Examples:

 

 

“Skies are crying, I am watching. Catching teardrops in my hands. Only silence, as it's ending. Like we never had a chance.”

 

The “skies are crying” creates a depressing mood. Rain is often associated with sadness and she is embracing it like she is almost going to give up. The next line “catching teardrops in my hand” represents the connection she feels to the sadness symbolized by the rain.

 

“You can take everything I have. You can break everything I am. Like I'm made of glass. Like I'm made of paper. Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground. Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper.”

 

The song is saying she is being knocked down, but then gets up, dusts herself off, and rebuilds.

 

“As the smoke clears, I awaken. And untangle you from me. Would it make you, feel better. To watch me while I bleed? All my windows still are broken.  But I'm standing on my feet.”

 

This means people will do anything to see you fall but you can’t give up.

 

Meaning:

 

Everyone goes through difficult times at one point so we can all relate to this. The skyscraper symbolizes Demi because she fought against bullying as a child.