HERE WE GO AND ROLL THE TAPE
OH MY GOD
♪ ARE WE CRAZY? ♪
♪ LIVING OUR LIVES THROUGH A LENS ♪
HI EVERYONE WELCOME TO THE SET OF MY MUSIC VIDEO
♪ SO COMFORTABLE, WE LIVE IN A BUBBLE, A BUBBLE ♪
♪ SO COMFORTABLE, WE CANNOT SEE THE TROUBLE, THE TROUBLE ♪
WE CREATED AN AMUSEMENT PARK CALLED OBLIVA
FULL OF ABSURD RIDES AND HAPPY GO LUCKY PEOPLE
THAT ARE JUST SO HAPPY TO LOSE THEIR MINDS WHILE RIDING THEM
♪ TURN IT UP, IT'S YOUR FAVORITE SONG ♪
♪ DANCE, DANCE, DANCE TO THE DISTORTION ♪
ITS BASED ON THE WORD OBLIVION
THE STATE OF SOMETHING THAT IS NOT REMEMBERED USED OR THOUGHT
ABOUT ANYMORE THE STATE THE STATE OF BEING UNCONSCIOUS
OR UNAWARE THE STATE OF NOT KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU
THE STATE OF BEING DESTROYED
ITS MOSTLY ABOUT BEING UNCONSCIOUS AND UNAWARE
WHEN YOU SEE A KATY PERRY VIDEO YOU
YOU KNOW YOU GONNA BE STEPPING INTO A WORLD
WE WANTED TO TAKE THE THINKGS YOU WOULD EXPECT
BUT THEN TURN IT ON ITS HEAD SLOWLY AS THE VIDEO PROGESS
YOU KNOW WE LEAVE BREAD CRUMBS
THAT EVERYTHING ISN'T WHAT IS SEEMS IN OBLIVA
KATY'S CHARACTER ROSE
AS SHE YOU KNOW MOVES THROUGH THIS WORLD
THERES JUST THINGS THAT ARE OFF
♪ TURN IT UP, KEEP IT ON REPEAT ♪
♪ STUMBLING AROUND LIKE A WASTED ZOMBIE ♪
WITH KATY EVERY CHOICE MATTERS
WHEN WE ARE BUILDING OBLIVA
WHEN WE ARE COMING UP WITH THE NAMES FOR THE RIDES
SO YOU KNOW EVERY SINGLE STORY BEAT WAS IMPORTANT TO HER
BECAUSE ULTIMATELY ITS HER VOICE
SHE REALLY TAKES OWNERS SHIP OF THE WORK
IS INVOLVED IN EVERY LITTLE DETAIL EVERY LITTLE DESIGN
♪ WE'RE ALL CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM ♪
♪ TO THE RHYTHM TO THE RHYTHM ♪
THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS LOOK IS KIND OF LIKE A
TAKE ON A SCI-FI FUTURISTIC 1950S VIBE
WHERE NOT IN THE 1950S WHERE IN KIND OF WHAT THE 1950S THOUGHT WE WERE
IN THE FUTURE LIKE 2037
KATYS OUTFIT NOW THAT I SAW IT WITH THE HAIR AND MAKEUP
I TEND TO THINK ITS A FUTURISTIC MARILYN MONROE
WHICH I QUITE LIKE
MY THOUGHT WAS THAT SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE IN WHITE
CAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WOULD STAND OUT
FROM THE CROWD
SO WE HAVE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO AVOID WHITE SO SHE CAN SHINE
YOU KNOW I'M LIKE A BLUEBERRY GOING OUT IN THE RAIN
IN LIKE 3000S
I'M A GREEN ALIEN READY FOR BATTLE
BASICALLY I'M JUST A IN A LATEX SUIT AND I'M SWEATING LIKE CRAZY
BUT IT LOOKS GOOD SO THATS ALL THAT MATTERS
I'M A UNDERCOVER FUTURISTIC ALIEN
WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH CLARK KENT AND HE LEFT ME (LAUGHING)
GOT A 1950S STYLE BUT ITS KIND OF JETSONY THOUGH A LITTLE BIT
THIS IS LIKE THE JETSONS MEETS SCOOBY DO
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE JETSONS ARE I'M SWEDISH
ITS VERY COLORFUL AND HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT TEXTURES
AND THE FUTURE VIBE CAN KIND OF COME FROM THE RAIN COATS
OR LIKE THE SEE THROUGH PLASTIC
OR THE NEON AND THINGS LIKE THAT
SO ITS VERY PLEASANTVILLE MEETS EDWARD SISSORHANDS
THINGS LIKE THAT
♪ WHERE NOTHING WILL EVER BE ENOUGH? ♪
♪ HAPPILY NUMB ♪
♪ SO COMFORTABLE, WE LIVE IN A BUBBLE, A BUBBLE ♪
THE FIRST RIDE THAT SHE COMES ACROSS
IS CALLED THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM DROP
THESE PERFECT COUPLES GETTING INTO THESE HOUSES
AND SORT OF GOING UP INTO THE SKY
AS KATY IS COMING UP TO IT THERES A WHITE PICKET FENCE
AND RED ROSES AND WHAT WE THINK ARE THORNES
AND SHE GOES OVER TO SMELL THE ROSE
BUT THE THORNES ARE ACTUCALLY BARBED WIRE
YOU KNOW SO THERES SORT OF SOMETHING YOU KNOW
LIKE IS A MISS
♪ STUMBLING AROUND LIKE A WASTED ZOMBIE ♪
♪ YEAH, WE THINK WE'RE FREE ♪
( YELLING )
♪ DRINK TO THE RHYTHM TO THE RHYTHM ♪
♪ TO THE RHYTHM ♪
YEAH THATS AWESOME WHOAA
YOU JUST SAW ME AND MY FRIENDS
RIDE THE LOVE ME COASTER
WELCOME TO THE SET OF OBLIVA
WHICH IS A COASTER YOU GET ON YOU GET PAIRED WITH
THE OPPOSITE SEX AND YOU GO ON IT THINKING YOUR GONNA COUPLE UP
AND LIKE FIND YOUR TRUE LOVE
BUT THE EVENTUALITY IS AFTER THE RIDE ITS A SINIGUAL RIDE
ITS KIND OF A COMPETITIVE RIDE TO SEE WHO AS MORE LOVE
MORE FOLLOWERS MORE LIKES
MORE ATTENTION SO ITS CALLED THE LOVE ME RIDE VALIDATION STATION
ITS KIND OF LIKE OUR ADDICTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA
♪ KEEP SWEEPING IT UNDER THE MAT ♪
♪ WELL THE BIGGEST RIDE HERE AT OBLIVA IS THE WHEEL ♪
WHICH WE ALL WANT TO GET ON AND WE ALL WANT TO RIDE
TO THE MOST EXTREME DEGREE
AND OF COURSE A HAMSTER IS ON A WHEEL
SO HE WOULD BE OUR MASCOT
AND IT ALL HAS DELICIOUS SUBTEXTS
ALL INTERWINED IN EVERY RIDE
♪ WE CAN'T SEE THE TROUBLE,THE TROUBLE ♪
THIS IS A WHEEL I'V NEVER SEEN BEEN ON THIS TYPE OF WHEEL
I THINK THEY USE THESE WHEELS IN CIRCUS SOLEIL
AND THINGS LIKE THAT
ITS A BIT SCARY BECAUSE YOU LOOSE YOUR FOOTING
WHOA WHOA
-YOU GOOD -WHOA
ITS GOES FASTER AND FASTER AND YOU CAN'T KEEP UP
AND YOUR PERCEPTION STARTS TO CHANGE AND
ITS STARTS PLAYING TRICKS ON YOUR MIND
AND THATS LIFE AND ALSO THE WHEEL
(YELLING)
♪ WE'RE ALL CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM ♪