Firework

Album: Teenage Dream (2010)
Charted: 3 1
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  • 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, one blow from cavin' 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 awe, 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 a 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'll 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
    Make 'em go, "Ah, ah, ah"
    You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, 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 to let it through

    '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 awe, awe, awe

    Boom, boom, boom
    Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
    Boom, boom, boom
    Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon Writer/s: Esther Dean, Katheryn Hudson, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Sandy Julien Wilhelm, Tor Erik Hermansen
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, Payday Music Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Susan from IllinoisGreat song, strong meaning, love the song facts and Katy always performs this song wonderfully. Like Luke Bryan, I sang the wrong lyrics. I also sang up, up, up!. Katy Perry herself corrected him and let us know the lyrics are awe, awe, awe!.
    Songfacts, please correct your lyrics. You have the word listed as ah, ah, ah!.
  • Albatross from Taipei, TaiwanLife is like a firework. You gotta ignite the fuse and make it beautiful.
  • Mike from Norwalk, CtFantastically written song. Katy Perry was once known as Katy Hudson and got her start in music singing Christian rock.
  • Hannah from Charlottetown, PeThere is one thing about the song that baffles me. If she's saying "be like a firework" does that mean being a burst of colour that only last 2 seconds and is soon forgotten by people immediately after? Or am I thinking way too deep?
  • Tricia from Rockville Centre, NyAt first I didnt like this song..but the more I listened to it and the words....I was SOOOOOOOOO inspired! Its so true...the words describe how people ..especially kids....who they feel like the amount to nothing and just drifting thru the world...life. THis song really could get you thinking. Its going to be used in an upcoming movie called PROM....so perfect for young people in this crazy every changing world! Hats off to you Katy!
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