Wide Awake

Wide Awake by Katy Perry

I had to share this video and song. As usual, I like the song and its lyrics. But I love, love, love the video. The first time I saw it, it gave me chills. There are a couple referrences to Alice in Wonderland in the video. The caterpiller, cheshire cat, looking glass and hedge maze (But in this case, some of the maze is made from brick walls.) all show up. I may have missed some referrences but those are the ones I spotted. The song doesn't really have anything to do with Alice in Wonderland but I liked the visual story in the video that included those things.

I couldn't find the music video on YouTube without a prelude or ending that were not part of the song. So I downloaded it and tried to cut out the begining and end parts. If you can't watch the one I posted here, you can find it on YouTube. I really like the three different dresses she wears in this video. Here are a couple pictures from the video:

Last but not least, here are the lyrics:

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard
With an open heart
I'm wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong?
I'm wide awake
And now it's clear to me
That everything you see
Ain't always what it seems
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on
On the concrete

[Chorus]
Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight
Yeah, I'm falling from cloud 9

I'm wide awake
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
I'm wide awake
Need nothing to complete myself, no

I'm wide awake
Yeah, I am born again
Outta the lion's den
I don't have to pretend
And it's too late
The story's over now, the end

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on
On the concrete

[Chorus]
Falling from cloud 9 (it was out of the blue)
I'm crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight (yeah, I'm letting you go)
I'm falling from cloud 9

I'm wide awake
Thunder rumbling
Castles crumbling
I'm wide awake
I am trying to hold on
I'm wide awake
God knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side
I'm wide awake
But I'm not blind anymore...

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm falling from cloud 9 (it was out of the blue)
I'm crashing from the high
You know I'm letting go tonight (yeah, I'm letting you go)
I'm falling from cloud 9

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake