| “ | I think it woke up a sleeping giant that is now getting its strength back and breathing and about to just slay!' | ” |
—Katy about Bigger Than Me.[1] | ||
"Bigger Than Me" is a song by Katy Perry being the twelfth track on her fourth album studio Witness.
Background[]
During an exclusive with Entertainment Weekly. Katy revealed it was inspired by the results of the United States 2016 Election. Where, she was a supporter of Hillary Clinton.[2] "I have a song on the record called “Bigger Than Me,” and I think the song talks about Hillary and the election and something is happening that’s bigger than her". Later, Katy references the song on a tweet on X, "Speak your truth even if your voice shakes. Live your truth even if your body breaks. Spirit survives." [3]
Theme[]
The song talks about the search for purpose, breaking patterns, where there is a refusal to just follow like robots without reason, merely stealing oxygen, something Katy does not want to be. This “Something Bigger Than Me” emphasizes a growing sense of a calling or mission that cannot be ignored. Mentioning intuition and a force that “keeps on growing out of control,” it suggests a spiritual or social awakening that transcends the individual, showing a willpower to stand out and evolve, even if she sometimes denies it. “I'm kicking and screaming,” she will do it.
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Lyrics[]
[Intro]
I can see it happening
Happen, I can see it happening
Happen, I can see it
[Verse 1]
Can't go with the flow, got to make waves
Even though I look at the sand and I'm just one grain
But my intuition says there's a bigger mission I must embrace
So I'm, I'm pushing my thoughts to a new place
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm kicking and screaming
'Cause it won't be easy
To break all the patterns
If I'm not evolving
I'm just another robot
Taking up oxygen
[Chorus]
It's something bigger than me
I can feel it beginning
Something bigger than me
Yeah, I can feel it opening
Tried to ignore it
But it keeps on growing
Out of control
It's something bigger than me
And I can feel it happening
[Verse 2]
So I'll speak my truth though my voice shakes (I can see it)
Try to summon the strength to look fear in the face
[Pre-Chorus]
But I'm kicking and screaming
'Cause it won't be easy
To break all the patterns
If I'm not evolving
I'm just another robot
Taking up oxygen
[Chorus]
It's something bigger than me
I can feel it beginning
Something bigger than me
Yeah, I can feel it opening
Tried to ignore it
But it keeps on growing
Out of control (Out of control)
It's something bigger than me
And I can feel it happening
[Interlude]
Happening (Oh-ah, oh-ah, oh-ah)
Happen, I can see it happening
Happen, I can see it happening (Oh-ah, oh-ah, oh-ah)
Happen, I can see it happening
I can feel it, I can feel it, I can feel it happening
[Chorus]
It's something bigger than me
Something bigger than me
Yeah, I can feel it opening
Tried to ignore it
But it keeps on growing
Out of control (Out of control)
It's something bigger than me
And I can feel it happening
[Outro]
Happening (I can feel it)
Happen, (I can feel it) I can see it happening
(I can feel it)
Happen, I can see it
References[]
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v • e  | |
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| Standard tracks | Witness • Hey Hey Hey • Roulette • Swish Swish (featuring Nicki Minaj) • Déjà Vu • Power • Mind Maze • Miss You More • Chained to the Rhythm (featuring Skip Marley) • Tsunami • Bon Appétit (featuring Migos) • Bigger Than Me • Save As Draft • Pendulum • Into Me You See |
| Bonus tracks | Dance With The Devil • Act My Age |
| Scrapped tracks | Method To My Madness • Normalize • Rise • Save Me Some Tonight • Weak |
| Producers | Duke Dumont • Felix Snow • Hayden James • Jeff Bhasker • Max Martin • Mike Will Made It • PJ Sledge • Savan Kotecha • Shellback |
| Tour | Witness: The Tour • Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide |
| Extras | Editions • Album photoshoot • Merchandise |