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Yeah, eh yeah yeah
I can feel a phoenix inside of me,
As I march alone to a different beat,
Slowly slowing down my fear,
Yeah, yeah
I am ready for the road less traveled,
Suiting up for my crowning battle,
This test is my own cross to bare,
But I will get there
It's never easy to be chosen,
Never easy to be called,
Standing on the front line when the bombs start to fall,
I can see the Heavens,
But I still hear the flames calling out my name
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
I can feel this light that's inside of me,
Growing fast into a bolt of lightning,
I know one spark will shock the world,
Yeah, yeah
So I pray for favor like Ester,
I need Your strength to handle the pressure,
I know there will be sacrifice,
But that's the price
It's never easy to be chosen,
Never easy to be called,
Standing on the front line when the bombs start to fall,
I can see the Heavens,
But I still hear the flames calling out my name
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end,
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end,
Who am I living for?
Heavy is the head that wears the crown,
Don't let the greatness get you down
Heavy is the head that wears the crown,
Don't let the greatness get you down
Oh yeah
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end,
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end,
Who am I living for?
I can feel a phoenix inside of me,
As I march alone to a different beat,
Slowly slowing down my fear,
Yeah, yeah
I am ready for the road less traveled,
Suiting up for my crowning battle,
This test is my own cross to bare,
But I will get there
It's never easy to be chosen,
Never easy to be called,
Standing on the front line when the bombs start to fall,
I can see the Heavens,
But I still hear the flames calling out my name
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
I can feel this light that's inside of me,
Growing fast into a bolt of lightning,
I know one spark will shock the world,
Yeah, yeah
So I pray for favor like Ester,
I need Your strength to handle the pressure,
I know there will be sacrifice,
But that's the price
It's never easy to be chosen,
Never easy to be called,
Standing on the front line when the bombs start to fall,
I can see the Heavens,
But I still hear the flames calling out my name
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end,
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end,
Who am I living for?
Heavy is the head that wears the crown,
Don't let the greatness get you down
Heavy is the head that wears the crown,
Don't let the greatness get you down
Oh yeah
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
I can see the writing on the wall,
I can't ignore this war,
At the end of it all,
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end,
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end,
Who am I living for?
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Track duration: 04:09
"Who Am I Living For?" as written by Katy/stewart Perry
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
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Capitol gives her the music, the lyrics, the personality, the appearance, and they just tell her to sing so that she makes money for them. C'mon now...wake up. This has been the music scene for years now. Blockbuster pop singers make record companies, tv stations, radio stations, and production sudios millions upon millions, and they turn around and write a Christian song for the singer so that they'll also be able to maintain the really young fans who have cautious religious parents. It was like this from the early 90's....Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney, Christinia Agulera. Not so much in their actual songs back then, but every damn interview you saw with any them, "I have strong faith that God will help me through my life..."
Nowadays, it's the same shit, but now it's the songs that are in your face. Didn't you learn from "Jesus Walks" by Kanye? Everyone was all, "Kanye is a man of God, blah blah blah." WAKE UP.
All pop is garbage anyway, and yes I'm grouping Kanye into pop because today's hip-hop IS pop, period. Hip-hop is dead. Anyway, I'm rambling now, but yeah, she's pretty talentless, and this song is garbage. I don't know how old you all are, but it's silly that you're sucked in to all these fake "faith" songs.
But yeah, on a superficial level, it's correct in saying that this "song" is "supposed" to have spiritual meanings to it.
I'm not bashing Katy Perry as a singer. I'm just saying that this song is not what you people think it is at all. At all. I'm also saying she's not an artist, becuase she writes nothing, she just sings. She's a performer.
That being said, although I hate the pop genre, there are actually some songs out there that I like. I mean, I listen to metal, metalcore, post-hardcore, pop-punk, and alternative rock. But there are SOME songs that I can enjoy and that are "hot tracks", if you will.
And I'd have to say that Katy Perry is one of the better singers in the pop industry today. She's got a pretty good voice, plus she's one of the least-autotuned singers out there in the genre today. Maybe if she was in a real genre of music, I'd like her, but pop sucks, as we all know.
That is all.
And, yes, you are bashing Katy Perry as a singer. You stated that she was "pretty talentless". You're kind of an asshat for writing so much about something you know nothing about.
SHE'S WARNING THE HER FANS AND THE WORLD OF THE STRUGGLE AND DECISION SHE IS STILL DEBATING ON BUT BY FAITH I KNOW SHE WILL MAKE.
SHE IS SCARED BUT SHE WANTS TO DO IT.
EVEN WHEN SHE PERFORMS IT LIVE SHE USES THE ILLUSTRATION OF HER BEING CHAINED UP AND WANTING FREEDOM...
"Who am I Living For" describes Katy's battle between her goals and her morals, each of which holds back the other. She is America's image of sexy, yet she rests her faith in God. Her ultimate goal is to live her dream of being a performer, but her religion frowns upon everything that links with it. It is not her saying she should be living for one side or the other, but it is her describing the battle within, forcing her to choose one side or the other, when it would be ultimately her goal to have the both.
It goes along with Katy's whole mantra that it is important to be true to who she is, that she will not be beaten down by others or ashamed of the decisions she has made, for she is continuously being spiritually (and musically) reborn, and life is a continuous path of learning. Although, there are quite a few times in the song where you can infer that she questions what she does, and feels she should be living for God.
In the end, the message is to be true to yourself, your morals, and your goals, and be resilient about that.
The last stanza of that poem:
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
The reader can't tell if the "sigh" is of relief/accomplishment or distress or if "the difference" is good or bad. Also, earlier in the poem, Frost mentions that he likely won't go back to the fork in the road to change his mind and choose the other path.
In reference to this, Katy is saying that she's chosen her path and set in her ways, but she's not sure if it's good or bad. Even so, she is determined to "get there" and make it to the end.
Keep in mind, I'm not trying to offend anyone with my beliefs. While I'm a Christian, I'm not looking to force my belief system on anyone else. Jesus is my role model and I try to live a life that would please God, plain and simple. If you want to learn about Jesus, you know my name. (:
-ernyc
Keep in mind, I'm not trying to offend anyone with my beliefs. While I'm a Christian, I'm not looking to force my belief system on anyone else. Jesus is my role model and I try to live a life that would please God, plain and simple. If you want to learn about Jesus, you know my name. (:
-ernyc
She wants to please God, the church, her family, ect. but she also wants to be herself, and LIVE for herself. Which begs the title question...who is she living for?