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Katy Perry

Breakout

Release date: 24th April 2015

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About This Track

'Breakout' by Katy Perry is a 2015 track about restlessness and youthful frustration, with the lyric speaker fed up with routine, rules, and being told what to do, longing for the bell that signals escape. The verse sketches school drudgery in plain, conversational lines, while the pre-chorus leans into impatience, counting down the day’s drag towards a release moment. One clear line of intent reads, “’Til I hear the bell ring”, turning boredom into a simple, urgent plan for getting out.

"Breakout" is a track by Katy Perry, released 24th April 2015. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about Katy Perry.

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Lyrics

Breakout

[Verse 1]

Every week's the same

Stuck in school's so lame

My parents say that I'm lazy

Getting up at 8AM's crazy

Tired of being told what to do

So unfair, so uncool

[Pre-Chorus]

The day's too long

And I'm holding on

'Til I hear the bell ring

'Cause that's time when we're gonna

(Time when we're gonna)

[Chorus]

Breakout

Let the party start

We're gonna stay out

Gonna break some hearts

We're gonna dance 'til the dance floor falls apart

Uh-oh, all over again

We're gonna wake up everyone we know

We're gonna have some fun, gonna lose control

Feels so good to let go, oh-oh (Go, oh-oh)

[Verse 2]

Hanging out's just something we like to do

My friends and the mess we get into

These are the lessons that we choose

Not a book full of things we'll never use

[Pre-Chorus]

The day's too long

Yeah, I'm holding on

'Til I hear the bell ring

'Cause that's time when we're gonna

(Time when we're gonna)

[Chorus]

Breakout

Let the party start

We're gonna stay out

Gonna break some hearts

We're gonna dance 'til the dance floor falls apart

Uh-oh, all over again

We're gonna wake up everyone we know

We're gonna have some fun, gonna lose control

Feels so good to let go, oh-oh (Go, oh-oh)

[Bridge]

Wish it would never end

Spending time with my friends

Oh, with my friends!

[Chorus]

Breakout

Let the party start

We're gonna stay out

Gonna break some hearts

We're gonna dance 'til the dance floor falls apart

Uh-oh, all over again

We're gonna wake up everyone we know

We're gonna have some fun, gonna lose control

Feels so good to let go

Breakout

Let the party start

We're gonna stay out

Gonna break some hearts

We're gonna dance 'til the dance floor falls apart

Uh-oh, all over again

We're gonna wake up everyone we know

We're gonna have some fun, gonna lose control

Feels so good to let go, oh-oh (Go, oh-oh)

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Breakout

2015
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    Anne Preven, Scott Cutler
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