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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[@user-em5ln1ic2i]

This is heartbreaking, the last scene where he just gives up, it's all in the eyes.

[@muhamedramazanoski9508]

makes me fight back tears every damn time

[@sophieh-h6716]

@@muhamedramazanoski9508 ino :( the last 2-3 minutes of this song and video have me in floods of tears. it’s so moving

[@muhamedramazanoski9508]

@@sophieh-h6716 i have some weird emotional connection with this video. such amazing acting and they didn’t even say a word. so moving.

[@springberry6819]

Stahp it I’m crying🥺

[@pogrmanrichman]

Absolutely. Great that u notised it, his Last moves and eyes.....

[@hannah-tl1yy]

Thank god we have KZbin comments or else I’d forget what year I’m in.

[@tukinieves4975]

finally something original

[@Oly1y]

@@tukinieves4975 except this comment is also being parroted for likes. It's a never ending cycle of attention seeking dipshits

[@hermionegranger6222]

Hi Ginny!

[@jackyt5086]

Lol yes that's right

[@Kolazs]

I don't even try to understand those people anymore, I just ignore

[@zyanyarojas8853]

Maddies talent brings me to tears.

[@Ali_Al-Nasir]

And the best part is her personality... She's so energetic, just like the Sia music vids

[@Morceguinho_xiniao]

Anyone 2024?

[@VictoriaMartinez8812]

Me 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Victory.editsz1]

Here!

[@Lissi_K-Pop]

Hii

[@chickadee874]

You know it!

[@AlexiaHammond-rw7qq]

Hiiiiiii - loved this when it first came out here for nostalgia

[@marissah866]

Didn’t realize I was coming here to CRY, this song came out when I was young I never knew the meaning behind it

[@sweetcup8423]

Same...same

[@revy388]

same i’m bawling my eyes out

[@dancewithmelily8822]

Same I was rewatching dance moms and didn’t think I would cry

[@nehamenezes270]

me rn i’m bawling, reminds me sm of me and my dad it hurts

[@dilannurmenguc117]

SAME!

[@dranilo]

''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.''

[@salsalover69laters]

+Dranilo Thank you for explaining!

[@viktorkristensson8834]

Mhmmmm.........Poop

[@KenDeeMay]

++

[@aandn2461]

+Dranilo shia is stage fright so she has maddie do her videos

[@lovelygaming2969]

+Nancy Hernandez correct, she also doesn't like how she looks. Correct me if I'm wrong! :) no HATE! :3

[@samfisher7953]

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).

[@tns.xcoske]

he was talking to minors

[@deagle50ae]

She's not a child, she's like 19 in this.

[@tns.xcoske]

@@deagle50ae she was 12

[@graciej7868]

@@deagle50ae😧😧noooo she was 11/12

[@jeffreyleitner5854]

@@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

[@AxiumGreen-vu8vy]

This girls dance improvisation, is unparalleled!

[@chanceroberson7517]

Yo my man shia just climbed the ceiling like its nothin

[@chanceroberson7517]

@hahagotcha!!!! And liftin mad weights

[@shane9525]

I think chance is right

[@denmanfite3156]

I mean like... are you physically a massive bitch inside? Don't answer that, we know the answer.

[@rookierider2096]

7 year olds do the same thing with rope . P.E class. If you impressed by this you must be really out of shape.

[@michelleponzio]

@Chance Roberson. The girl in the video is Maddie Ziegler from Dance Moms. She does the dances in a few of Sia's videos.

[@denissseabjk5684]

If you're here after 6 years, you're not alone

[@CreeseDF]

thanks sherlock.

[@EloquentTroll]

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.

[@bebop2854]

This is one of the ones I gotta hear once in a blue moon. It hits home.

[@aiyannasalgueiro9645]

HA

[@asa-wp6ue]

[@lannettesantanaslife8289]

I remember sitting in front of my father and him telling me to make him beautiful again. The pain in my heart, I felt like it was breaking into a million pieces. Whomever doesn't understand this video, has never had to go through the pain of seeing someone they love not be who they knew them once to be. Mental illnesses are the most painful thing ever.

