Hello there, so this is my first post on Hive and on the Hive Open Mic challenge. This is my entry for week 107 captioned "Brave heart".
The moment I saw the caption, I knew the song I wanted to sing. This particular song means a lot to me and a lot of people in the world. When it was released, it skyrockted on the charts around the world because it's clear and strong message of self empowerment and standing up against obstacles in life. The title of this song is Roar by Katy Perry.
Roar is a song by American singer Katy Perry for her fourth album "Prism". In February 2020, the music video for Roar reached 3 billion views making it the first video by a female to reach the milestone in YouTube's history. It was nominated for two Grammy awards.
For me, Roar is a song that really helped me when I suffered from low self esteem. Its powerful lyrics always had me feeling better after listening and it's catchy tune always made me keep it on repeat. I would recommend Roar to anyone to listen to because to me, a song is more than a tune, it's a message and when I find a song that does both wonderfully, it becomes a treasure to me and that is what Roar is to me. A treasure.
Here are the lyrics to the song
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up (hey)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (hey)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Now I'm floatin' like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee, I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero
You held me down, but I got up (hey)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (hey)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (you'll hear me roar)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (you'll hear me roar)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar
My favorite line is:
I got the eye of a tiger, fighter, dancing through the fire cos I champion and you're gonna hear me roar.
I hope you enjoy my entry.
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