The perfect allegorie for love

- What is love for you?

- How would you represent it? 

Whether you thought the questions were difficult, don't worry. It looks like Katy Perry, the Californian singer has finally made up an idea which has been her inspiration to her videoclip: Unconditionally. As you could have easily predicted, the singer talks about a relationship where one of the lovers (the singer herself) promises to love the other on unconditionally. Are you wondering if id this a true feeling? Well, we never know, but her idea of love looks very realistic although, actually, it's hard to get it at the beginning!

Now, have a look at the lyrics:

Oh no, did I get too close?

Oh, did I almost see what's really on the inside?

All your insecurities

All the dirty laundry

Never made me blink one time

Unconditional, unconditionally

I will love you unconditionally

There is no fear now

Let go and just be free

I will love you unconditionally

Come just as you are to me

Don't need apologies

Know that you are worthy

I'll take your bad days with your good

Walk through the storm I would

I do it all because I love you, I love you

Unconditional, unconditionally

I will love you unconditionally

There is no fear now

Let go and just be free

I will love you unconditionally

So open up your heart and just let it begin

Open up your heart and just let it begin

Open up your heart and just let it begin

Open up your heart

Acceptance is the key to be

To be truly free

Will you do the same for me?

Unconditional, unconditionally

I will love you unconditionally

And there is no fear now

Let go and just be free

'Cause I will love you unconditionally (oh yeah)

I will love you (unconditionally)

I will love you

I will love you unconditionally

Did you understand it all? Probably not. Anyway, here you have a news article from MTV which can help us clear up our minds.

Katy Perry cited "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Anna Karenina" as two of the inspirations for her dreamy "Unconditionally" video, which she premiered during "MTV First: Katy Perry 'Unconditionally'" on Tuesday.

But, those movies are just jumping-off points for the video. MTV News chatted with director Brent Bonacorso, who dished on what he wanted to capture in the video.

"When she sings this song she doesn't sing it lightly. This love that she speaks of is like a force of nature, epic storm and a tempest, and that's definitely something I wanted to capture," he said, adding that he wanted to capture a "more mysterious, elegant and sophisticated world to live in... less about a time period and more about creating an impression and a feeling."

That "feeling" is expressed using various unforgettable images, including a car crash and setting a bed on fire. But, what does it all mean? Well, he revealed all.

'Unconditionally' Video Expresses Power Of Love And Beauty

Crash Into Love

At one point, Katy gets hits by a car, a visual metaphor for the power of true love. "One of the key images that I think was pivotal in the video and just a very important concept to me. I once described the experience of falling in love like being hit by a car; suddenly your world is just so violently and dramatically changed. It hits you out of the blue," Bonacorso explained. "I shared this with Katy and she really loved that concept and really identified with it immediately, that she felt the same way."

Sex On Fire?

Fire and snow are two elements that play important roles in the video. And no image is as arresting as seeing a bed get lit on fire in the middle of a party. "And then we talked about how love can burn you like an inferno, like it's this fire inside you that you just have to let out," he said. "And, so she was really identifying with these concepts, and I think perhaps from her own experiences, she felt that those worked for her world and her experiences."

Flower Power

Not only does Katy get hit by a car, but she's surrounded by a tornado of colorful flowers. Those two images are related to one another, Bonacorso notes.

"It's a symbol of just joy that kind of joy in love, that explosion of color, explosion of wonderful things. The car crash and the kind of flower crash happen simultaneously," he said. "And the car crash obviously represents the sudden almost violent nature of love when it really gets its hooks into you and really changes your world. And then the flowers kind of represent that joyous and wonderful, yet still forceful impact of that love when it enters your life. And so we're kind of playing around with these two crashes. How beautiful and soft, but still spectacular that could be."

Is This A Dream?

Katy exists in two places, alone in the snow and also surrounded by dancers in a fancy ballroom. Those places are more psychological than physical.

He explained, "And the idea there is if you go along with non-narrative way of approaching this particular video, of using these metaphorical allegories to give this impression of love. Also, each world represents a different part of the subconscious."

Wise As An Owl

Katy befriends an owl in the video. And this winged pal plays a significant part in the story.

"Symbolically, again, using these dream-like allegories and there was quite a bit of thought put into this... but I wanted to create in the mind of the viewer this impression of unconditional love and the owl is just an undeniably powerful symbol of something strong, something free and something powerful," he said. "She lets it go into the world and that literally letting this force within her go wild. That's an important part of love is that you have to let it go. I believe there might be an old saying about that."