[@crazyaussie7054]

Very well said ❤❤❤❤

[@user-xr1en6dj9m]

Asking you to make him beautiful again... 😢

[@jeffreyleitner5854]

@lannettesantanaslife8289 That is so true. When my Dad had his first stroke at the age of 83 he and I would walk together to McDonald's for supper in the summer of 1998 many times but he { Jacob } could not communicate verbally as well as I would have liked. We sat on a bench for a half an hour, with nothing said and the train trestle bridge beside us. That bench is now gone. And so is my Dad to Heaven. The Elastic heart music video has a heart of gold and it keeps bringing wonderful memories to the forefront of our minds! 🧠🧠 🥲🥲🥲🥲 M a r c h >< 2 0 t h >< 2024 🐦

[@Liv_edits1]

Like this if your here in 2024 march

[@user-zt3hm5pl1u]

Pretty sure people can not understand the video and still know what that's like, lmfao

[@AnimationStellar]

The meaning of this video changes with every stage of life

[@queenvictoria1305]

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

[@queenvictoria1305]

it could also be trying to get out of an addiction to drugs or alcohol or bad habits like cutting or stuff like that

[@lacitippett7273]

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..

[@ximvalper]

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

[@lacitippett7273]

+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😔

[@kaya3834]

roxanne rivers dfdcvnjkho

[@adricocos]

I see Father and daughter. I see nothing sexual between them. It's a profound video. Sad but beautiful.

[@paulyelton3478]

Really

[@adricocos]

@@paulyelton3478 yep, I see my dad or my brother in this video

[@danabananna2436]

Idk why i see a couple trying to fix their relationship. Like it’s toxic and they try to make it better. At the end they both give up fighting and the girl tries to “fix” the guy, but he can’t get out the cage bc idk 💀 but yeah tahts what I understood

[@bribabycocoboo]

@@danabananna2436 That is kinda frightening, your perception of something tells far more about your own personal experience than you may wish to admit or realize.

[@Peikkey]

Dana Bananna Interesting perception It’s about actually about a daughter and her father The cage is a metaphor for a disorder She gets over it but her father cant

[@whTizup]

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.

[@celerinatamboong6733]

Sorry for your loss 😢

[@re_publica]

😢

[@hannahmacdonald5148]

As you can see, you aren’t alone

[@tinyhouseranch]

Im sorry ❤️‍🩹

[@user-gn5jk1qu1q]

I can't even imagine how emotional this was to film

[@DFSLJC]

It should have been reported is what should have happened.

[@rikusoini4557]

Why? ​@@DFSLJC

[@Vool2go]

@@DFSLJC LOL!

[@DFSLJC]

@@rikusoini4557 oh I don’t know. I thought it was quite clear by now how filthy the entertainment industry is and what child performers have been subjected to - almost all appear to have been defiled in some manner even when technical sexual abuse may not have taken place. Couple that with the physicality of their bodies entwined in symbolic nakedness and the themes of incest, sexual captivity, and of course eroticizing a little child. Shameful that people still stay blind.

[@willroberts2576]

So emotional too spastics in a cage running around

[@yepthatsme7097]

His face once he realized he could never get out of this cage 😢😢

[@respatidwi8142]

Well.. I guess his heart weren't that much elastic

[@Heavensband]

Jojoba M 😢

[@emmanuelwangari7925]

He could, all he had to do was try getting out sideways😊😊😊

[@kenabisan4731]

he can but hes not able to.

[@saracelisospina7756]

Sepa escribir bruta no ba al colejio

[@bkwrm10]

It's not pedophilia people are over reacting. The choreographer said it's kind of fighting with yourself and the cage is like a skull. You love yourself, you beat yourself up, etc. Sia has said that Maddie represents different states of Shia's mind, like an inner child or an inner demon. I've also felt like it could represent mental illness and how it affects those around you. I've read Maddie could be representative of a young Sia and Shia is like her father. Maddie escapes and removes herself after fighting for so long but her father figure cannot escape the cage that mental illness puts you in.

[@Katie2595]

Maddie said she was a wolf and he was a human

[@Moriband]

Katie2595 Maybe that's how they explained it to Maddie to make it easier to understand? I wouldn't expect a little kid to understand all the complex mental stuff.

[@mokranesifi1858]

Katie2595

[@parisianwannabe]

Adam Patla people just aren't used to seeing men with children, there was even a time that men were not allowed to be elementary and preschool teachers because "it just seems wrong" its more of how we are socialized than anything that actually is going on in this particular video

[@ChristopherSchiebel]

Rev. Daniel M. Gallagher Have you even heard Maddie talk? She speaks like a 30 year old in a young teens body and frankly I think your assumption that "she's just a kid and can't grasp complex ideas" to be completely demeaning. You certainly are not a psychologist and don't know whether she can or not, so do yourself a favor and not talk in dismissive blanket statements.

[@kennethallen4988]

"I'm still fighting for peace..." 😢😢 I really feel that. There is none.. only chaos

[@chicken]

Its March 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song💙

[@urmom-5959]

ayyye it's 🐥🐥

[@jaclynwilliams6742]

Yeppers

[@buickpower1972]

14 beers brought me here

[@BrynleeHorner-lh8hn]

I’m here in march lol

[@Deku-ri4mm]

Me

[@Shadoefax760]

Everyone still sleep on Shia, dude is an amazing actor who s conflicted with the evil he's seen in Hollywood.

[@goofyfoot2001]

He's a nut

[@coheteos]

He is a brainlet

[@Shadoefax760]

@Tristan Karns yeah me too, he's got some good looking films coming. He's working with "fury" director David Ayer again and it's gonna be good. But yeah I hope he can make a big comeback cause he's got talent.

[@ladymoon9281]

Shia 4 life

[@Camwi]

Probably the rampant sexual abuse of child actors that has been alluded to by a lot of people. He also suffers from PTSD from seeing his mother get raped.

[@chrisb3989]

Shia is brilliant in this piece. He is not a dancer yet he performs it brilliantly. It’s a piece of art.

[@ZaydDepaor]

agreed, it was very moving and perhaps his best career performance, difficult to achieve in a music video filmed in a cage.

[@tinyhouseranch]

Shia is A Masterpiece 😭😭

[@jeffreyleitner5854]

@@tinyhouseranch So is tiny grand participant 12 year old Maddie Ziegler! Maddie is the first scented flower of May! 🥰🌺 April >< 24 >< 2024

[@wendynichols3468]

I just LOVE Shia…. He’s such a passionate person!!!

[@Maelkkjj]

Me too!

[@oliverfoxx5483]

2:17 the Best part ❤ you did not brake me I’m still fighting for peace her voice is gorgeous

[@leavoda3791]

It got me straight in the heart how she tryed to fight him and save him.... It broke my heart.....

[@jeanicegraves9322]

Same

[@danigrl917]

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.

[@maricielopurizacazavalu9971]

best coment here.

[@kelybigdeal]

+Danielle Gilbert Because the we live in a twisted world with twisted people.

[@mercurypillis5417]

It's not sexual though lol

[@user-cy4sr6cn9c]

Maybe cuz six year olds don't know about sex? Just a thought.

[@montanaidol6377]

+Danielle Gilbert well if that is the story dont you think they could have done it with more cloths on

[@TreStyles16]

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.

[@aozzy3277]

Shia lebeouf turns everything he touches into gold

[@thornbird6768]

Very talented ❤

[@rivercityparanormalgrouprc849]

For real! A very underrated actor. He always does such a great job on all movies. I’m a huge fan of Shia.

[@thamerrayesjr.8972]

2015 : who's that girl with Shia LaBeouf 2016 : who's that man with Maddie Ziegler.

[@KAVARD]

Hahahahaha 😂

[@vynygaming9738]

exactly :')

[@thamerrayesjr.8972]

i made people laugh I'm so happy 😂 lol

[@helpme4411]

YESSS

[@NinjaOnANinja]

15 years ago called. They said they want half the likes for using their old ass joke.

[@aliceepalermo5047]

A true masterpiece. Shia and Maddie are just fantastic.

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

A 12-year-old girl, and such a fine dancer.. I am just overwhelmed.

[@Charlottexsky]

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.

[@maddiet4657]

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.

[@usss2444]

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...

[@user-gx8eu2pw9v]

usss2444 it's because caraclaudel has practical experience

[@usss2444]

L)) It could be that :))

[@haveasay1]

exactly,,, wonder if Sia is part of Pizzagate with half the other politicians, singers, actors and upmarket social networks

[@0530628416]

the first time in my life i see art in a song video

[@connorbenett8654]

Same👊🏻😊

[@kittyponce5998]

agree

[@Frictionn]

+‫احمد يونس‬‎ art?

[@Ragnarok3918]

+‫احمد يونس‬‎ um please tell me how this is art?

[@Frictionn]

God Immortal exactly...

[@AnnitaLize]

It's March 2024, how many legends are listening to this incredible song ❤

[@NailsByDaniyah]

The ending just made me cry this truly was beautiful

[@brookepugh88]

I'm so freaking proud of Shia LaBeouf.

