Roar
Perry Katy Lyrics
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Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready 'cause I had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar!
Now I'm floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar!
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar!
“Roar” is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her 4th studio album “Prism” (2013). The song is an empowering anthem about conquering fear and standing up for oneself. The lyrics tell the story of someone who used to be afraid to speak their mind and let people control them but has now found their voice and refuses to be pushed around anymore. The song starts by describing how the singer used to be scared to rock the boat and make a mess. She would sit quietly and agree politely with others even though she had a choice. She goes on to say that she let others push her past her breaking point and stood for nothing. But now, she’s made up her mind that she won’t let anyone hold her down and she’ll stand up for herself no matter what. She’s a champion and people will hear her roar.
Throughout the song, there are references to the “eye of the tiger,” a phrase which refers to a person’s intense focus and determination. The lyrics also use metaphors of thunder and a lion to imply the singer’s strength and loudness. Later in the song, she describes herself as floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee, a reference to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. She acknowledges that she started from zero but has become her own hero. The song is a message of hope and courage, encouraging people to stand up for themselves and fight for what they believe in.
Line by Line Meaning
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
I was once someone who never spoke up or challenged anything, too afraid to take any risks.
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
I was too afraid to cause any disruptions or challenges for fear of losing the peace and stability in my life.
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I was content with just following along and not making any waves, satisfied with the status quo.
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I had been so fearful for so long that I had forgotten that I had a choice in how I acted and spoke up for myself.
I let you push me past the breaking point
I had allowed someone to mistreat or control me to the extent that I could no longer tolerate it.
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
I was easily taken advantage of because I had no principles or positions that I stood up for, making me vulnerable to all sorts of mistreatment.
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Despite being held down or oppressed by someone, I found the strength and courage to get back up and fight.
Already brushing off the dust
I am determined to move past the hardships and challenges of life and not let them weigh me down or hold me back.
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
People are now beginning to hear me and understand who I am as a person.
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
I am going to make my voice heard and create an impact, where people will start paying attention and taking notice of me.
Get ready 'cause I had enough
I am no longer willing to put up with mistreatment or being taken advantage of, and people better watch out because I'm ready to take a stand.
I see it all, I see it now
I have gained enough awareness and insight into what was happening to me, and I am no longer blind to it.
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
I have the courage and tenacity of a tiger, willing to fight for what I believe in, and never surrendering.
Dancing through the fire
I will undoubtedly face obstacles and adverse conditions as I fight, but I will overcome them all gracefully.
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
I am a winner, a champion who is going to be heard and will make an impact.
Louder, louder than a lion
My voice and impact are going to be louder than even the biggest and strongest of animals, the lion.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
These sounds are extended to show excitement, energy, and enthusiasm.
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
Expressing my true self and unstoppable nature, using my roar to signify my voice will no longer be silenced.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., CYPMP
Written by: Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie Leigh McKee, Katy Perry, Henry Walter
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@JShu98
Scientific flaws with this video:
Katy Perry has blue eyes and claims to have the "eye of the tiger." However, it is impossible for tigers to have blue eyes as the green and brown pigments are what grant them low-light vision.
Lions do not roar. Though lions have been known to growl, they actually do not roar. This is something tigers and jaguars do, not lions. Lions actually sleep 18 hours a day and have no natural predators. As such, they have no need for roaring as it would just rouse the pack and/or reveal their positions to their prey.
Elephants do not have the capacity to provide a shower. Elephants can store incredible amounts of water and are known to spray upward of 10 gallons; yet the propulsion through which they expel the water is too powerful to allow for sustained periods of pressure. Furthermore, it expels air in shooting the water and would suffocate.
Katy Perry appears to be opening an alligator's mouth. This would not happen as alligators have jaws capable of pulling several hundred pounds. I understand this video is trying to portray Katy Perry as superhuman, but with that body she couldn't pull this off. Gator wrestling often uses restraints or trained gators. Very rarely is one actually wrestled.
The teeth of the alligator are visible when the mouth is closed. Due to the shape of the snout, we can determine this is an alligator. However, an alligator's teeth are covered by the lip lining of the alligator when its jaw is closed. Come to think of it, alligators do not close their mouths in the sense that humans do. They clench their mouths so as to avoid consuming unwanted animals or their own young unexpectedly. So how the hell did she open it?!
Moving cave images: Just no. Perhaps she ate some hallucinogenic berries, but I doubt it. Just no.
The message of the song is that she proves stronger than tigers. This is symbolized by her wearing tiger skins. However, these are leopard skins. Tigers have stripes, leopards have spots. The people making this video really need to get their shit together.
Wait... is she wearing makeup? Where could she obtain this? The pigments and various materials used in makeup are largely artificial and require presses. But fuck that, let's just say she doesn't even know how to make makeup.
Going back to the clothes... I doubt she knows how to knit. Hell, I doubt she has the means to knit. And if she really did defeat the animals needed for clothing, why not make an overcoat or something more comfortable and less revealing? Skimpy clothing doesn't protect from mosquitoes and she's not impressing anyone. It's very clear that she is alone in the jungle.
Which brings me to my next point. There are no lions in the jungle. Lions live in the Savannah and grasslands. The expression that they are the "king of the jungle" is not a reasonable basis on which someone may write a song.
Come to think of it, she should just be dead. I'm not even going to analyze her showdown with the tiger. She would run out of food and die. Hell, she'd go insane and die. She'd probably look for ways to kill herself. SHE. IS. DEAD.
Selfies. With a monkey. She has a fucking phone? How does she charge it? Why does she take a picture when she clearly doesn't have service? If she did have service, someone would've rescued her from her SOS. She's fucking Katy Perry. This is selfie culture, people.
Her teeth are remarkably white. I guess that not eating helps, but bacterial build up still occurs in sleep and over time, so she wouldn't have teeth that white.
Lipstick. Elephant Pedicure. What the hell? The masculine Katy Perry still administers makeup. What does that tell us about the message she is sending about women? Even when cut-off from society and completely independent they still worry about appearance and seek to please themselves. They're vain. That's the message she is sending. Katy Perry is the greatest setback to feminism since the sandwich.
After the huge number of fuck-ups with tiger textures, they finally get it right in the "Roar" ending sequence. So did they think they were wrong before? Wrong afterwards? Do they just not notice. Why don't they check these things?
I hope I ruined this video for you.
@TheFergie81
LOL at the swifties thinking SIO will reach 1B before ROAR so not only is KATY the FIRST (NEVER to be beaten by ANY OTHER FEMALE ARTIST) she will be the FIRST FEMALE with 2 1B views videos and that will NEVER BE BEATEN because you can only be FIRST the ONCE and as for BB that's not getting close the song has already dropped out of the top 10 in the UK and wont get back to #1 in the USA either ... LOOKS LIKE TAYLOR WILL.... "ALWAYS" ....BE SECOND IN THAT ACHIEVEMENT at least KATY didn't have to take her music off spotify to gain views on here SHE DONE IT WITH her music on other streaming sites
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I like pom
1) you read that wrong
2) your checking too see
4) you didn't realize I skipped 3
5) you just checked to see
6) you didn't notice your and too is used wrong
7) you realized that I'm fucking with you
8) you forgot one thing
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Here
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Ici
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yep
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Still a banger
@chicken
Its April 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song💙
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❤
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Nahh this is MY CHILDHOOD SONG✨
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I am😊