This is the most beautiful song Katy Perry has ever written! (It made me cry the first time I heard it.) The day I first heard this was on a pretty bad day for me: I was being bullied by my teacher to the point to where it all became WAY too much for me to bear. That night, I was scrolling through lyric videos of her songs, then I decided to try this one. I was connecting with every lyric, from being a shell to wishing that I never met my bullying teacher. When the song came to the last chorus, I began to cry because the lyrics were EXACLTY how I was feeling. I have never heard another song so personal and beautiful in my life. When it ended, I cried out, "I BECAME A SHELL OF MYSELF!". About a month later, that same mean teacher got up in my face and told me to do something in a low and threatening tone. I suddenly thought of the lyrics of "Roar", "Firework", and the last verse of "Pearl": "But I woke up, and grew strong, and I can still go on, and no one can take my pearl! You don't have to be a shell, no, you're the one that rules your world, oh, you are strong, and you'll learn that you can still go on, and you'll always be a pearl..." I took a breath and said no to him once and for all, and that was the moment when I became a pearl. A special thanks goes to Katy for writing this incredible masterpiece! "She is unstoppable..."
This album came out when I was 13 and I remember dancing to it every day after school and memorizing the lyrics. It's crazy to think I'm 21 now and this song speaks to me on a level I never would've understood at that age.
What this song is about is were there is a girl, and she is a really pretty, smart, and nice girl, but people keep holding her down by making fun of her, ''but she woke up and grew strong, and learned she can still go on.'' Katy is telling these girls they don't have to be a ''shell''. I think Katy perry is the most realistic and most real celebrity in this country.
Everyone is confused about the meaning of the song but it’s actually about a girl who is really pretty and smart and all that (aka a pearl) but she gets into a relationship with a guy who is toxic and makes her feel bad about herself and make her hate herself so she turns into a shell but then she realises she’s better than him and gets out of the relationship and starts to love herself again🤍
yes finally someone actually gets this song, i just read several comments showing no one bothers to read/listen to the lyrics....so many men try to bring down powerful women to make them feel worthless, because the man has insecurities so takes them out on her, this is where so much Domestic abuse stems from...and Katy talks of getting out of her "toxic relationship" while talking about how she'd wish her friend can do the same and offering her a way out
It has multiple meanings. Another is that the “he” in the song is her depression and doubts. She used to be a Pearl when she didn’t have doubts or depression because she was more secure, but now that she has doubts, she is nothing but a shell. She could be so much more (like a Statue of Liberty,) but she is afraid of change (the light inside her) which is why she stays in the same place (the dark.) It’s really deep if you look it this way, as for so many people the only thing holding them back from their full potential is themselves.
She is so talented!! Her song writing is amazing because the amount of metaphors in this song alone. She is so smart and people say that she is a flop and some people say she can't sing but no, she can sing and she inspires so many people. I actually get offended when people pick on her because she has inspired me so much with her songs and when people say she can't sing I get so mad. She is amazing and I've loved her since I was 5!!
One of my closest friends pointed me toward this song, because it fit my relationship with my ex. I will never be 100%, the scars will remain and I will always have my moments where I second-guess myself, and apologize for things, even if I'm not at fault. But I am learning to shine again.
I was feeling nostalgic and came to listen to Teenage Dream and was disturbed this song has some of the lowest views of all the songs on the album and even here on YT. It was one of my absolute favorites and is so empowering, I wish this one had gotten the respect it deserved when it was released!!