[@Cryo837]

+Brooke Pugh He won the oscar in this video, especially the last 60 seconds. Rips my heart out every time!!!

[@EViLxR3MiX]

+Cryo837 is that the just do it guy

[@_x.txllo_4871]

+GFxel yes it is

[@EViLxR3MiX]

+Cadence XD that's what I thought lol

[@ryanj4358]

YES WORSHIP SHIA LABEOUF... did I go too far :p

[@noamiwolf4782]

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".

[@LegionIvory]

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.

[@noamiwolf4782]

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). 🙃🙃🙃

[@makotop9187]

Very well interpreted!

[@alunadelrey8399]

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.

[@nexious69]

Your interpretation is just your interpretation. It's not "right"... and others aren't "wrong"...

[@Tinkasaurus_Rex]

As a daughter with a mental health issue this video always makes me cry. All I see is a parent struggling with an unstable teenager

[@rndmgrll]

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.

[@hlg-po6di]

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.

[@abdfever]

this could be us, but you are mentally well.

[@airoHYT]

😂

[@christyosayande4166]

😂😂😂

[@rosejulin7040]

+Blundergat ahahaha

[@Mustachedbandito]

dead af 😂👌

[@ezzyargueta2086]

Lol, I know, she is so mature and well spoken ¬_¬

[@AstroDancer]

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,

[@nicoleswan4892]

I thought kinda the same thing

[@paunavarrete6794]

huuuhkjv

[@amaloveable]

wow, never thought I'd it that way. :)

[@Medkips]

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

[@jennefercarrillo7646]

I agree

[@Nephor1]

incredible good song, amazing actors... one of the best!

[@waterbaby-xz8ke]

One of the most exquisitely choreographed interpretive dance routines I’ve ever watched. So raw, so visceral, & so painfully beautiful. ❤

[@levywafula237]

SIa put Shia LaBeouf in this masterpiece because both of them had estranged relationships with their parents. Audio and Visual took message home. Brilliant art.

[@azzajohnson2123]

WoW this his real close to home.

[@kimconder3561]

When I saw this video, I thought of my father and I. He was a wonderful and loving dad, but he struggled with addiction and depression. I adored him,but when I was a young teenager, 13-14, we went around and around. He took his life when I was 14. Like the girl in the video, I couldn't save him. To me, it's a beautiful and meaningful video.

[@kitkawa]

It reminds me of when my mom took me away from my dad and my dad is trying to hold on to me.. ;;

[@tobiasnielsen681]

Kim Conder I would hug you if i could...

[@ivysnyder4899]

I'm so sorry for your loss...

[@ginaclore77]

I'm sorry for you loss

[@ginaclore77]

I know how you feel my dad died when I was 8 and I'm 10 now

[@sharonmoya4812]

The dance in this song, it's strong , tells a story of someone going through a lot at a young age. That's the way i see it

[@KeeganAWhite]

So good; they both gave amazing performances.

[@helenanderz]

I LOVE THIS!!!!

[@rachelmarquez9436]

HELEEENNNNNNN

[@tomflores4307]

Igual a mi !!!

[@davosrockpander]

I will just simply ask...WHY??

[@limonelemon2002]

Me too!!!

[@lrnwrd]

Me too, so artistic and heart wrenching at times!

[@HelpMyCatHasNoHair]

Shia is underrated. He has lived such a wild life in terms of finding himself. Amazing man. Brilliant performance

[@rogeralcazar2951]

Oj

[@cobraarms2466]

HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US!

[@samndukwe6127]

@D B I really like the song but to each their own

[@penelopevega3404]

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.

[@kimmiemore8134]

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... 💕

[@Raphildsz]

JUST DO IT!

[@issatarouf4316]

+TheFailerJailer Gaming lol

[@lucasmqs]

Nike

[@leodetonados121324]

+a guy BR CARAI

[@gabrielwalker9117]

+Leonardo Lucena hue hue br mano

[@a7xandconfessions]

+a guy MANDANDO AQUELA DJ MARQUINHO

[@justmepaigey]

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.

[@justmepaigey]

Just one more person finding negativity in a positive comment.

[@diamondminer41]

Gabe Newell give me AWP Asiimov

[@kll99]

Gabe Newell Another Asiimov right here Lord Gaben

[@simplestupid2123]

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

[@justmepaigey]

Are you bored? Move on. Nothing better to do than get behind a screen and call my opinion trash? This generation makes me sick.

