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Sia

Suitcase

Release date: 12th December 2016

From Ballerina (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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About This Track

Sia wrote 'Suitcase' with Chris Braide for the Ballerina soundtrack. The song finds her voice pitched between restraint and urgency, caught between the pull of departure and the weight of attachment. A restless girl addresses someone she wants to take with her, but the gap between intention and action widens with each verse. The chorus strips the conflict down to its essential image: pack everything into one suitcase, keep only what matters, and fly. Sia repeats the refrain until it becomes both mantra and admission. Freedom, the song suggests, might mean leaving; it might also mean the person you're trying to convince to come along.

"Suitcase" is a track by Sia, from the album Ballerina (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), released 12th December 2016. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Sia.

About the Artist

Sia

Sia

Lyrics

Suitcase

[Verse]

Have you told me all? I've got things to say

Hey, I'm talking to ya

We got things to do, we got plans to make

And I wanna take you with me

Yeah, I wanna take you with me

[Pre-Chorus]

But a far-off gaze is wide in me

Can you feel it?

And if you can't tell I'm a restless girl

What are you hearing?

[Chorus]

Pack it all away, pack it all in one suitcase

I got all I need, all I need to be free

Pack it all away, pack it all in one suitcase

I got all I need, all I need to be free

Pack it all away, pack it all in one suitcase

I got all I need, all I need, I'm flying

Pack it all away, pack it all in one suitcase

I got all I need, all I need to be free

Pack it all away, pack it all in one suitcase

I got all I need, all I need, I'm flying

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Track details

From Ballerina (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2016
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Ballerina (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Chris Braide, Sia
    Producer
    Chris Braide
    Mixing Engineer
    Chris Braide
    Strings Arranger
    Christopher Carmichael, Klaus Badelt
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