***** Hope you're okay *hug* Yeah, I always just end up unintentionally twisting songs in my head to take a more personal meaning to me?? I just always have. *shrug* xx
My friend Lea passed early this year from an overdose. She was one of the most genuine, pure, and beautiful people i had ever met. She was just getting out of a very toxic situation when i met her. She had just escaped a very abusive boyfriend who had stolen from her and beat her .. He was so cruel to her. She moved to get away from him and was doing beautifully for herself....Then her ex found her and Lea lost herself in him again. He introduced her to hard drugs and she overdosed after feeling she couldn't get away from him. This song reminds me so much of her journey and her struggle. She was a pearl and she was so much stronger, braver, and kinder than anyone deserved.
kassie brown No one knows for sure, but a lot of people have speculated that it's about Rihanna, especially considering Katy's close friendship with her (at the time)
Eldi Bicari well no one knows if they’re friends anymore. Rihanna kinda hinted She wasn’t close with her. In the met gala 2018 pic Rihanna looked like she wanted to sh00t her. But in 2017 Katy and Rihanna were supportive of each other. They probs just drifted. They have busy lives
My older sister is in a relationship that she's taken herself apart for for years. I've tried so hard to be there for her and hopefully encourage her to finally take that step and leave him. Been feeling really helpless lately, and this song really reminds me of how I used to see her as someone I aspired to be, but now she's grown so small from this relationship and it's sad watching someone who used to be my mountain lose so much of herself...
I forgot how much I loved this song. Not just this song but the whole cd. That was back when I thought of musicals using all the songs from a cd. The one for this cd was about an alien war. I never cemented the details around it, but this song had vivid choreography in my head
i am so happy to be one of katy's biggest katycats !!!!!!!!!! i love katy perry so much, omg !!!!!!!!!!!!! i even have 2 of katys perfumes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haven't been a "Pearl" and hope not to be... but I've known "pearls" and support them to stand up for themselves. No one deserves to be trapped in a controlling relationship that smothers who they want to be.
I feel like this song describes the two sides to myself in a way. There's the 'shell' side of me, that tries to be strong, but ends up realising that it's hopeless; and then there's the 'pearl' side of me, that reminds myself that I don't have to be shell, and that I can still go on. Anyway, this song is beautiful, it's probably my favourite song on 'Teenage Dream', except for maybe 'the one that got away'
This song describes my friend Katie... Her brother hates her! She's always getting yelled at and told to go away and piss off. She's always cowering in her room alone...😓
this was me, 12 years ago I was a pearl - 2 years ago I realised I was a shell and its sooo true he was scared of what was inside me so he made sure I was kept down, now im strong but still searching for that light he took away from me
In my opinion, this is one of her *extremely* underrated songs.
really wish Katy had done a powerful video with this song to help women break out from toxic abusive relationships
I totally is!
Yeah! I used to like it a lot & didn’t realize it wasn’t that popular.
Are you a hater of katy perry if you are you need to just get help bro everyone loves listen to katy perry
Why did this not song make it to radio? It has such a powerful message that so many girls can relate to on so many levels.
Because radio execs are mostly male.cant have a woman thinking she can rise above a man can. we?
I dont think I've ever heard a katy Perry song on the radio
The Radio sucks that's why
@@solaris_hereandqueer me ethier
@@sherrydillow2874 yup.
I hate radio sometimes.
This is the most beautiful song Katy Perry has ever written! (It made me cry the first time I heard it.) The day I first heard this was on a pretty bad day for me: I was being bullied by my teacher to the point to where it all became WAY too much for me to bear. That night, I was scrolling through lyric videos of her songs, then I decided to try this one. I was connecting with every lyric, from being a shell to wishing that I never met my bullying teacher. When the song came to the last chorus, I began to cry because the lyrics were EXACLTY how I was feeling. I have never heard another song so personal and beautiful in my life. When it ended, I cried out, "I BECAME A SHELL OF MYSELF!". About a month later, that same mean teacher got up in my face and told me to do something in a low and threatening tone. I suddenly thought of the lyrics of "Roar", "Firework", and the last verse of "Pearl": "But I woke up, and grew strong, and I can still go on, and no one can take my pearl! You don't have to be a shell, no, you're the one that rules your world, oh, you are strong, and you'll learn that you can still go on, and you'll always be a pearl..." I took a breath and said no to him once and for all, and that was the moment when I became a pearl. A special thanks goes to Katy for writing this incredible masterpiece! "She is unstoppable..."
