Monday, January 17, 2011

Firework

I didn't really mind this song when I first heard it or the next time after that, or the next, or several airplays later. To me, it was just another Katy Perry song, catchy. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against her songs, it's just that you hear them too often on the radio, a lot of them in fact to the point that I don't feel the need to get my own copy anymore. You see, hearing them on the radio once in a while is enough. For me the whole point of having your own copy is when you get into this mood where you want to listen to something. I guess Katy's songs never fell into that category for me.

But then, I started really listening to this song... and when the meaning of the song dawned on me, I couldn't stop raving about it. I had to share it to well my facebook network. haha Well, apparently, there were a couple of us out there who thought it was just another catchy Katy Perry song (possibly a love song). Little did we know it was more than that. Soon after that realization, this was my morale and stress booster.



Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin
Like a house of cards, then blow from caving in?

Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?
'Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "ah, ah, ah!",
You're gonna leave 'em all in down-awe-awe

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane, comes a rainbow

Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it's time you know

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-awe-awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time you let it through-ooh-ooh

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
You're gonna leave 'em all in down-awe-awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon




Apparently, that's not the end of the story yet for this song. Enter Boyce Avenue's cover of this song. It's not just a morale booster anymore. It's now a love song that can turn you into mush. (at least for me that is).


Isn't it obvious, I just love this song?! :)

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