![]() ![]() Lines such as “Pickin’ up the pieces of my life/Without you on my mind” strongly confirm the song is indeed originally written about a breakup. On personal terms, the lyrics reflect Bernie Taupin moving on after a breakup. The lyrics tell the uplifting story of someone who has overcome adversity and feels better than ever. ![]() Also, it is over 6 minutes long, and this could be one reason why it never got played on air in most cases at the time. A song about recovering from setbacks and overcoming life’s challenges. Tiny Dancer (1971) This song never made it to the Top 40 in America. By Eddie – CC BY-SA 2.0 The Meaning of The SongĪt its core, Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” is an anthem about resilience and perseverance. “I’m Still Standing” could’ve easily worked as a slow mournful ballad, but Elton decided to transform the lyrics into the uplifting song we know today. As a result, Elton still had a massive influence on the mood of the song. You know the sort of thing, ‘Don’t you worry about me, I’ll be perfectly fine.”Įlton John – as always – wrote music over the lyrics Bernie Taupin provided to him. ![]() Which, if my memory serves me correctly, was a sort of kiss-off to an old girlfriend. “Which, believe me, is perfectly fine by me – and in fact it’s probably infinitely more interesting than what it was originally written about. “I think people see it as an anthem based on Elton’s strong sense of survival in the face of adversity”, Taupin said. Don’t you know I’m still standing better than I ever did/Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid/I’m still standing after all this time/Picking up the pieces of my life. ![]()
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