{"id":2147574,"date":"2025-11-10T22:56:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2147574"},"modified":"2025-11-10T22:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:56:25","slug":"katy-perry-says-she-struggled-for-months-over-releasing-bandaids-read-its-vulnerable-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/katy-perry-says-she-struggled-for-months-over-releasing-bandaids-read-its-vulnerable-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Katy Perry Says She &#8216;Struggled for Months&#8217; Over Releasing &#8216;Bandaids&#8217;\u2014Read Its Vulnerable Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Katy Perry has released a new single, \u201cBandaids.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The track may hint at her recent split from Orlando Bloom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The accompanying music video shows Perry enduring a series of painful situations before ending with a touching nod to her daughter, Daisy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One year after the release of her divisive sixth studio album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a61144876\/katy-perry-sixth-album-songs-release-date\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:143;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">143<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a64341516\/blue-origin-female-flight-crew-space-interview-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Katy Perry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Katy Perry<\/a> is back with a new single, \u201cBandaids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The song, which chronicles the end of a relationship, may be a nod to her recent split from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a26358205\/katy-perry-orlando-bloom-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Orlando Bloom;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Orlando Bloom<\/a>. The singer wrote on Instagram that she \u201cstruggled for months with the idea of putting this song out\u2026even after all these years it can be scary to be vulnerable\u2026but hopefully the lyrics of this song resonate with someone going through what I have been through and maybe they won\u2019t feel so alone and will find the strength to keep going like I have \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\ude79\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry opens the track by singing about how she did her best to make it work: \u201cHand to God, I promised, I tried \/ There\u2019s no stone left unturned \/ It\u2019s not what you did, it\u2019s what you didn\u2019t \/ You were there, but you weren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She then goes on to describe a partner who repeatedly disappointed her. \u201cGot so used to you letting me down \/ No use tryna send flowers now \/ Telling myself you\u2019ll change, you don\u2019t \/ Band-Aids over a broken heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2kelRnwRA4w\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:official music video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">official music video<\/a> shows Perry in a series of dangerous situations like getting her hand caught in a garbage disposal, being electrocuted at a gas station, and almost causing a car crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But in a moment of levity, the video also features a subtle nod to her daughter with Bloom, Daisy, when the camera lingers on a daisy in one sequence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">News of Perry and Bloom\u2019s breakup came in June 2025 when a source told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/katy-perry-and-orlando-bloom-split-after-nearly-10-years-together\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Us Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Us Weekly<\/a> that they had ended their engagement after almost a decade of dating. \u201cIt\u2019s not contentious at the moment,\u201d the insider shared. \u201cKaty is of course upset but is relieved to not have to go through another divorce, as that was the worst time in her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry is now reportedly dating <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65581518\/katy-perry-justin-trudeau-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justin Trudeau;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Justin Trudeau<\/a>, the former prime minister of Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Katy-perry-bandaids-lyrics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:full lyrics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">full lyrics<\/a> to \u201cBandaids\u201d below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Verse 1<\/strong><br \/>Hand to God, I promised, I tried<br \/>There\u2019s no stone left unturned<br \/>It\u2019s not what you did, it\u2019s what you didn\u2019t<br \/>You were there, but you weren\u2019t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Pre-Chorus<\/strong><br \/>Got so used to you letting me down<br \/>No use tryna send flowers now<br \/>Telling myself you\u2019ll change, you don\u2019t<br \/>Band-Aids over a broken heart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Chorus<\/strong><br \/>Tried all the medications<br \/>Lowered my expectations<br \/>Made every justification<br \/>Bleeding out, bleeding out, bleeding out slow<br \/>Band-Aids over a broken heart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Verse 2<\/strong><br \/>On the bright side, we had good times<br \/>N\u0435ver faked our pictures<br \/>W\u0435 were perfect \u2019til we weren\u2019t<br \/>Now we\u2019ve got too many splinters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Pre-Chorus<\/strong><br \/>Got so used to you letting me down<br \/>No use tryna send flowers now<br \/>Telling myself you\u2019ll change, you don\u2019t<br \/>Band-Aids over a broken heart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Chorus<\/strong><br \/>Tried all the medications<br \/>Lowered my expectations<br \/>Made every justification<br \/>Bleeding out, bleeding out, bleeding out slow<br \/>Band-Aids over a broken heart<br \/>It\u2019s not that complicated (Uh-huh)<br \/>To ask me how my day is<br \/>I\u2019m flatlining trying to save this<br \/>Bleeding out, bleeding out, bleeding out slow<br \/>Band-Aids over a broken heart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Bridge<\/strong><br \/>If I had to do it all over again<br \/>I would still do it all over again<br \/>The love that we made was worth it in the end<br \/>Oh yeah, oh yeah<br \/>If I had to do it all over again<br \/>I would still do it all over again<br \/>The love that we made was worth it in the end<br \/>Oh yeah<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Chorus<\/strong><br \/>Tried all the medications (All the medications)<br \/>Lowered my expectations (Oh-oh)<br \/>Made every justification (Oh)<br \/>Bleeding out, bleeding out, bleeding out slow<br \/>Band-Aids over a broken heart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Katy Perry has released a new single, \u201cBandaids.\u201d The track may hint at her recent split from Orlando Bloom. The accompanying music video shows Perry enduring a series of painful situations before ending with a touching nod to her daughter, Daisy. One year after the release of her divisive sixth studio album 143, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2147575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[401497,410476,22027,305670],"class_list":["post-2147574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-band-aids","tag-broken-heart","tag-katy-perry","tag-orlando-bloom"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Katy-Perry-Says-She-Struggled-for-Months-Over-Releasing-Bandaids\u2014Read.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2147576,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147574\/revisions\/2147576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2147575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}