Teenage Dream- by Katy Perry

I am actually really excited to figure out the "Behind the Meaning of the Lyrics" on this one. I love this song, right from the moment that I listened to it I was obsessed.


I was recently at a dance for my school, most of the songs being played were ghetto and honestly I had no fun listening to them. Then, randomly out of the blue, this song came on and an immediate reaction occurred. High schoolers started screaming the lyrics on the top of their lungs and laughed while jumping and dancing to this awesome beat that Katie is giving us.  


Katie Perry in general has always seemed like the wild type. Daring, and not afraid to take chances. When most artists write there songs you usually see their personality shown through what they are trying to say or the experiences that have happened. Through most of Katie Perry's songs she's talking about love and reaching out to the teenage girl community. Me, being one of them, can really jump into her lyrics and find an escape. 


The negative part about these lyrics is kind of the fact that she's mostly relating a relationship to sex, especially a teenage relationship. As you listen to the song she says some lyrics to make them sound like fun and bubbly. The meaning behind it all is she's relating her "young adult" relationship to a teenage relationship by saying that they are going to go "all the way" tonight. In a way i feel somewhat offended that she would think all teens take boyfriends/girlfriends and decide to lose their virginity.


The christian community is full of young teenagers, and when we (from experience) hear this it sometimes makes us get the wrong idea. I'm not speaking for everyone but sometimes I feel the need to change my ways and go against God by doing stupid things that celebrities say in their songs. Of course, I'm never going to do that. But then again, i think of some of the people that have heard songs like this and thought that losing your virginity before marriage is ok, and its not. I have given her music video of the song below, and its not the best music video. Its very inappropriate and i haven't watched the whole thing myself. 


So remember that there is a man right next to you watching every single move you make. Would you do everything you did in front of him?


Love, 
Natalie