Also, the 31 people who disliked this song are either shells or have no taste for REAL music... or have no soul. (Thumbs up if you agree!)
Exactly!!! This song is also deeply personal to me after my best friend abused/used me. THANK YOU KATY!!!!!!!!!!!
You should also listen to brave by Sara barielles and Gold by Britt Nicole
randomtandem53 As I was reading this. 2:30 came up and I was like, even the song says you can.
Yes that last part kills me. How are you now??🔥🔥❤️❤️
she gives the song so much power and emotions
Liam Wade True
Katycat perry yeaaahh..sooo trueee
yep
Such a powerful song , just listening to it you can feel and see her emotions.
True l am Katycat l am true Katy Perry fan l am big fast of her this music that that she sings is amazing 😇😇
I just read somewhere on Twitter that she wrote this for Rihanna during her difficult time
Stop I’m crying..
It's true, watch cry about it later she kissed rihanna at the end
Oh I dont know that.
“she used to be the world” makes so much sense!!
@@musicanaal7766 Katy is not a lesbian, stop
This album came out when I was 13 and I remember dancing to it every day after school and memorizing the lyrics. It's crazy to think I'm 21 now and this song speaks to me on a level I never would've understood at that age.
Katy Perry has it all!
i used to be 8 and she was my childhood. and after getting in these relationships, I get it.
What this song is about is were there is a girl, and she is a really pretty, smart, and nice girl, but people keep holding her down by making fun of her, ''but she woke up and grew strong, and learned she can still go on.'' Katy is telling these girls they don't have to be a ''shell''. I think Katy perry is the most realistic and most real celebrity in this country.
This song is about a woman in a abusive relationship, where her husband mistreats and bullies her. Katy said this herself
Everyone is confused about the meaning of the song but it’s actually about a girl who is really pretty and smart and all that (aka a pearl) but she gets into a relationship with a guy who is toxic and makes her feel bad about herself and make her hate herself so she turns into a shell but then she realises she’s better than him and gets out of the relationship and starts to love herself again🤍
I was one of those girls this song means so much to me
yes finally someone actually gets this song, i just read several comments showing no one bothers to read/listen to the lyrics....so many men try to bring down powerful women to make them feel worthless, because the man has insecurities so takes them out on her, this is where so much Domestic abuse stems from...and Katy talks of getting out of her "toxic relationship" while talking about how she'd wish her friend can do the same and offering her a way out
I was a girl and my heart broke
It has multiple meanings. Another is that the “he” in the song is her depression and doubts. She used to be a Pearl when she didn’t have doubts or depression because she was more secure, but now that she has doubts, she is nothing but a shell. She could be so much more (like a Statue of Liberty,) but she is afraid of change (the light inside her) which is why she stays in the same place (the dark.)
It’s really deep if you look it this way, as for so many people the only thing holding them back from their full potential is themselves.
She wrote it for Rihanna I think
Katy Perry is so wonderful, their music inspires me and soothes me, so I love her so much.
She is so talented!! Her song writing is amazing because the amount of metaphors in this song alone. She is so smart and people say that she is a flop and some people say she can't sing but no, she can sing and she inspires so many people. I actually get offended when people pick on her because she has inspired me so much with her songs and when people say she can't sing I get so mad. She is amazing and I've loved her since I was 5!!
And I'm 13 now!
So much emotion :'(
THIS IS MY FAVOURITE KATY PERRY SONG EVER!!!! It is so underappreciated, but its so good!
The first 40 seconds give me chills
KangarooBird121 I love your pic
Yours gave me nightmares!!
(how does it give u chills?)
One of my closest friends pointed me toward this song, because it fit my relationship with my ex. I will never be 100%, the scars will remain and I will always have my moments where I second-guess myself, and apologize for things, even if I'm not at fault. But I am learning to shine again.
