{"id":37,"date":"2011-07-27T14:29:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T14:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationalsongoftheweek\/?p=37"},"modified":"2011-07-27T14:29:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T14:29:05","slug":"firework-katy-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationalsongoftheweek\/2011\/07\/firework-katy-perry.html","title":{"rendered":"Firework &#8211; Katy Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Hit &#8220;Like&#8221; to share with your friends!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katy Perry - Firework (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QGJuMBdaqIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Katy Perry may attract her fair share of controversy, but it is impossible to deny the positivity of this anthem.\u00a0 It is all about accepting yourself no matter what anyone else says, and it has a great inspirational video to match.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you ever feel like a plastic bag<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Drifting throught the wind<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Wanting to start again<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Like a house of cards<\/em><br \/>\n<em> One blow from caving in<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Do you ever feel already buried deep<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Six feet under scream<\/em><br \/>\n<em> But no one seems to hear a thing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Do you know that there&#8217;s still a chance for you<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Cause there&#8217;s a spark in you<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> You just gotta ignite the light<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And let it shine<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Just own the night<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Like the Fourth of July<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Cause baby you&#8217;re a firework<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Come on show &#8217;em what you&#8217;re worth<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Make &#8217;em go &#8220;Oh, oh, oh!&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> As you shoot across the sky-y-y<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Baby you&#8217;re a firework<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Come on let your colors burst<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Make &#8217;em go &#8220;Oh, oh, oh!&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You&#8217;re gunna leave &#8217;em fallin&#8217; down-own-own<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> You don&#8217;t have to feel like a waste of space<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You&#8217;re original, cannot be replaced<\/em><br \/>\n<em> If you only knew what the future holds<\/em><br \/>\n<em> After a hurricane comes a rainbow<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Maybe you&#8217;re reason why all the doors are closed<\/em><br \/>\n<em> So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And when it&#8217;s time, you&#8217;ll know<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> You just gotta ignite the light<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And let it shine<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Just own the night<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Like the Fourth of July<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Boom, boom, boom<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon<\/em><br \/>\n<em> It&#8217;s always been inside of you, you, you<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And now it&#8217;s time to let it through<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Katy Perry at Beliefnet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/06\/katy-perry-christian-recording.html\" target=\"_blank\">Katy Perry, Christian Recording Artist?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/bnetmusic\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to follow Beliefnet Music on Twitter!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hit &#8220;Like&#8221; to share with your friends! 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