health | March 23, 2026

Demi Lovato - Skyscraper Lyrics Meaning

anonymous

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Sep 9th 2011!⃝

This song has so much meaning to it, And it can mean something different to everyone.
to me - it is about her eat disordered she had, self harming, and depression. We all know she struggled with them. So when i hear this song, I think of here saying all of this to her ED, SH and depression. kinda, like telling it that you can't break her no more, and that she is strong enough to get through it all.
And when she said "feel better
to watch me while I bleed?" I thought of her saying it to her haters that judge her because of her struggles.
She is saying, "Will it make you feel better if you sat and watch me struggle"

A lot of people don't know this, unless you been in her, or any person that have been depressed, that self harming, ED and depression takes over you to the point you have no control. I believe that when she sang "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"

It was about how depression takes over her, and ruins her, but not no more, she is fighting back and trying to get better, It can do anything to her, she will keep rising from the ground like a skyscraper, She never giving up.

im saying all of this because i been dealing with self harming for over three years, This song really helps me, I feel like demi is singing about me and how i feel when i hear this song. I listen to this song every day more then once.