katy perry by the grace of god meaning
standing up for herself conceived following Perry's divorce finding her strength
title: By the Grace of God (song) text: By the Grace of God (song) "By the Grace of God" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her fourth studio album, "Prism" (2013), included as the standard edition's closing track. The song was written and produced by Perry and Canadian record producer Greg Wells. It was conceived following Perry's divorce from English actor and comedian Russell Brand. This initially made Perry consider making a "darker" album, but instead was channeled into the song. Throughout its autobiographical lyrics, Perry is depicted finding her strength and standing up for herself. The track was first unveiled at Perry's headlining set title: By the Grace of God (song) text: Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Prism", Capitol Records. Recording locations Personnel By the Grace of God (song) "By the Grace of God" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her fourth studio album, "Prism" (2013), included as the standard edition's closing track. The song was written and produced by Perry and Canadian record producer Greg Wells. It was conceived following Perry's divorce from English actor and comedian Russell Brand. This initially made Perry consider making a "darker" album, but instead was channeled into the song. Throughout its autobiographical lyrics, Perry is depicted finding her strength and title: By the Grace of God (song) text: myself back up / I put one foot in front of the other and I / Looked in the mirror and decided to stay / Wasn't gonna let love take me out that way". Perry commented on the lyrics: "[They] are very exact and autobiographical. That's how I write. But the one thing about those lyrics is you can hear me finding my strength throughout the song. It starts off really low and then I kind of stand up for myself and say, 'No!'." The song also sees Perry rejecting the idea that the relationship ended because of her. Kitty title: By the Grace of God (song) text: in support of domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Before she appeared on stage, a prerecorded video message from U.S. President Barack Obama was screened, which featured him encouraging musicians to support the "#ItsOnUs" sexual assault campaign. Then, domestic violence victim Brooke Axtell delivered a brief speech about her story. During the performance, Perry was clothed in a white dress, while shadows danced behind her. MTV's John Walker labelled it as her most "powerful performance yet", while Arienne Thompson of "USA Today" wrote that it was "powerful and subdued" compared to the "flamboyant and playful" sets Perry is known for. title: By the Grace of God (song) text: Co., Inc. on Musicnotes.com, it is composed in the key of G minor and set in a time signature at a tempo of 82 beats per minute. The melody spans the tonal range of B to D, while the music follows the chord progression of Gm—Esus2—B—Gm—Esus2—Fsus4. Lyrically, Perry is depicted as having suicidal thoughts and lying on the floor of a bathroom. The song opens with only piano and Perry's vocals, while she sings "Was twenty-seven, surviving my return from Saturn", and as the song carries on, she finds her strength, singing "By the grace of God / I picked