Published Date: Jun 27, 2026 Updated Date: Jun 27, 2026
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Watch It Burn Lyrics

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Watch It Burn Lyrics

For years, you fed me only crumbs You paid me only dust Said I was too hard to love, woah For years, I tried to rise above Was only light and love But now I'm, "Shut the fuck up," woah You know I gave and I gave Now I'm giving up There's nothing more you can take No, I don't want to cause a scene But give me the gasoline Tonight's the night, I light a match Throw it hard behind my back Gonna try to forgive and forget Light a cigarette, and watch it burn With the past, I'ma breathe in the ash Gonna try to forgive and forget Light a cigarette, and watch it burn Thank you for showing me the pain This was not a mistake The mistakе would be to stay, ayy You know I gave and I gave Now I'm giving up Thеre's nothing more you can take No, I don't want to cause a scene But give me the gasoline Tonight's the night, I light a match Throw it hard behind my back Gonna try to forgive and forget Light a cigarette, and watch it burn With the past, I'ma breathe in the ash Gonna try to forgive and forget Light a cigarette, and watch it burn I'm gonna get what I deserve I'm sorry, I know that it hurts Finally I put myself first And watch it burn I'm gonna get what I deserve I'm sorry, I know that it hurts Finally I put myself first And watch it burn
Katy Perry's song "Watch It Burn" is a pop song about empowerment, which means overcoming a bad relationship and accepting the fact that a person is more valuable than experiencing pain all the time. The lyrics depict a period of many years of feeling underestimated and abused until the moment comes when a change is inevitable. The images of a match burning and watching everything burn mean that one needs to forget the past, which consisted of suffering, anger, and negative connections in order to enter the next stage of life. In contrast to songs about revenge, this piece is more about healing and forgiveness.

Credits

Singer(s) Katy Perry
Composer(s) Kiddo A.I. , Katy Perry
Lyricist(s) Justin Tranter , Skyler Stonestreet , Eren Cannata , Kiddo A.I. , Katy Perry , Dan Crean , Jason Gill
Release Jun 25, 2026
Language English

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LYRICS FINDER Jun 27, 2026
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PUBLISHED BY Jun 27, 2026
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TRANSLATION EDITOR Jun 27, 2026
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FACT CHECKED BY Jun 27, 2026
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