[@DrekkTV]

Shia LaBeouf is such an underrated actor, too bad he went nuts.

[@takue_zw]

Sia is the BEST 👌❤

[@Khafka23]

I've got thick skids and an electric car.

[@jello_inmananimeisbae1042]

+Khafka23 XD

[@BabyBunch]

lol

[@cakekyo7]

hahahahaha legit lol

[@BabyBunch]

I would have said I got pig skins and a galactic card..lol

[@crazykidxd]

+Khafka23 electric cars*

[@baiadelleiridi]

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.

[@MassInDaHouse1]

interesting theory my friend :D and I agree its great acting and coreography

[@MineCreatores]

I think this comment needs more likes guys...so that everyone can see the real meaning of this video

[@DernSure]

but what would explain the fighting?

[@baiadelleiridi]

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!

[@PurpleBadger]

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.

[@davidm9958]

Toujours autant d'émotions.. Cette chanson, ce clip, ces paroles, c'est un monument.

[@nicoleferrin3741]

Sia her voice 😍 so talented❤❤

[@joannasmithson2335]

He only thinks he can't get out. The bars are not stopping him.

[@alyssa-xv8st]

ohhh

[@bronxboneyard5764]

That is the heart BREAKING point, and so many of us are in the same situation and don't know it.

[@jarintasnimalin6681]

Yeah, our mind is our only barrier.

[@misscatlover8036]

Well said

[@georgeadcock2347]

Yes. That's the point.

[@Nets0801]

Just do it!!!! Don`t let your dreams be dreams!!!! Yesterday you said tomorrow, so just do it!!!

[@vortex_wolf2555]

dude how old is that lol

[@erickdias5876]

i am going to comment this

[@gabos2893]

JUST DO IT¡¡¡¡¡¡ DO IT¡¡¡¡

[@mirtauric9440]

I can't find my phone charger

[@user-es8hq5nz4m]

xD

[@user-fr1qw5zn8j]

あなたの曲聴くと涙と一緒に苦しみが流れていくよ

[@JeremySmith-sx2oz]

🌹 yes

[@spencerselover]

My all-time favorite music video. The choreography, the emotion, it's all top notch.

[@crossofintimidation]

What about this pedophilia? Are people really that sensitive and concerned about censoring anything sexual that they're willing to reach like that? I am tired of people demonizing sexuality. You realize by using terms like 'pedophila' you're making light of the victims and their horribly traumatic experiences? It doesn't take an artist to understand that this is about a father desperately trying to understand his daughter. A father trying to help her, and then he realizes right there at the end he can't. Stop being so fucking sensitive. Stop being so afraid of sex. If your parents hadn't done it you wouldn't be here, and if people don't do it, the human race will be even more fucked. Get over yourselves.

[@Skyebright1]

Brilliant comment ;)

[@georgemc1182]

well, Sia actually said what the video means. Both are representing the same person and one's struggles. It's not about a father and his daughter.

[@CBlack-tm8nq]

"It doesn't take an artist to understand that this is about a father desperately trying to understand his daughter." That is only ONE of the meanings of this performance. I am not afraid of "sex". I am disgusted by the current SEXUALIZATION of children and of their relationship with adults.

[@regisk]

C. Black There is absolutely no sexualization in this video. She's using a standard dance suit, they don't kiss, they don't even cuddle! There's not even something that shows that what they have is a romantic love/attraction and not friendship love, father/daughter love, etc. The only thing that happens is natural human touching, everything else is in your head.

[@SanChez513]

I completely agree with your statement, the ones who preach censorship is bad are the same ones who think this artwork violates some moral standing. It doesn't violate anything, human perception has become horribly distorted.

[@RajuDas-qm9yk]

Damn it Shia Labeouf is so underrated

[@MSGODDESSCHAR]

Fascinating how flawed infallible flesh deems worthiness under a world size microscope.

[@asmrchannel1320]

Shia labeouf was raped and it kind of took a toll on him that’s all but I really miss him

[@asmrchannel1320]

Mrs.Nickadeemus OMG 😱 he was go look it up 😐

[@mukupro]

He is kinda weird though

[@asmrchannel1320]

Mrs.Nickadeemus okay 😐🙄

[@caylacorrigan4160]

When this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and then jail. Now I have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - The Chess Piece” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you 💕😊

[@stanenhypennn]

I'm so happy for you ❤️

[@hunzhunz-lo3xn]

@@stanenhypennnthats a bot

[@stanenhypennn]

@@hunzhunz-lo3xn lmao I legit thought it was a real person😭

[@hunzhunz-lo3xn]

@@stanenhypennn LMAOOO just saying you can press on their profile and see fhat they commented the exact same thing on multiple videos😭😭

[@stanenhypennn]

@@hunzhunz-lo3xn yeah ik but I didn't check 😭😭it's so embarrassing 😭

[@patrickwynkoop9442]

Hearts are breaking 💔 but they can be fixed

[@Marie45610]

That little girl is so talented.

