or say it looks like a por* sorry but its truth
The ending just made me cry this truly was beautiful
2:17 the Best part ❤ you did not brake me I’m still fighting for peace her voice is gorgeous
I see the video as a father daughter relationship. The father doesnt want his daughter to grow up and mature. I think the cage is a representation on her innocence.
Megan sings I agree w/ father daughter relationship...but I think it has to do with trust. A girl, these days, has to grow up quick sexually. There are many forms of pedofilia & inappropriateness. I think the girl in the video is 'damaged'. Shia is killing himself to gain her trust. When he does it is beautiful! Shia is the best actor of his generation!
Megan sings DEAD ON! This reminds me so much of my relationship with my 12 yr old daughter. Bieng best friends and now it is time for her to move on, and it is a struggle to handle as a father.
Kevin Cormier yeah, me and my dad had a relaionship before. he abused my mom. they got divorced and it hit me hard. recently he has gotten into a drinking and a smoking problem. my dad and i used to be close, but now im growing up.
***** Thanks for explaining that, I couldn't figure out the meaning behind the video.
Jonathan Deller according to the little girl she was told that they were werewolves and she was the dominant one who can get out of the cage and then realizes she was lonely. lol. I guess they didn't think she was ready for the truth of it
to the people asking "why shia lebouf?": he's an actor. this video has more acting in it, for him, than it does dancing.
JUST DO IT
FishCakeIce people may talk shit about him but theres no denying hes an amazingly talented actor
MrBrownie2310 true!
Ikr, he's probs gonna be in YT REWIND 2015
MrBrownie2310 Especially in this. Can't stop watching it. It makes me hurt in places I didn't know I had.
One of the most exquisitely choreographed interpretive dance routines I’ve ever watched. So raw, so visceral, & so painfully beautiful. ❤
So good; they both gave amazing performances.
I agree with most of the comments about the meaning of this video, but here's my take: I see a man, fighting, but with the feeling of a game. She can break free from others judgement (the cage) but he can't: he's grown up, he can't play anymore, he's confined in the standards for a grown man. Bet he's truly happy only when she's around and they can play and move in their space. And that's why he climbs up to the top of the cage, to put his head in the hole and watch the world from the outside, like he used to when he was young. Just my way to see this video. Great acting and coreography.
interesting theory my friend :D and I agree its great acting and coreography
I think this comment needs more likes guys...so that everyone can see the real meaning of this video
but what would explain the fighting?
As I mentioned, the fighting starts as a serious fight but soon will turn into a game, a child's play, because Shia is rediscovering his inner child. That is, still my opinion!
I like this interpretation because I relate to it, and maybe that's all it comes down too. I'm not a man but I understand when society views you as an adult you can't do fun things anymore, you can't mess up or need help, and you can't really be yourself without cages of judgment and responsibility. It kills our souls, no matter what gender/race/class or age we are.
this could be us, but you are mentally well.
😂
😂😂😂
+Blundergat ahahaha
dead af 😂👌
Lol, I know, she is so mature and well spoken ¬_¬
incredible good song, amazing actors... one of the best!
Shia Breaks My heart with This HEART wrenching performance 😭😢
Shia represents Sia father and Maddie represents Sia. Sia and her father suffered from a mental illness that Sia overcame but her father did not. It shows the love hate relationship and how it felt to see the illness take over her father
Sia****
Lol thought I wrote it wrong my bad
+ladana teal It's especially interesting when Shia publicly had some outbursts and odd reactions that hinted at some type of breakdown or mental illness. So perhaps working with Sia is a way for him to work on his own issues? I wondered a similar thing when I saw Rihinna do videos with Eminem about abusive type relationships.
That makes sense now, she got out of the cage and the father didn't
+ladana teal Sorry - But you are wrong. The video has nothing to with Sia or her father. junkee.com/watch-sia-explain-the-meaning-of-elastic-heart-with-bananas-over-her-face/49420
A lot of people give hate to Shia, why he's so talented and that beard is legendary
+Haadi Hussain Er, perhaps because repeatedly exhibiting narcissism and colossal pretension while treating other human beings abusively or as if they are worthless may lead people to criticize a fellow, even if that fellow has really sweet facial hair. But I'm just guessing. Perhaps people just don't get how legendary his beard truly is.
+Haadi Hussain not legendary not even close ....
