Wide Awake
Katy Perry"Wide Awake" is lyrically about the reality of a break up and moving on, which many have believed to have been written about Perry's ex-husband, Russell Brand, since it was written and recorded after the divorce
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard
With an open heart
I’m wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong
I’m wide awake
And now it’s clear to me
That everything you see
Ain’t always what it seems
I’m wide awake
Yeah, I was dreamin’ for so long
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn’t dive in
Wouldn’t bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
‘Til I woke up on
On the concrete
Fallin’ from cloud 9
Crashin’ from the high
I’m lettin’ go tonight
Yeah I’m fallin’ from cloud 9
I’m wide awake
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
I’m wide awake
Need nothing to complete myself, no
I’m wide awake
Yeah, I am born again
Out of the lion’s den
I don’t have to pretend
And it’s too late
The story’s over now, the end
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn’t dive in
Wouldn’t bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
‘Til I woke up on
On the concrete
Fallin’ from cloud 9
(It was outta the blue, I’m)
Crashin’ from the high
I’m lettin’ go tonight
(Yeah, I’m lettin’ you go, I’m)
I’m fallin’ from cloud 9
I’m wide awake
Thunder rumbling
Castles crumbling
I’m wide awake
I am trying to hold on
I’m wide awake
God knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side
I’m wide awake
I’m not blind anymore
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
Yeah I’m fallin’ from cloud 9
(It was outta the blue, I’m)
Crashin’ from the high
You know I’m letting go tonight
(Yeah, I’m lettin’ you go, I’m)
I’m fallin’ from cloud 9
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
- The video player plays from the time specified
- Chorus
- People Talking
To manage to stay alive or to deal with a difficult situation:
We just had to hold on until help arrived.
Completely awake.
Some people believe in reading the stars as the stars is telling their future. Katy’s referring to making wrong decisions in life that created her destiny/future.
bend, kneel in respect
She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god.
plunge into water
The water was very cold here, and it took a few seconds to prepare myself mentally before I could dive in.
material
A statue made of concrete is at the entrance to the park.
figurative (blissfully happy)
Children are on cloud nine when they get their favorite desserts.
To gather or collect
Please pick up the pieces.
Pick the pieces up.
animal's lair
The wounded animal hid in its den.
to behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not
We were never going to make the marriage work, so why pretend?
structure: falling apart. To (cause to) break into small fragments
The ancient paper crumbled in his hands.
making low rolling sound
stay courageous or patient. wait, maintain position
Hold on till I get there!
consider positive aspects
sightless, unable to see
He has been blind since birth