After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. After adopting the stage name 'Katy Perry' and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Perry rose to fame in 2008 with her second album, One of the Boys, a pop rock record containing the controversial U.S number one song "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold". Three subsequent albums have topped the U.S. Billboard 200. The disco-influenced Teenage Dream (2010) spawned five chart-topping U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles–"California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T.", and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" — a record tying her with Michael Jackson's "Bad". Its follow-up record Prism (2013) was inspired by her divorce, and incorporates pop and dance along with themes of self-reflection, everyday life, and relationships. With the music videos for its chart-topping songs "Roar" and "Dark Horse", Perry became the first artist to have multiple videos reach one billion views on Vevo. Her 2017 electropop album, 'Witness' featured a political subtext and a theme of liberation. Her sixth studio album 'Smile' followed in 2020.
Perry has nine U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one singles and has received various awards, including four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award. She has been included in the annual Forbes lists of highest-earning women in music from 2011 to 2019. Her estimated net worth as of 2016 is $125 million. Perry is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 18 million albums and 125 million singles worldwide. In film, she released an autobiographical documentary titled "Katy Perry: Part of Me" in 2012, and voiced Smurfette in the 2011 film The Smurfs and its sequel in 2013. Her Super Bowl halftime show performance is the most watched in history. Perry also began serving as a judge on American Idol in 2018.
ET & Part of Me
Katy Perry Lyrics
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Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade
You chewed me up and spit me out
Like I was poison in your mouth
You took my light, you drained me down
But that was then and this is now, now look at me
This is the part of me
This is the part of me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no!
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
But you’re not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no!
I just wanna throw my phone away
Find out who is really there for me
You ripped me off your love was cheap
Was always tearing at the seams
I fell deep, you let me down
But that was then and this is now, now look at me
This is the part of me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no!
This is the part of me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no!
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
But you’re not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no!
Now look at me I’m sparkling
A firework, a dancing flame
You won't ever put me out again I’m glowin’ oh whoa
So you can keep the diamond ring
It don't mean nothing anyway
In fact you can keep everything yeah, yeah except for me
This is the part of me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no!
This is the part of me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no!
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
But you’re not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no
This is the part of me, no
Away from me no
This is the part of me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, no
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
But you’re not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me,
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no
In Katy Perry's song ET, the lyrics express her desire to escape from a toxic relationship where she feels consumed and weakened by her partner. She reflects back on how her love interest has taken everything from her, but she refuses to let him take away the part of herself that gives her strength and resilience. Perry declares that this part of her cannot be taken away or broken, no matter what challenges come her way. In the song Part of Me, Perry is fed up with a relationship that was built on lies and cheap love. She no longer wants anything from her ex-partner and is ready to move on from their toxic past. She sings that she is grateful to have escaped the relationship and is now shining brighter than ever before.
Line by Line Meaning
Days like this I want to drive away
Sometimes I feel like leaving everything behind and starting fresh
Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade
I want to move on from the person who has caused me so much pain and see them disappear from my life
You chewed me up and spit me out
You used me and then discarded me like a worthless object
Like I was poison in your mouth
You treated me with disgust, like I was something harmful
You took my light, you drained me down
You made me feel powerless and sucked the life and joy out of me
But that was then and this is now, now look at me
But things have changed and I have moved on, just look at how strong I am now
This is the part of me
This is the aspect of myself that defines me
That you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no!
You may have hurt me in the past, but you will never be able to diminish this part of me
Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows
You can continue to throw insults and attacks at me but it won't affect me
But you’re not gonna break my soul
Your attempts to harm me won't succeed in damaging my inner spirit
I just wanna throw my phone away
I feel like disconnecting from the world and finding out who truly cares about me
Find out who is really there for me
I want to discover who will support me and help me through tough times
You ripped me off your love was cheap
You took advantage of my feelings for you and treated me poorly
Was always tearing at the seams
Our relationship was always fragile and on the verge of falling apart
I fell deep, you let me down
I was emotionally invested in you, but you betrayed my trust and disappointed me
Now look at me I’m sparkling
Now I am shining and radiating positivity
A firework, a dancing flame
I am full of energy and expression, like a bright and lively fireworks display
You won't ever put me out again I’m glowin’ oh whoa
You will never be able to dim my light and make me feel small again, I am thriving
So you can keep the diamond ring
You can keep the material possessions, they don't hold any value to me anymore
It don't mean nothing anyway
Those material possessions were never meaningful assets in our relationship
In fact you can keep everything yeah, yeah except for me
You can have everything else, except for my spirit and my soul
This is the part of me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, no
This is the most significant aspect of who I am, and it cannot be taken away
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PERRY, KATY/GOTTWALD, LUKASZ/MARTIN, MAX/MCKEE, BONNIE LEIGH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gabrieldally6044
Imagine having 5 #1 hits off of 1 amazing album and 2 more top 3 hits and another #1 hit on the re-release and not winning a grammy for it
@gabrielramos498
Her competition was Adele, Gaga at their primes. They were also successful and very much more critically acclaimed. No shade though, I love Katy and I hope she wins a Grammy one day.
@peymanyaghoubi6560
Prism could easily win but don’t you think adele 21 was still better than prism ? No one says that , yeah prism was amazing , but adele was the competition
@pedro2754
Grammys do not recognize chart success, if that’s what you’re looking for you should watch the billboard music awards
@nashi6447
Grammy is irrelevant nowadays. It gets more trashy when they gave Billie Eilish a Grammy like 💀💀💀 bye
@gabrieldally6044
@@nashi6447 she deserves a grammy, but not 5
@perrypacific
Sis I really thought my new earphones were breaking at this specific part lmao
@leonardwaga
I was about to comment that lol
@adamd6648
This was confusing af
@DanielleChristine
Hahahahahah me too