Wide Awake

Katy Perry * Track #15 On Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection

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Wide Awake by Katy Perry

Release Date

Fri Mar 23 2012

Performed by

Katy Perry

Produced by

Cirkut & Dr. Luke

Writed by

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

About

“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 Russell led her to believe that he loved her, until he decided to end the relationship.

Wide Awake Lyrics

[Intro]
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

[Verse 1]
(I'm wide awake)
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard with an open heart
(I'm wide awake)
How did I read the stars so wrong?
(I'm wide awake)
And now it's clear to me
That everything you see ain't always what it seems
(I'm wide awake)
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then what I know now
Wouldn't dive in, wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts, you made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on, on the concrete

[Chorus]
Fallin' from cloud nine
Crashin' from the high
I'm letting go tonight
Yeah, I'm fallin' from cloud nine

[Verse 2]
(I'm wide awake)
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece and landed on my feet
(I'm wide awake)
Need nothing to complete myself, no
(I'm wide awake)
Yeah, I am born again
Out of the lion's den, I don't have to pretend
(And it's too late)
The story's over now, the end

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then what I know now
Wouldn't dive in, wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts, you made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on, on the concrete

[Chorus]
Fallin' from cloud nine (It was outta the blue, I'm)
Crashin' from the high
I'm letting go tonight (Yeah, I'm letting you go, I'm)
I'm fallin' from cloud nine

[Bridge]
(I'm wide awake)
Thunder rumbling
Castles crumbling (I'm wide awake)
I am tryin' to hold on
(I'm wide awake)
God knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side (I'm wide awake)
But I'm not blind anymore

[Break]
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm fallin' from cloud nine (It was outta the blue, I'm)
Crashin' from the high
You know I'm letting go tonight (Yeah, I'm letting you go, I'm)
I'm fallin' from cloud nine

[Outro]
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

Wide Awake Q&A

Who wrote Wide Awake's ?

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

Who produced Wide Awake's ?

Wide Awake was produced by Cirkut & Dr. Luke.

When did Katy Perry release Wide Awake?

Katy Perry released Wide Awake on Fri Mar 23 2012.

Does an alternate version of "Wide Awake" exist?

An alternate studio version of “Wide Awake” does not exist, but one of the writers of the song, Bonnie McKee, shared some of the original lyrics for the song on her Twitter page. The original song title for the song was “No Matter What”, but was ultimately changed to “Wide Awake”. McKee described th...

What did Katy Perry say about "Wide Awake"?

Well, this song, I have a lot of different emotions and feelings in all of my songs. This song in particular is a dose of reality. It’s kind of like coming down from a high. You’ve been on cloud nine for so long, and it can’t always be so sweet and sometimes you need to realize that, and you have to...