A Katy Perry Update: Lyrics, Credits & A New Promo Pic

Mike Wass | February 10, 2017 6:28 pm
Katy Perry's New Look Triggers A Stan War
Katy Perry's pastel pink "Chained To The Rhythm" promo pic triggers a stan war.

Katy Perry just does promo better. While other divas are wasting your time with Instagram countdowns, the 32-year-old sends out a fleet of golden trucks to announce her new LP (as she did for Prism) or plants disco balls around the world to reward fans with a preview of “Chained To The Rhythm.” The only way she could top this is by knocking on doors to perform her next single a cappella. (You’re welcome, Capitol Records). While we wait for that, let’s round-up the last 24 hours in Katy-land.

For starters, there are a couple of new promo pics by Olivia Bee. The first glimpse of Katy’s new look triggered a stan war when fans noticed similarities with other artists. That was a stretch at best, which the new images confirm. The pop star’s career-long obsession with all things kawaii continues, but her new approach is softer and more sophisticated. (See one of the new pics here and the other below). In other developments, the full “Chained To The Rhythm” credits have been revealed. It was co-written by Katy, Max Martin, Sia, Ali Payami and Skip Marley. Production was handled by Max and Ali. See the lyrics below, so you can dance, dance, dance to the distortion (not the disco song as I first thought!).

Katy’s “Chained To The Rhythm” lyrics:

Are we crazy
Living our lives through a lens
Trapped in our white picket fence
Like ornaments

So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble

Aren’t you lonely
Up there in utopia
Where nothing will ever be enough
Happily numb

So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble

So put your rose-colored glasses on
And party on

Turn it up, it’s your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we’re free
Drink, this one’s on me
We’re all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm
To the rhythm

Are we tone deaf
Keep sweeping it under the mat
Thought we could do better than that
I hope we can

So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble

So put your rose-colored glasses on
And party on

Turn it up, it’s your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we’re free
Drink, this one’s on me
We’re all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm
To the rhythm

It is my desire
Break down the walls to connect, inspire
Up in your high place, liars
Time is ticking for the empire
The truth they feed is feeble
As so many times before
They greed over the people
They stumbling and fumbling
And we about to riot
They woke up, they woke up the lions

Turn it up, it’s your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we’re free
Drink, this one’s on me
We’re all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm
To the rhythm

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