Well I’ve got thick skin and an elastic heart/
But your blade it might be too sharp.

“Elastic Heart” may be Sia’s best song. The concept for the song—her heart is elastic, and it won’t be broken by the sharp blades of her broken relationships is fantastic. When she sings, “You won’t break me” it is as emotionally moving as any her anthems (and her anthems are great).

The simple acoustic piano in “Elastic Heart” is a great production decision. Most of the time both the piano and the non-piano version of Sia’s music are fantastic, but on “Elastic Heart”,  the piano version is truly exceptional. I like hearing Sia’s voice without all the drum tracks that mask her voice.

What is most amazing about Sia is not that she has five or so top 500 songs of all-time. (Even though that is amazing, and only topped by a couple bands and artists). It is that she is so prolific after the age of 35.  There are only two other artists who had their greatest songs after that age: Leonard Cohen and Bonnie Raitt.

There are so many artists who once they hit about that age they are done. There are so many in that category that I don’t even need to name them.  It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Sia’s next album was her best, but I can’t say that about any other artist over 30. Perhaps it is because she achieved fame relatively late in life. Perhaps Sia is just one of a kind.

You may also like Sia’s Bird Set Free.

Elastic Heart Lyrics

And another one bites the dust
But why can I not conquer love?
And I might’ve thought that we were one
Wanted to fight this war without weapons
And I want 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 trust no one

You did not break me
I’m still fighting for peace

Well 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
Yeah I may snap and I move fast
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
Yeah let’s be clear, I won’t close my eyes
And I know that I can survive
I walked through fire to save my life
And I want it, I want my life so bad
And 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

Oh, 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
Yeah I may snap and I move fast
You won’t see me fall apart
‘Cause I’ve got an elastic heart

Oh, and 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
Yeah I may snap and I move fast
You won’t see me fall apart
No, ’cause I’ve got an elastic heart

And 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
Yeah I may snap and I move fast
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

written by Sia