Chained To The Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)
Are we crazy?
Living our lives through a lens
Trapped in our white picket fence
Like ornaments
So comfortable, we're living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble
Aren't you lonely?
Up there in utopia
Where nothing will ever be enough
Happily numb
So comfortable, we're living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble
(Aah)
So put your rose-colored glasses on
And party on
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one's on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm, to the rhythm
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one's on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm, to the rhythm
Are we tone deaf?
Keep sweeping it under the mat
Thought we can do better than that
I hope we can
So comfortable, we're living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble
(Aah)
So put your rose-colored glasses on
And party on
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one's on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm, to the rhythm
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one's on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm, to the rhythm (oh, oh)
It is my desire
Break down the walls to connect, inspire
Ay, up in your high place, liars
Time is ticking for the empire
The truth they feed is feeble
As so many times before
They greed over the people
They stumbling and fumbling
And we're about to riot
They woke up, they woke up the lions
(Woo!)
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie (like a wasted zombie)
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one's on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm, to the rhythm (chained to the rhythm)
It goes on, and on, and on (turn it up)
It goes on, and on, and on (turn it up)
(It goes on, and on, and on, and on)
It goes on, and on, and on (on, and on, and on)
'Cause we're all chained to the rhythm
A Crítica Social Dançante de Katy Perry em Chained To The Rhythm
A música 'Chained To The Rhythm' de Katy Perry, com participação de Skip Marley, é uma crítica social disfarçada de faixa pop dançante. Lançada em 2017, a canção aborda a alienação da sociedade moderna, que vive de forma confortável dentro de suas próprias bolhas, ignorando os problemas ao redor. A letra sugere que as pessoas estão vivendo suas vidas através de lentes, presas em cercas de piquete brancas, uma metáfora para a busca pelo sonho americano e a falsa sensação de segurança que ele proporciona.
A repetição do refrão 'Turn it up, it's your favorite song / Dance, dance, dance to the distortion' serve como uma ironia, onde a dança e a música são usadas como uma forma de escapismo, mantendo as pessoas distraídas e desinformadas sobre as realidades do mundo. A expressão 'chained to the rhythm' (acorrentados ao ritmo) simboliza como a sociedade está presa em um ciclo de conformismo e passividade, sem perceber que está sendo manipulada e controlada. A participação de Skip Marley traz um verso que chama para a ação e a conscientização, incentivando as pessoas a derrubar as paredes que as separam e a se inspirarem para mudar o status quo.
Katy Perry é conhecida por suas músicas pop pegajosas, mas 'Chained To The Rhythm' se destaca por seu conteúdo lírico profundo e sua mensagem de despertar. A canção convida os ouvintes a refletirem sobre sua própria complacência e a importância de estar consciente dos problemas sociais e políticos. Ao mesmo tempo, a batida cativante e o ritmo animado garantem que a mensagem seja entregue de uma maneira que ainda seja acessível e atraente para um público amplo.