The Story of My Life

Have you ever heard of a group named One Direction? They are a teen music group in which there are five men which always sing about their teen point of view of life. Can you still remember that period of life? Everything was important then, wasn't it? You may remember how every bad event seemed to happen just to you, and you would always wonder:"Why is it happening to me?". Anyway, one of the most typical teens' obsessions is the relationships between them and other people. They worry about their new discussions with parents and grandparents, they worry because their whole life lasting friends are not what they seemed to be and, of course, they worry for their love feelings. Whether they are good or not on these important facts (and they usually are not), they all agree, when they grow up, that their past mistakes have helped them to write the story of their lives. In fact, it's this story what makes them realise they are genuine survivors of life. It makes them feel they're strong and they realise life is not perfect but memories are sweet. Don't you agree? One Direction does and they sing it in their own song: The story of my life. Have a look and enjoy!

Lyrics:
 
Written in these walls are the stories that I can’t explain
I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days

She told me in the morning she don’t feel the same about us in her bones
It seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone

And I’ll be gone, gone tonight
The ground beneath my feet is open wide
The way that I been holdin’ on too tight
With nothing in between

The story of my life I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm and time...
Is frozen (the story of, the story of)
The story of my life I give her hope
I spend her love until she’s broke inside
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)

Written on these walls are the colours that I can’t change
Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage 

I know that in the morning
I'll see us in the light upon your ear
Although I am broken, my heart is untamed still

And i’ll be gone, gone tonight
The fire beneath my feet is burning bright
The way that I been holdin’ on so tight
With nothing in between

The story of my life I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm and time...
Is frozen (the story of, the story of)
The story of my life I give her hope
I spend her love until she’s broke inside
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)

And I been waiting for this time to come around
But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds

The story of my life I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm and time...
Is frozen

The story of my life I give her hope (give her hope)
I spend her love until she’s broke inside (until she’s broken inside)
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)
The story of my life
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)
The story of my life.

Activity: Compose the story of your life. Try to tell some episodes wich have helped you grow up and how time has changed things. Anyway, don't forget to say how you ere enjoying it in the present. In fact, life is sweet with moments of bitterness, not vice versa...

Cher Lloyd sings Want U Back

Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English singer-songwriter, rapper and model. Lloyd rose to fame when she finished fourth in the seventh series of The X Factor.

She has several hit songs, including "Want U Back". Lloyd's first song "Swagger Jagger" was released in 2011. Although it got negative reviews, the single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two in the Republic of Ireland. Her second single "With Ur Love" was released on 31 October 2011, featuring Mike, and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number five in Ireland. She released her third single "Want U Back" on 22^nd May 2012 in the United States, in this case featuring Astro.

LYRICS:

Hey, boy you never had much game

Thought I needed to upgrade

So I went and walked away way way

Now, I see you've been hanging out

With that other girl in town

Looking like a pair of clowns clowns clowns

Remember all the things that you and I did first?

And now you're doing them with her

Remember all the things that you and I did first?

You got me, got me like this

And now you're taking her to every restaurant

And everywhere we went, come on!

And now you're taking her to every restaurant

You got me, got me like this

Chorus:

Boy you can say anything you wanna

I don't give a shh, no one else can have ya

I want you back

I want you back

Wa-want you, want you back

I broke it off thinking you'd be cryin'

Now I feel like shh looking at you flyin'

I want you back

I want you back

Wa-want you, want you back

Please, this ain't even jealousy (jealousy)

She ain't got a thing on me (a thing on me)

Tryin' to rock them ugly jeans jeans jeans

You clearly didn't think this through

If what I've been told is true (is it true?)

You'll be crawling back like boo hoo hoo

Remember all the things that you and I did first?

And now you're doing them with her

Remember all the things that you and I did first?

You got me, got me like this

And now you're taking her to every restaurant

And everywhere we went, come on!

And now you're taking her to every restaurant

You got me, got me like this

Chorus

Ooh, I thought you'd still be mine

When I kissed you goodbye uh oh uh oh

Ooh, and you might be with her

But I still had you first uh oh uh oh

[Astro - rap verse]

Let's go! Astro!

We used to be, but now there's a separation between you and me

Baby I'm moving on to another girl that understands me more

Dated her in front your place so you can see it all

I remember the times, when we used to bond

But I never realized that you wanted to be mine

So I gave her the ring, instead of you, nickname too

I can tell that you're upset, because it ain't you

Met a new girl, and I gave her my heart

Not noticing that you wanted me from the very start

You want me back?

We can just be friends, don't try this thing all over again

Come on 

Chorus

Ohhh, I want you back

I want you back

Wa-want you, want you back

(bis)