Lyrically, "Chandelier '' has a sad theme talking about "the glitter and fatigue of a party girl 's life ''. John Walker from MTV Buzzworthy opined that the song has a dark theme, "toeing the line between celebration and self - destruction as it becomes increasingly more blurred ''. The song 's opening lyrics, "Party girls do n't get hurt, ca n't feel anything... I push it down '', are sung over a reggae - influenced background. Walker noted that during the chorus, Sia sings, "I 'm gon na swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier / I 'm gon na live like tomorrow does n't exist, like it does n't exist ''. A few critics compared the song 's musical style to works done by Rihanna, including Jeremy Gordon from Pitchfork Media, and Melinda Newman of HitFix.
who sings im gonna swing from the chandelier
Sia