+Haggis Pouch I try not only focusing on the worst of people. But yeah I guess you are right.
you are right😝
+Haggis Pouch What did he do exactly to treat other beings abusively? I tried googling but didn't get anything maybe im looking in the wrong place. Genuinely interested to know.
Symbolism: stress, addiction, hate, love. Everything that the human feels and the stressful cage of society that we choose to close ourselves, and the constant battle that we fight in our minds (the space) . A work of art.
Lyrics: And another one bites the dust Oh, why can I not conquer love? And I might've thought that we were one Wanted to fight this war without weapons And I wanted it, and I wanted it bad But there were so many red flags Now another one bites the dust Yeah, let's be clear I'll trust no one You did not break me I'm still fighting for peace I've got thick skin and an elastic heart But your blade it might be too sharp I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard I may snap and I move fast But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart I've got an elastic heart Yeah, I've got an elastic heart And I will stay up through the night Let's be clear, won't close my eyes And I know that I can survive I'll walk through fire to save my life And I want it, I want my life so bad I'm doing everything I can Then another one bites the dust It's hard to lose a chosen one You did not break me I'm still fighting for peace I've got thick skin and an elastic heart But your blade it might be too sharp I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard I may snap and I move fast But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart I've got thick skin and an elastic heart But your blade it might be too sharp I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard I may snap and I move fast But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart I've got thick skin and an elastic heart But your blade it might be too sharp I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard And I may snap and I move fast But you won't see me fall apart 'Cause I've got an elastic heart I've got an elastic heart
Shia is brilliant in this piece. He is not a dancer yet he performs it brilliantly. It’s a piece of art.
agreed, it was very moving and perhaps his best career performance, difficult to achieve in a music video filmed in a cage.
Shia is A Masterpiece 😭😭
@@tinyhouseranch So is tiny grand participant 12 year old Maddie Ziegler! Maddie is the first scented flower of May! 🥰🌺 April >< 24 >< 2024
People think that this is pornography or pedophilia may not realize that this is just an amazing form of art we don't really see anymore. It's a cool video.
Martina Crews If you think its okay for a man practically wearing underwear to dance with a little girl in a cage wearing nude suits then you need help
Vanessa Bluebear It seemed pretty obvious to me that this was a father and daughter - dealing with the inner wildness of your child and the crushing realization that each day your child is become just that much more distant as they get older. And that at some point you won't be able to fully protect them from the hard knocks in the world. Nothing romantic at all jumped out at me.
Alexandra Brewer I thought of a father with his daughter to, although I can see where the people with the whole pedo thing are coming form, I don't think that was the point at all. Besides, it's pretty self titled with elastic heart. In this, the girls heart changes again and again.
Alexandra Brewer Yeah, now that you've mentioned the daughter/father thing. It clearly makes more sense. People are like that these days if not that it's been happening for ages. Maybe that's what Sia was going for. Of course I don't know for sure, but it looks like it. I didn't get the romantic thing either. It just didn't make sense with this video when looking that way for me.
Vanessa Bluebear you are very narrow minded :)
The camera man needs an oscar 😂
Much respect for "that kid Shia." What a phenomenal job. From what I understand, there is a rough family history. The level of performance and emotion makes sense. The whole video stuns me.
Brilliant video. Makes you feel his pain at the end. He's stuck in a cage while the other one can easily leave.
He's stuck in a mental cage because he can easily fit through. This is symbolic for many people who are stuck in their cages. Whatever the issue may be.
Interesting video. Who knew Shia La Beouf had that much talent? I'm seriously impressed.
Kylie B Then you haven't seen enough. The dude can act, that was clear a long time ago
Tamara Laird They can both leave the cage , the distance between those rebars is big enough (3:02).
Zsolt Deak Hahaha, let's keep this sad feeling anyway...
I totally see this as a father/daughter interpretive dance. If you look you can see the progression. She's out of control. He doesn't know what to do, he scared. She manipulates her niceness, he relaxes, she bites the hand that feeds, he starts to fight back, he gives up she comes back-i love you but everything is upside down dad and finally she wants him to go with her but hes trapped and cant follow her path. Totally nails it. Amazing. And finally Shia looks like a grown up.
Hit that one right on the head
Exactly how I interpreted it! I love the part where she has him making faces. Like, "Daddy, I know I'm growing up and I know I make you crazy and mad but I'm still the little girl who loves the game where you make the funny faces."