[@scorpiusd.5756]

Marie yeah and also the blond one.... oh god...xD im sorry that was so bad

[@mariusl1345]

Scorpius D. 👍👍

[@artgamingcastillos1176]

Marie bruh

[@chloed.3108]

Marie Maddie Ziegler

[@call_me_genny3131]

Marie right she used to be in dance moms right

[@TheRainSnake]

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.

[@nyanlintun5727]

that's actually a brilliant theory...

[@jiminycricket123]

signed in to like this.

[@madatroytka]

brilliant

[@VjtaOjha]

wow. Brilliant explanation

[@00midmod70]

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/

[@ryanbaker6059]

Possibly one of the most complete performances of all time. Lyrics, singer, video & meaning it has everything! Top bananna!

[@carlosmonreal2128]

beautiful video, this is one of my favorites, thanks to all the producers

[@FishCakeIce]

to the people asking "why shia lebouf?": he's an actor. this video has more acting in it, for him, than it does dancing.

[@corpse.boywife]

JUST DO IT

[@MrBrownie2310]

FishCakeIce people may talk shit about him but theres no denying hes an amazingly talented actor

[@FishCakeIce]

MrBrownie2310 true!

[@user-js5im1ej6w]

Ikr, he's probs gonna be in YT REWIND 2015

[@aiyakapteyaichimani5601]

MrBrownie2310 Especially in this. Can't stop watching it. It makes me hurt in places I didn't know I had.

[@tamaralaird3389]

Brilliant video. Makes you feel his pain at the end. He's stuck in a cage while the other one can easily leave.

[@mrc4196]

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.

[@kylie516]

Interesting video. Who knew Shia La Beouf had that much talent? I'm seriously impressed.

[@yipperdeyip]

Kylie B Then you haven't seen enough. The dude can act, that was clear a long time ago

[@cheeseturobranza]

Tamara Laird They can both leave the cage , the distance between those rebars is big enough (3:02).

[@elinajankovskaja3132]

Zsolt Deak Hahaha, let's keep this sad feeling anyway...

[@ray3kkart]

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

[@tinyhouseranch]

Shia Breaks My heart with This HEART wrenching performance 😭😢

[@SamaCommaZ]

its sad that our society is so perverted. media, celebrities, the streets, the ads, the movies, KIDS SHOWS, everything now a days has a sexual preference. sex, rape, abuse, they are becoming a norm in our society. AND when a video like this comes along, a video filled with passion and heart, people don't see it as truth rather as a sexual thing. I can relate to this in many ways. i see my dad right in front of me when i watch this. love u sia.

[@isaaaa4965]

Mei Chan 1983 yas, give that girl a cookie.

[@greenbayben4531]

This isn't pedophilia! He's not like benson her over and givin it to her in the butt! He fucking dancing!

[@teamtalibah7127]

Aslam alakaim im a muslim too

[@toetoe7596]

BlueberrypopPopular Videos cool story bro but blueberrypoppopular isn't a muslim name. so i call BS

[@leedenbigh]

Couldn't of said it better myself.

[@paulacarmona1877]

The last part, when Maddie tried to break Shia out of the cage breaks me every time.

[@jeanroby2549]

I'm crying looking at it even after these many years

[@vanegutierrezm.5298]

Me too! Shia and maddie are truly the best ever. Wowwww°°°!

[@wilkoweers_8612]

Who is maddie

[@paulacarmona1877]

Wilko Weers_861 Maddie Ziegler, the girl

[@wilkoweers_8612]

paula carmona yesbut who is maddie ziegler as a person

[@weakdress]

once you learn and understand what this is about, it tells an amazing story and it is truly a beautiful piece of art

[@SuperRapha14]

this is the best voice of decades in addition to unforgettable songs and melodies. Ilove you

[@gabihuds]

Maddie: (leaves cage) Shia: come back here Maddie: no Shia: JUST... DO IT Maddie: (slowly gets back in the cage)

[@queenslay5472]

Omg xD

[@T-Zee]

+Mrs Pigeon Once I saw Shia I really wanted him to Yell DO IT or at least make him Mouth it

[@TacticalOni]

+Mrs Pigeon *snorts loudly*

[@MissXtremeBeauty]

Laughing till my last breath

[@Stephanie-ym7yb]

actual cannibal Shia lebouf

[@MelodyOfMars]

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.

