Katy Perry - The Box lyrics

I was living in a small mind
With no lifeline
And no messages can reach me from the outside
When I looked out over the horizon
Didn't notice the sun was
Setting or just rising

Then it hit me maybe bit me
Then I knew, quite a few would not go with me
I didn't know exactly where I would be going
But I had to let this river in me flowing

What a ride when you open your eyes
For the very first time a real surprise

I started living outside of the box
Crossing over lines where I
Always used to stop
Living outside of the box
'Cause I'm not gonna be anybody that I'm not
I always knew this day would come
When I got off my back, found some motivation
I've been living on the other side
Come hell or high water
Every moment I'm alive

I was living on a fault line
The fault was all mine
And this unstable ground found me
Down half the time but I had enough
I had to get up i had to shrug it all off
'cause it's the same old stuff

Then it hit me you won't permit me
To be an individual just doesn't fit me
But I decided that it's going to be living
Yeah, I decided I'm escaping from your prison

What a high when you open your mind for
The very first time a real surprise

I started living outside of the box
Crossing over lines where I
Always used to stop
Living outside of the box
'Cause I'm not gonna be anybody that I'm not
I always knew this day would come
When I got off my back, found some motivation
I've been living on the other side
Come hell or high water
Every moment I'm alive

So long conformity
And ambiguity is a new priority
All it takes, for heaven sakes
Is to figure out the face
And learn to separate

I started living outside of the box
Taking my time when I always used to rush
Living outside of the box
'Cause I'm not gonna be anybody that I'm not
I always knew this day would come
When I broke down the walls for my liberation
I've been living on the other side
Come hell or high water
Every moment I'm alive

Oh, living outside of the box
Oh, living outside of the box
Oh, living outside ha ha ha
I always knew this day would come
When I got off my back, found some motivation

Oh, living outside of the box
Of the box, of your life
Of everything that seems nice
Oh, living outside of the box