Sia Furler Essays

Chloe Matcham Selma Purac MIT 3354F October 9, 2015 Australian singer-songwriter, Sia, released her sixth album, 1000 Forms of Fear in July of 2014. The album topped charts across the world and was followed by Sia releasing music videos for three of the album’s hit singles. The thematically linked trilogy was leaked to the public over the span of eleven months, spreading virally - with each video causing more controversial debate than the last. The first, was Chandelier, the second, Elastic

Dawn’s collection of poems, especially the poem titled “Whole Messy Thing”, turn her everyday thoughts and feelings that come from living with depression into a powerful being, a form that has more power than a human. Sia released her confusion and frustration with her social anxiety and bipolar disorder into her songs. “Breathe Me” is written as a cry for help, focusing on the way mental illness makes you do things to yourself that are harmful and scary. Both writers

potent use of language”. Potent language is frequently used in both poems and song lyrics. When poems or lyrics use strong language, they allow for the reader to receive the compelling message. Furthermore, the song Chandelier by singer/songwriter Sia Furler is a perfect example of poetry found

Pretty Hurts. Sia Furler, 2013. CD. Beyoncé Knowles released Pretty Hurts in 2013. The song is about a beauty pageant that Beyoncé is competing as Miss Third Ward. The name comes from the neighborhood she grew up in. In the video it shows the Beyoncé and the other women