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.
Watch Me Walk Away
Katy Perry Lyrics
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Coming out, it sound so vicious
Don't like it when you're sympathizing
With your eyes so patronizing
Never say never
You never thought I wouldn't need you
And neither did I
No more co-dependence
No more mending fences
It all leads to bad dreams
And now I'm wide awake
No more psycho-drama
No more of your dirty karma
Believe me I washed my hands clean
Watch me walk away!
Sorry I don't have a tissue
For all your pathetic issues
Sorry I don't feel so sorry
When you touch me
You're in such a hurry
Never say never
You never thought I wouldn't need you
And neither did I
No more co-dependence
No more mending fences
It all leads to bad dreams
And now I'm wide awake
No more psycho-drama
No more of your dirty karma
Believe me I washed my hands clean
Watch me walk away! (no more, no more)
Watch me walk away! (no more, no more)
Watch me walk away! (no more, no more)
La la la la la la la la la la la la, oh
Watch me walk away! (no more)
Just watch me walk away!
La la la la la la la la la la la la
Just watch me walk away!
Watch me walk away!
There's nothing you can say
No more
Just watch me walk away!
No more co-dependence
No more mending fences
It all leads to bad dreams
And now I'm wide awake
No more psycho-drama
No more of your dirty karma
Believe me I washed my hands clean
Just watch me walk away!
The lyrics in Katy Perry's song Watch Me Walk Away reveal a sense of empowerment and liberation by breaking free from a toxic and co-dependent relationship. Perry expresses her disdain towards her partner's patronizing behavior and the lack of mutual support in the relationship. She is determined to move on from the relationship, as evidenced by the repetition of the phrase "watch me walk away." She no longer feels sorry for her partner's issues and has washed her hands clean of the drama and negative karma associated with the relationship.
The phrase "no more co-dependence" suggests that Perry has realized the destructive nature of their relationship and chooses to break free from the cycle of dependency. She acknowledges the bad dreams resulting from the mending of fences and the psycho-drama that has plagued their relationship. The repetition of the phrase "never say never" implies that Perry and her partner were once hopeful and in love, but ultimately, their relationship became unhealthy and unfulfilling.
Overall, Watch Me Walk Away conveys a strong message of self-respect and the determination to move forward from toxic relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't like it when you call me precious
I don't appreciate it when you use endearments to manipulate me
Coming out, it sound so vicious
Your words are hurtful and malicious
Don't like it when you're sympathizing
I don't want your pity or understanding
With your eyes so patronizing
Your condescending gaze is insulting
Never say never
Don't assume things won't change
You never thought I wouldn't need you
You believed I was reliant on you forever
And neither did I
Even I didn't realize I could live without you
No more co-dependence
I can't continue to be enmeshed in our unhealthy relationship
No more mending fences
I can't repair the damage caused by our constant conflicts
It all leads to bad dreams
Our toxic dynamic has been affecting my mental health
And now I'm wide awake
I'm finally able to see things clearly
No more psycho-drama
I can't keep up with your unstable behavior anymore
No more of your dirty karma
I won't tolerate your negative energy and manipulative tactics
Believe me I washed my hands clean
I've completely removed myself from your harmful influence
Watch me walk away! (no more, no more)
See how I'm moving on and leaving you behind
Sorry I don't have a tissue
I won't be sympathetic towards your emotional outbursts anymore
For all your pathetic issues
Your problems are not my responsibility to fix
Sorry I don't feel so sorry
I won't apologize for standing up for myself
When you touch me
I cringe at your physical proximity
You're in such a hurry
You only care about physical contact, not emotional connection
La la la la la la la la la la la la, oh
Background vocals
Just watch me walk away!
Pay attention as I move on from our toxic relationship
There's nothing you can say
You have no power or influence over me anymore
Contributed by Adalyn D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
JM G
Such a brilliant song ! Hard to imagine why it was never released... It could have been an instant hit.
Dale Francis
Reminds me of her 1st studio album OOTB... Pop/Rock genre really fits to her...
Andrew Franco
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Amanda M
uma das unreleased que eu mais gosto 🥰
Paula fay
This song is wonderful
Hriata chhangte
this is the best song of katy for me since his record
TheKatyperryfan5
This is the kind of music that i want for prism,not just industrial pop like roar ;)
Justine Devitt
Matter? I love Katy perry so much but roar is not better than this song
Matter?
Well Roar is a self anthem and catchy as hell..
Benjamin Man — iBenTV
this is katy's vocals, you can tell because it sounds like her first album...