NOW the video makes since
beautifully put hun
THANK YOU!! Seriously. I don't have TV, I don't listen to the radio. I'm so so so far behind on music that I'm still stuck int he 80s (and I like it there) -- I access entertainment through my computer. I just caught the SNL performance and when it was over I thought, "I was so intrigued by the dancers that I didn't even hear the song!" I had no idea what it was about so I went looking for more info. I fell in here and VOILA! Penny clears it up for me!
Un believable, but I'm a 75 yo female who loves hard rock/ heavy metal and has just found Sia in 2024and am so thankful. ❤️🙏 What a voice,what a talent! 🤟
I'm so tired of hearing people criticize this video for pedo. It's a beautiful song about struggling with yourself, and the director did it perfectly. Both Maddie AND Shia pulled off a perfect performance. When Maddie pulls out of the cage, chills. The self has moved on, ready to grow, while the beast screams. Chills every time.
3:49 This is SPARTAAA!!!!
+Ida B.E This is SHIAAA!!!! XD
+Ida B.E noo
Lol...dwl...that's the exact thing i was thinking
+Ida B.E Woooow you make me laught hard !!! xD
+Ida B.E hahaha XD
JUST DO IT!
+TheFailerJailer Gaming lol
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+a guy BR CARAI
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PURE ART! UNREAL
Toujours autant d'émotions.. Cette chanson, ce clip, ces paroles, c'est un monument.
The real sick people are those who see this in a sexual way, ignoring the complete beauty and message of this video. Please reconsider your lives.
Amen
and whats the message?
I considered that for a minute, but thats just a filter that the average person is conditioned to view most things sadly. obviously I quickly dismissed any sexual interpretation, but initially having no back ground knowledge I think such consideration is only natural.
ha gaayyyy
I agree with you, guess I wasn't clear enough, I mean people who already analyzed the video and still see it sexually
Me: SHIA GET OUTTA THE CAGE! Shia: But I can't- Me: JUST. DO IT. Shia: Bu- Me: YESTERDAY, YOU SAID TOMORROW, SO JUST DO IT. MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE! Shia: Seriously, I can't get out. Could you he- Me: YES YOU CAN! JUST DO IT.
XD YES LOL!!!
Me:Shia I can't get you out Shia:Yes you can Me: I'm trying I really can't Shia:Just do it!!!!!!!! Me:I'll try tomorrow Shia: yesterday you said tomorrow.Just DOOOOOO IT!!!!!!!!!!!
TheRealMEEDABEE xDD dude that was epic
***** No
your so funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍# just do it
A 12-year-old girl, and such a fine dancer.. I am just overwhelmed.
once you learn and understand what this is about, it tells an amazing story and it is truly a beautiful piece of art
I thought this made sense if you think of Shia as a father and Maddie as his daughter. They feel trapped in a cage together, trying to figure each other out. The father not knowing what to do. Them fighting and yelling, with occasional moments of peace. Until she is able to get loose from the cage, away from him. He feels trapped, she feels sympathy, and so they're finally able to connect when she comes back. But when she moves into adulthood, try though she might, she can't take him with her back out of the cage. She gets the independence she once craved but it's not the same anymore. Idk, just my take.
that's actually a brilliant theory...
signed in to like this.
brilliant
wow. Brilliant explanation
Love your theory :) Now watching it after reading this : it's an interview of Sia talking about her father : “I do find him amusing. I think it’s the only way to function within the relationship. Growing up he had two very unique personalities. One was called Phil and one was called Stan… Phil was like the best dad ever… He was fun but he was eloquent and he was present and interesting and interested. When Stan came around stuff got scary.” musicfeeds.com.au/news/10-things-we-learned-from-sias-howard-stern-interview/
I want every single person who watches this video and finds it offensive to actually stop and think the following: 1. Why are you offended? Is it because it's an older man and a younger girl? 2. If so, would you feel the same if both were women? 3. Why do people scream paedophelia about this song? 4. Why do you feel it's sexualised? If you really still feel offended by this, think it kiddy porn, actually stop and look at yourself for a long moment. Why are you assuming it so? Because they're the opposite sex, dancing together, with an age gap? If they were related, would you still care so much? Actually be honest with yourselves. Because if you do find it offensive, maybe it's time to look inward at yourself. You may not like what you see, but at least you'd know why you're "offended". Seriously. It sickens me, the shit this video gets.
