Roar

Katy Perry * Track #1 On PRISM

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Album PRISM

ALBUM

Katy Perry

2013

Roar by Katy Perry

Release Date

Sat Aug 10 2013

Performed by

Katy Perry

Produced by

Cirkut & Dr. Luke & Max Martin

Writed by

Bonnie McKee & Cirkut & Dr. Luke & Katy Perry & Max Martin

About

“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 similar to Sara Bareilles‘ “Brave.”

The song is a self-empowerment anthem that one critic described as a “stylistic return...

Roar Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

[Pre-Chorus]
You held me down, but I got up (Hey)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (Hey)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar

[Verse 2]
Now I'm floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee, I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero

[Pre-Chorus]
You held me down, but I got up (Hey)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (Got up)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
(You'll hear me roar)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar

[Bridge]
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Oh, louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Yeah)
You're gonna hear me roar
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
(You'll hear me roar)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar

[Video Directed by Grady Hall & Mark Kudsi]
[Produced by Dr. Luke & Max Martin]

Roar Q&A

Who wrote Roar's ?

Roar was written by Bonnie McKee & Cirkut & Dr. Luke & Katy Perry & Max Martin.

Who produced Roar's ?

Roar was produced by Cirkut & Dr. Luke & Max Martin.

When did Katy Perry release Roar?

Katy Perry released Roar on Sat Aug 10 2013.

What have the artists said about the song?

Strangely enough, as much as I’m so loud and proud about my music, sometimes in other aspects of my life I became very introverted and didn’t feel like I could say what I meant, and I got to a boiling point and it would just boil over a little bit. So ‘Roar’ was a song I wrote about really standing...