I hope you're shining ❤️❤️
😊👍
This song is so meaningful and it's so heartfelt when katy sings it. In love :)
I was feeling nostalgic and came to listen to Teenage Dream and was disturbed this song has some of the lowest views of all the songs on the album and even here on YT. It was one of my absolute favorites and is so empowering, I wish this one had gotten the respect it deserved when it was released!!
I love this song...
My name is Pearl, literally.
Aww.
Hope you're still listening to this song 💖
My personal spin; this 'him' sums up depression in a nutshell
***** Hope you're okay *hug*
Yeah, I always just end up unintentionally twisting songs in my head to take a more personal meaning to me?? I just always have. *shrug* xx
That's how it is for me and for my mom it's her abusive relationship
Autumn Shook Oh, sweetie :( Sending you all my love xx
Rebecca Stenlake or an abusive person
Rebecca Stenlake I love your interpretation of it.
such a powerful song!! I love it! #girlpower
My friend Lea passed early this year from an overdose. She was one of the most genuine, pure, and beautiful people i had ever met. She was just getting out of a very toxic situation when i met her. She had just escaped a very abusive boyfriend who had stolen from her and beat her .. He was so cruel to her. She moved to get away from him and was doing beautifully for herself....Then her ex found her and Lea lost herself in him again. He introduced her to hard drugs and she overdosed after feeling she couldn't get away from him. This song reminds me so much of her journey and her struggle. She was a pearl and she was so much stronger, braver, and kinder than anyone deserved.
2024? I very love this song! I sing this song very often!
its about Rihanna :')
kassie brown No one knows for sure, but a lot of people have speculated that it's about Rihanna, especially considering Katy's close friendship with her (at the time)
Why katy and riri are not friends now??
Eldi Bicari well no one knows if they’re friends anymore. Rihanna kinda hinted She wasn’t close with her. In the met gala 2018 pic Rihanna looked like she wanted to sh00t her. But in 2017 Katy and Rihanna were supportive of each other. They probs just drifted. They have busy lives
Love this song ❤❤
This is my favorite song ever!
really? over even m+rl? This?
m+rl?
@@Audrey-dp6bm Yes.
In love with this song
such an emotional song... i love it!
this song hurts because there's so much truth it tells
My older sister is in a relationship that she's taken herself apart for for years. I've tried so hard to be there for her and hopefully encourage her to finally take that step and leave him. Been feeling really helpless lately, and this song really reminds me of how I used to see her as someone I aspired to be, but now she's grown so small from this relationship and it's sad watching someone who used to be my mountain lose so much of herself...
"LIKE IF YOU WERE A PEARL
-_-
You continue to be that pearl
I believe in you
Sierra Krupp I'm being sassy- :P
Lol
+Narnia Lives
same here gurl
Ironically it fits Pearl (from Steven Universe)
I was thinking that also!
Thank the lord I'm not alone
+CharVilla1001 i made a vid
CharVilla1001 I love Steven universe
Love u Katy💙
I can not even imagine my life without your music😊
Thanks God cuz I'm sow blessed🙏❤
it made me cry
I cannot get enough of this song! I love Katy's lyrics... it's all so honest.
This song reminds me of how hard my lifes been but gives me courage at the same time. It totally represents me and my mum both.
I forgot how much I loved this song. Not just this song but the whole cd. That was back when I thought of musicals using all the songs from a cd. The one for this cd was about an alien war. I never cemented the details around it, but this song had vivid choreography in my head
Story of the Black Pearl when in the hands of Barbossa. I'm glad Jack got her back
i am so happy to be one of katy's biggest katycats !!!!!!!!!! i love katy perry so much, omg !!!!!!!!!!!!! i even have 2 of katys perfumes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Emma Bratic same i have royals and killer queen
niceee
Who’s listening in 2020? 💖🥺
This makes me think of my mother cause she's In an abusive relationship at he moment
She got her pearl back for almost a year before going back to a shell
DX
Autumn Shook i know this is 3 years old but I really hope your mom got her pearl back and is doing better
I interpret “him” as depression and anxiety. I just found out about this today. I cried. I needed this
"like if you *were* a pearl?" oh please I'm still a pearl. I'm liking this vid anyway though cause I love this song
Mystery Girl same
This is my favourite song Ever. I still have chills when i listen to this song make me happy. :)
This is a beautiful song
i love katy perry she sings what is in her heart and some songs help kids deal with bullying and thier lifes.
it's move fast just like an avalanche.