[@laceylayce]

It is very beautiful

[@DanielMartinez-hb6lw]

+Carlos Vargas Amadori jajajajajaa

[@michaelcerenzio7563]

+MelodyOfMars to be honest when i saw this i was so confused, then to this day im still confused

[@deathphantom3364]

to some people it's telling a story but to regular people it's pathetic and weird

[@Pierrelestafier]

+MelodyOfMars And i'm not having a glass of wine, Im having six. Its called a tasting, and its classy!

[@beomjunsimp]

Sia's music always have a powerful messages in them....tysm sia for making such masterpieces !!!

[@user-uu5ut4gl2c]

She's a soul... He's a beast of inside...

[@HaiiiWazzuppp]

Guys, this is art. Everyone interprets art differently. Just like poetry. Anyone can think whatever they want.

[@jow7775]

Don't state it like a matter of fact if you also have the belief that people interpret art differently. If I don't want to consider this shit art, I have the right to do so.

[@TheMandinha00]

Josh W Àctually, dance and music are kinds of art, so you're just wrong.

[@OlafavonGoeding]

Sia said that they both represent one person. That one person, I believe, would be Sia herself and this is her inner conflict. Somebody here already said it - it might be story about her, her past and present herself. If you watch it again with this in your mind, it makes so much sense! Her Present doesn't like her Past, they fight, but eventually make peace witch each other. They want to move on but they can't let go (of the cage)...

[@Limited00]

Art,,, hmmmm. This is one weird type of art

[@annabelmavin8247]

you're absolutely right!

[@TheSunRay]

This is actually about two parts of a heart. When one part is damaged and fears being open to love (hence not able to get out of the cage) and one part is small and innocent, and open to love (hence easily gets out of the cage). But if the whole heart cant be open to love then they can't love, hence the innocent and open part of the heart tries to get the damaged part of the heart out of the cage.

[@jasmine-yj4qu]

That was deep

[@YevgeniyL1989]

nice explanation

[@x2xebs1]

or my version. let the inner child in you to take over.. ;)

[@SuperRavensfan101]

Definitely a battle of inner elements but I agree 👌

[@grgaming5469]

guys help!!!! my dad saw this in my tablet and he thinks im watching porn!!!! NO KIDDING!

[@Abelson-vo5ly]

I was reading an article "best female vocalists" and my girl's name was there. Much love - Zambia

[@SambhavJain-ct8li]

Brilliant

[@ariellazoe]

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.

[@ariellazoe]

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.

[@videosandotherthings4209]

That's not the meaning sia posted the meaning

[@mstPredator]

+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"))))))

[@jamiebuchanan1253]

+Videos and other things Yes but everyone is open to their interperetation of it, and take what meaning they want.

[@cassandramelanson943]

+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.

[@rileybubblegum5926]

JUST DO IT. YOU CAN ESCAPE THAT CAGE. JUST DO IT!

[@miked6084]

STOP GIVING UP.

[@Z4G.]

Riley Bubblegum YESTERDAY YOU SAID TOMORROW!!

[@noodles6879]

DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS JUST BE DREAMS

[@kallis2557]

You made my day 😂😂😂

[@DKB-HI]

You can't escape the cage if you don't believe in yourself that you can escape it. Caged animals learn helplessness.

[@user-rg1kc3it4q]

sooo much feelings in this song love it

[@user-vb1ge5bp5q]

Beautiful Art.. Beautiful Expressions ❤

[@vcookie718]

999 million okay now I can say im here before 1 billion😂😂

[@maxeary]

I'm here for it too.

[@kaioabreu4043]

Me too

[@niharikar8097]

Same

[@kwisatzhaderach5053]

Me toooooo

[@nikolatesla6992]

Yo same! Lmao

[@joceobregon3034]

It's interpretive dancing... "skin doesn't always equal sex, touching doesn't always equal lust and dancing does not always equal carnality." And with the way society is set up, we always assume the worst right away. Either way, beautiful song, amazing video. I'm absolutely in love with this.