It also might say something about the people who see this a s kiddy porn. What does that say about the people who see this as that o.O
Very powerful video. But if anything I see the child having power in this not the man. Nothing wrong in this video apart from the people seeing it how THEY see it!
I wish I could give you 62,163 thumbs WAY up, Tara Blackmore. I hope you paste your comment around the web wherever the sheeple are shitting.
Thank you so much :). I'm all bashful now.
Tara Blackmore Well said Tara :)
Any father with a daughter they care about will recognise the dance of love and care that this vid expresses so perfectly.
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of art ever created. Nothing else to say.
I actually really love Shia.
me too
Sharon Smith I used to think of him like I imagine many others do, as that kid from that cheesy little show, but hes actually a great actor now... and a MAN. Hes pretty buff! :)
musicisbrilliant Shia matured so fucking much in a short amount of time
musicisbrilliant Agreed ^_^ Love this video. I think it's sweet actually.
yes you right
To everyone who's screaming "PEDOPHILIA", one thing: This is art, if your small mind is not able to comprehend what this video is meant to be about, leave. Educate yourselves before you start complaining. I'm so done with 90% of the people who commented on this video.
no kidding. It's absolutely ridiculous. Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with Sia's work will know right away what the message is..and where the emotional impact should be. And look at the hits on this video just today.
This video was beautiful and brought me to tears.. I immediatly seen the meaning behind the video and lyrics..
You're all wrong! This is clearly about domestic violence.
NotYetFound No one here even made the claim to know what exactly this video is about. It's free for interpretation, all I was saying is that this video does not portray a pedophilia-related scenario.
"Uhh, So done, omg so done with these 90% people" Lol gtfo
Reading just the lyrics its sounds like a song about love relationships, but i think the video is more about her foundation for her relationships with men, as it seems to portray a young Sia and a complex relationship with a Father figure.
I cry every time I watch or hear this song ♥️
Just do it!!!! Don`t let your dreams be dreams!!!! Yesterday you said tomorrow, so just do it!!!
dude how old is that lol
i am going to comment this
JUST DO IT¡¡¡¡¡¡ DO IT¡¡¡¡
I can't find my phone charger
xD
Shia is underrated. He has lived such a wild life in terms of finding himself. Amazing man. Brilliant performance
Oj
HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US!
@D B I really like the song but to each their own
Nichts, wirklich gar nichts kann euch wirklich zerstören! Jeder hat eine "dicke" Haut und ein "elastisches" Herz! Glaubt bitte immer daran! Ihr seid es euch selber wert!!!!
Possibly one of the most complete performances of all time. Lyrics, singer, video & meaning it has everything! Top bananna!
the cage is her heart, the guy is her bad side (negative feelings and thoughts, etc.), and the girl is her good side (good feelings and thoughts, etc.). The dancing around together and fighting might symbolize how negative and positive feelings are together 'in her heart' at the same time and constantly fight for dominance. In the end when the girl (or good side) got out of the cage but the guy (or bad side) couldn't it could symbolize that she lets out her 'good side' and cages in her 'bad side'. {By bad side and Good side i mean impulses to do good or bad things, etc.}
Finally, someone who understands this video! 😉
Yes
+Noeypiepie Claps.
that's deep fam
+Noeypiepie finally!!
People who take away anything sexual from this video do not understand any part of this at all. For starters, the song never states what kind of love it's talking about in the lyrics. Of course it could be a lover kind of thing, but it could also be family love. That is the side this video shows, a struggling relationship between a father and child. It's heartbreaking, emotional, and very vulnerable. It's a beautiful and well done piece, and it's so sad that so many people can't recognize what a fantastic and well thought out piece of art this is. Especially the end, that is so damn powerful. Maddie is a beautiful dancer, and Shia captured the father character so well. They both did a fantastic job, and if you can't see past what they're wearing that's so sad. Not to mention there really isn't anything inappropriate about it. It's traditional dance wear. It's the most basic kind of dancers outfit. That's the point. It's not sexual, and you should not see it that way. It's a symbol of vulnerability. I truly feel bad for people that can't see this video for what it is, because it's so stunning and powerful.
Couldn't have said it better :)
The part I liked the most was the end. I just could feel the helplessness in Shia's face when Maddie tried to take him out of the cage.
Well said!!