Read that as it was on that part 😂
this song needs an official video
Its deep in cement..just saying
Still an awesome video
Thanks for uploading
this one of my faves on that CD so. very much relatable Katy is good!!
Great song, I love it. :)
this song is about rihanna and chris brown's relationship, katy and rihanna were really close when it all happened
This is amazingly beautiful
The lyrics are so powerful... Amazing ! ♥
#StopTheFansWar
My favourite Katy Perry song🔥😏
Haven't been a "Pearl" and hope not to be... but I've known "pearls" and support them to stand up for themselves. No one deserves to be trapped in a controlling relationship that smothers who they want to be.
The teenage dream album is a masterpiece, both lyrically and sonically 💕💕💕
I feel like this song describes the two sides to myself in a way. There's the 'shell' side of me, that tries to be strong, but ends up realising that it's hopeless; and then there's the 'pearl' side of me, that reminds myself that I don't have to be shell, and that I can still go on.
Anyway, this song is beautiful, it's probably my favourite song on 'Teenage Dream', except for maybe 'the one that got away'
Katy Perry is my childhood
Cool I love all Katy song aweso
Best Katy Perry video EVER!!!!! (mostly for lack of language :) ) LOVE THIS SONG
jst awsmmmm katy.....i wanna dedicate this sng to all girls....
This is soo beautiful!
ITS SO GOOD!!!
I looove Katy Perry! She's so perfect!!!
Cute love song!. Pearl is A Cool thing to see in the sea Even Mermaids to see in the sea Lovely song great job Katy Perry Love it!. 🥰🙂👍
love this song
I love this song so much ❤️❤️❤️ I’m using it for dance rn and I just ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
one of the most beautiful song..
ah i love the effect with the lyrics! :) i love this song too, it describes me lol
what do u use to ediit ur vidz? there really really good! (:
Katy Perry is sooo a pearl
I really loved her songs about overcoming things. So inspirational
i think Teenage Dream album could won a Grammy but... WHY THEY DIDNT GIVE IT ONE! THIS ALBUM IS SUCH AN AMAZING AND INSPIRATIONAL
I will never understand how this album won't a Grammy!!!
Great vid! Perf timing and great sound quality!
This song describes my friend Katie... Her brother hates her! She's always getting yelled at and told to go away and piss off. She's always cowering in her room alone...😓
Lovely song:)
this was me, 12 years ago I was a pearl - 2 years ago I realised I was a shell and its sooo true he was scared of what was inside me so he made sure I was kept down, now im strong but still searching for that light he took away from me
saw katy in GLASGOW last ngiht and this song was AMAZING live !!!!!
soo beautiful
This is my favorite Katy Perry songs
Made me cry so many years ago.
This video is so goooooooooood
this song is so powerful my favorite song
On my way! I loove Katy Perry
beautiful lovely song!
am i the only one who finds this song beautiful?
i love that song omg!!!!!!!
beautiful
back in the old days.. memories
loving it xxx
this has to be something related to diamond and pearl remakes
I was getting really tired of people saying DP remakes confirmed, but now, I would be severely disappointed if they didn’t have DP remakes tbh.
It’s confirmed!
I much prefer her songs like this to her ones she first did like "I kissed a girl" and "Hot and Cold" Sorry if I upset any one lol x
Love u katy!!
beautiful song
I am in love with this song so emotional I still listen to this in 2014 lol
omg now my new favriote song
Awesome job on video! Keep it up!
should've been a hit
i like this song!
This song is so beautiful, one of my favourites for sure!!