[@treynathaniel4075]

Sad that you as a young female would justify it. This world is devolving.

[@laurabergman6674]

Private, i'm older then joce and an abuse survivor and an avid SJW for abused, trafficked and exploted youth. yet i don't see my causes here. the nude clothes here are more about innocence, vunrablity, power and pain than sexuality, that's why they are kinda dirty too, smugged innocence and all that.

[@creatingart21]

***** nothing is sexual until one makes it so. this is just dancing. look carefully and shia is nowhere near any "off-limits" areas. according to sia they are two warring sia self states.

[@treynathaniel4075]

Jenna Waldman Again with the subjective realities. Very scary. Very dangerous. You need an extreme level to accuse? Sad indeed. Maybe it is that it is too late and the desensitizing is too deep. How ironic will it be when you come face to face with the reality that you have accepted and promoted. When you realize just how unimportant your life will be seen as. How you will be dispensable. Just another animal one above an ape. That a woman is just a means to create another disposable animal. They have eyes but cannot see. It makes one laugh at the cries of "think for yourself" when you people do nothing of the sort. You promote that sex,morality,abuse, should be entirely subjective. The world you people want will happen. You will then realize the folly of your ways. But it will be too late. All this "thinking" but you cannot see past the end of your nose. You go right ahead and defend it. It will come back to harm you. I guarantee.

[@mtrocak]

***** People like you make me wanna quit the Internet. But you can't quit the Internet, so I guess I'm stuck reading the thoughts of people who over-think things like you do.

[@diegocastillo14]

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!

[@Winter-gf9nt]

An Oscar? For dancing ? Give me strength freak video

[@adamtiasasmita]

of course, my fav list

[@TheAlstrang]

i've never been a part of the dance world but every time i watch this video i am blown away by how much emotion these two portray in their performance.

[@tasharaeconley7274]

Totally agree!!

[@Ruby_Villain]

They are both top tier of their crafts.

[@werdna130]

Masterpiece.

[@Joe-lc3sv]

You should watch the music video called feel like shit by Tate McRae

[@maureenbrown-nh9ei]

Maddie Ziegler! She is 12 years old. What a talent Maddie has!!

[@javaknowledge]

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.

[@thedbeme7288]

Hit that one right on the head

[@azulbird2]

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."

[@CLHMedia]

NOW the video makes since

[@katiesmith8726]

beautifully put hun

[@SueRosenberger]

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!

[@SCinORtenPIOse]

This is an awesome music video, Maddie is a great dancer, everything about this video is great! The story behind it, the music, everything.

[@georgearroyo6511]

Can we or can we not go on and on about this piece Thank Sia..thank you.

[@Ineeee]

My interpretation of the video They are the same person. She represents the child, infancy, playfullness, what was left behind. He represents who that person is today, beaten down, stressed and "fighting for peace". This video begins with him facing her, his inner child. They are at war with one another. The child beating him and laughing and taunting him. Being playful sometimes, but he takes everything as a painful blow, even if she didn't it him hard. He tries to come close, but she pushes him away and throws him around. Of course he can't fight back, just tries to get away from painful memories or things he has lost. 1:40 she is down and he tries to wake her, he's gentle and tries to make peace, he offers his hand and she pretends to give in and be gentle but then bites him and keeps playing him around. He's upset cause he trusted and almost got close to reconnecting, so he starts going stronger against her. At 2:55 when she leaves the cage, his prison, he is mad she can leave but he can't (even if physically it's obvious he can, 3:03).She sees he CAN'T leave and changes her approach. She now wants to help him instead of aggraviate him. She lets herself fall on him and be held. He holds her and comes to terms with his inner child. They play around making funny faces, she pulls at his face and gently triesto guide him out of his prision, but he's not stong enough and surrenders. She tries and tries to bring him out, but she can't do it for him, he has to want to, but can't. She eventually loses strength as well.

[@shealynpaulis8361]

You are so amazing to notice and think these things!!!

[@ClaudiaS_]

I aggree, I see it the same way. The way I see it, she isn't either of them, she's the cage. To cite Freud, one would be Id (your "inner child") and the other the Superego (your "inner parent"). And if you notice, only the child can "escape" the cage, which I think is her saying that you will always be stuck with your self-judgement, but if you don't calm it down, it can "scare away" your childish joy and guilt-free happiness.

[@mckzia9425]

I agreed.

[@Co0ki315]

I completely agree with this interpretation, very nicely put!

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

Beautiful Ine :)