 Genius Meanings
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Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
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“Teenage Dream” was released as the second single from Perry’s studio album of the same name. The song became Perry’s second number one Hot 100 single from the album, following the
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Katy Perry – Firework
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“Firework” is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream. The song was released as the third single, following the success of singles “
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Katy Perry (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – California Gurls
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In 1965 The Beach Boys recorded the original “California Girls.” Their lyrics proclaimed that none of the other girls in the US could top California girls. In Perry’s number one
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Katy Perry – E.T.
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“E.T.” was released as the fourth single from Perry’s album Teenage Dream. The remixed single version of the song features rap verses from rapper Kanye West.
The song finds Katy
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Katy Perry – Wide Awake
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“Wide Awake” is a song inspired by Katy’s divorce from Russell Brand, in which she reveals that now that the relationship’s over she sees everything clearly. The song details how
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Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
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“Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” is an ode to partying heavily. In the music video, Perry (portraying her alter ego, Kathy Beth Terry) celebrates a party at her house on a Friday
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Katy Perry – The One That Got Away
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In The One That Got Away, Katy reminisces about a former lover. She promises him that if only things had worked out differently, they could have spent their lives together.
During
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Boyce Avenue – Teenage Dream
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I think you're pretty / Without any makeup on / I think you're funny / When you tell the punchline wrong / I knew you got me / So you let your walls come down, down / Before you
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Stephen Dawes – Teenage Dream
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[Verse 1] / You think I'm pretty without any makeup on / You think I'm funny when I tell the punchline wrong / I know you get me, so I let my walls come down / Yeah, come down / [
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Katy Perry – Circle the Drain
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Released as a promotional single, “Circle the Drain” is said to have been about Perry’s ex-boyfriend, Gym Class Heroes' own Travie McCoy. In the lyrics, Perry criticizes him for
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Katy Perry – Hummingbird Heartbeat
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“Hummingbird Heartbeat” is a song in which Katy sings about her lover, who is so incredible that he makes her heart beat as fast as a hummingbird’s whenever he’s around.
In an
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Katy Perry – Peacock
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This is an almost-embarrassingly obvious song comprised of one long double entendre.
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Katy Perry – Roar
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“Roar” is the lead single off Katy Perry’s fourth studio album Prism. The song deviates from the electro-pop sound on Teenage Dream in exchange for a mid-tempo pop-rock anthem
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Katy Perry – Teenage Dream (Vandalism V8 Vocal Remix)
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[Intro] / (Love) / (Love) / (Love) / (Love) / (Love) / (Love) / (Love) / (Love) / (Love) / We can (Love) / We can (Love) / We can (Love) / We can (Love) / We can (Love) / We can (
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5 Seconds of Summer – Teenage Dream (Katy Perry Cover)
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A cover of Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream.
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Katy Perry – Part of Me
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“Part of Me” details a relationship in which a man holds Katy down. He took a lot of things away from her, but she tells him that there’s still a part of her left that he will
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VÉRITÉ – Teenage Dream
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[Verse 1] / You think I'm pretty without any makeup on / You think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong / I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down / Before you
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Katy Perry (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – California Gurls (MSTRKRFT Main Mix)
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[Verse 1] / I know a place where the grass is really greener / Warm, wet and wild / There must be something in the water / Sipping gin and juice / Laying underneath the palm trees
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Katy Perry – Teenage Dream (Kaskade Club Remix)
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[Verse 1] / You think I'm pretty without any makeup on / You think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong / I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down / Before you
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Katy Perry – The One That Got Away (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / Summer after high school when we first met / We'd make out in your Mustang to Radiohead / And on my eighteenth birthday, we got matching tattoos / Used to steal your
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5 Seconds of Summer – Teenage Dream (Live)
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Originally by Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream” is one of the many songs 5 Seconds of Summer has covered and performed.
Katy Perry has described her song as one that describes the
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Katy Perry – Teenage Dream (Dave Audé Radio)
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[Verse 1] / You think I'm pretty without any makeup on / You think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong / I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down / Before you
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Mike Tompkins – Teenage Dream & Just the Way You Are
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[Verse 1] / I think you pretty, without any makeup on / You think I'm funny, when I tell the punchline wrong / I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down / [Pre-Chorus
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