A little intro on what I'm about to start on:
Daily Dose of Sound will be my regular postings on songs that I like, love, or listen to all the time. I might include some old-fashioned (but sensible) reflections, comments, ideas, reactions, memories... practically anything the song reminds me off. All because I'm such a music-lover and I have this persistent urge to always convert my thoughts into words. Knowing me, it's not exactly going to be a daily thing but you get the idea. I'm feeling kind of excited. I think this is going to be real fun.
(Source will always be posted at the end of the lyrics.)
"The One That Got Away"
by Katy Perry
Summer after high school when we first met
We make-out in your Mustang to Radiohead
And on my 18th Birthday
We got matching tattoos
Used to steal your parents' liquor
And climb to the roof
Talk about our future
Like we had a clue
Never planned that one day
I'd be losing you
In another life
I would be your girl
We keep all our promises
Be us against the world
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away
I was June and you were my Johnny Cash
Never one without the other We made a pact
Sometimes when I miss you
I put those records on (whoa)
Someone said you had your tattoo removed
Saw you downtown singing the Blues
It's time to face the music
I'm no longer your muse
But in another life
I would be your girl
We keep all our promises
Be us against the world
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away
The one(X3)
The one that got away
Bridge:
All this money can't buy me a time machine (No)
Can't replace you with a million rings (No)
I shoulda told you what you meant to me (Whoa)
Cause now I pay the price
In another life
I would be your girl
We keep all our promises
Be us against the world
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away
The one(X3)
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away
We make-out in your Mustang to Radiohead
And on my 18th Birthday
We got matching tattoos
Used to steal your parents' liquor
And climb to the roof
Talk about our future
Like we had a clue
Never planned that one day
I'd be losing you
In another life
I would be your girl
We keep all our promises
Be us against the world
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away
I was June and you were my Johnny Cash
Never one without the other We made a pact
Sometimes when I miss you
I put those records on (whoa)
Someone said you had your tattoo removed
Saw you downtown singing the Blues
It's time to face the music
I'm no longer your muse
But in another life
I would be your girl
We keep all our promises
Be us against the world
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away
The one(X3)
The one that got away
Bridge:
All this money can't buy me a time machine (No)
Can't replace you with a million rings (No)
I shoulda told you what you meant to me (Whoa)
Cause now I pay the price
In another life
I would be your girl
We keep all our promises
Be us against the world
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away
The one(X3)
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don't have to say
You were the one that got away
The one that got away
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I think this might by my favorite song in Katy Perry's new album, "Teenage Dream". Personally I think it's a really great one (the album), probably also why she managed to top the charts for the first time. I told myself that I would only buy the CD if I liked ALL the songs in the album. Sadly, this one didn't quite make it. But it would definitely be a good contender. I really love it. It's actually still not impossible for me to buy it in the future if I had some extra cash.
I think the song is just all about a missed chance: A chance to tell someone he is appreciated. A chance to fight for your relationship. A chance to be honest and faithful. A chance to be the happiest person with someone really special. It's a really sad and regretful song...also reminds me how much I hate regretting about anything.