I don't think that the clothes really symbolize traditional dance clothing. It think it's because the lack of clothing shows vulnerability. That's why in Chandelier, Maddie wears the same outfit. Shia represents her father, and because of his mental illness he is vulnerable (reason why he wears similar clothing ), and Maddie wears the clothes because it represents Sia as a child and her being vulnerable and in that environment ultimately could have led her into indulging herself in an addiction.
Agreed. Not about sex. Father, daughter and mental illness. Sia is awesome!
I share with Sia the rememberance of an alcoholic father, and the experience of a cocaine addicted brother. This is what is about the song. Trying to suffer those situations. It gives you an elastic herat no doubt but at a very high cost after you made everything you could do to take them out of hell. Now I have basically no heart and thick sking... this song however is like a knife to my heart
maddie is so skilled, it's sad thinking what she must have been through in all this as a kid but she sure did and amazing, even legendary job. i still almost 10 years later am absolutely in love with how they executed the choreo
The best analogy of this vid that I heard was that the cage was a symbol for the adult world and that the dad was trying to keep his daughter there and stop her going wild. Then she goes back in to try and teach him how to be a kid and when he finally realises that he wants out, the cage has gotten too small so he is stuck in the adult world forever. The cage was a symbol of suppressing your wild side and creativity - sort of a metaphor for real life. When you are stuck in the cage for all your life it is really hard, almost impossible to get out. Just one way for looking at it. Shame on those people who say this is pedophilia, it is a beautiful dance with nothing sexual implied at all.
I also think he is scared of her wild personality and wants to control it because he thinks it is dangerous to be wild/childish.
That's not the meaning sia posted the meaning
+Ariella Traurig :D maybe there are nothing pedophilia,but how can u explain,that in fact,this video reacts to sexual instincts,a lot of people says it.they see it,and their penis UP,they fap on it,and after they calling it "pedophilia"))))))
+Videos and other things Yes but everyone is open to their interperetation of it, and take what meaning they want.
+Ariella Traurig That's an interesting take on it. I heard it was based on how She and her father were battling depression, but she was able to escape from it, not him. Hence the heavy emotion at the end.
It got me straight in the heart how she tryed to fight him and save him.... It broke my heart.....
Same
Sia is the BEST 👌❤
Yo! For real. Shia LaBeouf deserves an Oscar! Not only for this interpretation. He’s one of a kind interpreters and actors of our generation! God bless his soul!
An Oscar? For dancing ? Give me strength freak video
the two characters shown are opposite spectrums of the same heart, the part that wants to be care free and the part that wants to care and be cared about - and the tug of war between the two - an elastic heart.
nope it's sia and her father. both had heart diseases but her father died while she survived...
Both are truth...I dont know how about diseases but it s about sia and her father relationship and it s Sia´s inside freak...
It represents her relation with her father, that she wants to save but he doesnt want^^
i can dance my name
But towards the end kinda gets kinda sad
Okay, honestly, watching this, I don't even think they were supposed to be human. Did no one else sense something deeply primal? Animalistic? I don't know why you all are seeing something inappropriate, but I think this is extremely beautiful.
You are correct because Maddie was portraying a wolf :)
Aren't we all innately primal and animalistic?
This is a very true statement. One I think is deeply indicative of the video as well.
Teigan Bryce Its Human
Maddie was a wolf and the big man was stuck in a cage with maddie(wolf)!!!!!
This song and this video always make me cry. Maddie and Shia and this dance. The expressionism, like you can feel the pain in the dance and the acting just gets to me. It gets to me not only because it reminds me of being trapped in my depression and my addiction and the people who dont understand trying desperately to pull me out not knowing I would walk out of that cage myself if i could. That I would never choose to be trapped the way that I am and the hurt I feel fighting it every single day. It also gets to me because of knowing thebpain and pressure Maddie Ziegler experienced growing up under the spotlight in ALDC. Even though she made her way and it gave her a lot of opportunities, I cant imagine what it must have felt like for her at times. It had to have been a heavy burden for such a young girl. So happy she's making her own way and doing what she wants to do with her life.
If youre new to Sia, the child/dancer plays her in all of the videos. This is also what we see in chandelier where the child/dancer is portraying Sia on an alcohol binge.
JUST DO IT. YOU CAN ESCAPE THAT CAGE. JUST DO IT!
STOP GIVING UP.
Riley Bubblegum YESTERDAY YOU SAID TOMORROW!!
DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS JUST BE DREAMS
You made my day 😂😂😂
You can't escape the cage if you don't believe in yourself that you can escape it. Caged animals learn helplessness.