Choose Your Battles
Choose Your Battles

Katy Perry - Choose Your Battles Lyrics

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Choose Your Battles Lyrics

You are my hurt locker lover
Keep me walking on a wire
Don't know when you'll blow
So I tip toe through your triggered mine
You fight me but I'm on your side
Defeated, now retreating

Why you trying to make me your enemy
All I really need is a little peace
I just wanna be your lover
Oh, this is not a competition
So baby why the ammunition
I don't wanna be the last one standing

Choose your battles, babe
Then you win the war
Stop digging your own grave
There's so much to live for

Choose your battles, babe
'Cause I'm not fighting anymore
I am not fighting anymore

I try to pick off your red flags
But dancing up on broken glass
Your mind games hit like glue names
Your course just like the Kennedys
But you somehow get me on my knees, defeated
Not retreated

Why you trying to make me your enemy
All I really need is a little peace
I just wanna be your lover
Oh, this is not a competition
So baby why the ammunition
I don't wanna be the last one standing

Choose your battles, babe
Then you win the war
Stop digging your own grave
Within, so much to live for

Choose your battles, babe
'Cause I'm not fighting anymore, no
I am not fighting anymore

If you wanna go, then go
If you wanna stay then stay
'Cause I don't wanna fight no more, baby
I am not fighting anymore
If you wanna go, then go
If you wanna stay then stay
I don't wanna fight no more
Anyway, I am not fighting anymore

If you wanna go, then go
If you wanna stay then stay
'Cause I don't wanna fight no more, baby

If you wanna go, then go (choose your battle babe)
If you wanna stay then stay (then you win the war)
'Cause I don't wanna fight no more, baby (stop digging your own grave)

If you wanna go, then go (choose your battle babe)
If you wanna stay then stay (then you win the war)
'Cause I don't wanna fight no more, baby

Writer(s): GREG WELLS, JONATHA BROOKE, KATY PERRY
Copyright(s): Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who collaborated with Katy Perry to write 'Choose Your Battles'?

    'Choose Your Battles' was written by Katy Perry, Greg Wells, and Jonatha Brooke. Greg Wells is a longtime collaborator of Perry, and Jonatha Brooke is a Boston folk-rock singer-songwriter.

  2. How did the writing session for 'Choose Your Battles' begin?

    The writing session kicked off with Jonatha Brooke playing a kalimba, a tiny wooden thumb piano. Greg Wells heard the rhythmic sound of the kalimba and started building a deep track around it, which inspired all the collaborators in the session.

  3. What instruments are highlighted in 'Choose Your Battles'?

    The song features tribal beats and marching band drums. Jonatha Brooke's kalimba, a wooden thumb piano, is also a significant part of the track's unique sound.

  4. What is the lyrical theme of 'Choose Your Battles' by Katy Perry?

    The lyrics of 'Choose Your Battles' revolve around the turmoil in a deteriorated relationship. Perry emphasizes the importance of choosing your battles and seeking peace rather than escalating conflicts, urging to stop fighting and focus on what truly matters in life.

  5. How did Jonatha Brooke describe the creative process during the writing of 'Choose Your Battles'?

    Jonatha Brooke described the creative process as highly collaborative and inspiring, with each person in the room finishing each other's sentences. She mentioned it was an enjoyable and immediate process, highlighting the synergy among the collaborators.

  6. What unique vocal technique did Katy Perry add to 'Choose Your Battles' during production?

    Katy Perry added intricate layered vocals, especially towards the end of the track. Jonatha Brooke noted that Perry's vocal stacking was particularly exciting and it significantly enhanced the final version of the song.

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