Katy Perry: Dark Horse Meaning

Song Released: 2013

Featuring: Juicy J

Dark Horse Lyrics

[Juicy J:]
Yeah
Ya'll know what it is
Katy Perry
Juicy J, aha.
Let's rage

[Katy Perry:]
I knew you were
You were gonna come to me
And here you are
But you better choose carefully
‘Cause I, I’m capable of anything
Of anything and...

1. anonymous

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   Oct 19th 2014 !⃝

   Why does everyone think that every song has a dark, hidden meaning? When you watch the video, it's very obvious that this is about a bad queen-like woman who has men lining up for her, but as good as they are, even one mistake and they'rep dead. I think that she isn't actually referring to Satan, or she wouldn't have made herself the bad person in the video--but I also don't think that she advocates this cruel take on a relationship, or she wouldn't have released "Unconditionally" in the same album.
2. ScarButterfly

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   Aug 14th 2014 !⃝

   First of all, its not the sign of the illuminati Its a cult to me as far as I'm aware of, what I really think this songs is about that a girl is giving a guy a chance before they join a relationship, something like a warning and the fact that she doesn't want a shady grey love but something simple like black or white, shes basically telling him make up your mind because after youve made your decision you won't get to change it. She also warning that if you mess with her shell mess with you back and that you should not play with fire. Shes coming...like a dark horse
3. anonymous

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   Jul 24th 2014 !⃝

   As usual it's about how "amazing" katy perry is and how she's "better" than everyone else and how she is "more important" than everyone else because all her songs are big headed
4. anonymous

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   Jul 4th 2014 !⃝

   I agree that it's about crystal meth. At the Grammys she sang this song and came out of a glass " crystal ball " that looks suspiciously close to a meth pipe. Don't do it is what she should be saying! Don't smoke weed either, ever. Gateway drug lol
5. anonymous

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   May 19th 2014 !⃝

   To me it means when the Lord comes back who side with you be on take the Lord side then you will rise take the devil side watch what type of magic, and trust me once you are there aint no coming back. dark horse is in the reference for the 8th king that going to come for the beginning of the end. but it is a catchy song tho...Katy is a preachers daughter she knows about the bible what better why to make a career warning people of the end of time.
6. anonymous

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   Mar 31st 2014 !⃝

   I know exactly what it means. I have dark horses charge at me several times every day. O.o
   
   Kidding aside, it means that the person who wrote Katy Perry's lyrics is marginally literate, (I'm being nice) and Juicy J. (a guy really calls himself that voluntarily?) doesn't perceive the depravity of working a reference to a sadistic serial killer, and putting someone into a coma into a song that's getting released to the public.
   
   It's a catchy tune with an interesting dynamic between the "playa" and the girl who won't have any of it, but more thought to the words would have helped.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
7. anonymous

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   Mar 29th 2014 !⃝

   It means when you fall in love with the snake of hell. You are on his side, there's no going back.
8. anonymous

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   Mar 25th 2014 !⃝

   Backwards it says "everyone will sing hail Lucifier, everyone will crawl!" says it very clearly!
9. anonymous

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   Mar 13th 2014 !⃝

   It's about meth. Meth is also called shit so she says "do you dare to do this?" S h I t got it? Good.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
10. anonymous

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    Mar 12th 2014 !⃝

    I think the song is metaphor for heroin or some other serious drug in the guise of a woman. If you think of the song in this way (that the referenced women is actually a life altering drug) the entire song makes perfect sense.
11. anonymous

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    Mar 10th 2014 !⃝

    Definitely in reference to accepting satan, and selling your soul to him..
12. anonymous

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    Mar 10th 2014 !⃝

    Its all about QUEEN katy perry having everything she wants, warning those who stand in her way and about a handsome prince
    
    ITS JUST KATY PERRY HAS WAY TOO MUCH FAME SHE IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT MILEY CYRUS
13. anonymous

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    Mar 9th 2014 !⃝

    It's very sad and hilarious how people automatically state the illuminati meaning xD you people make me sick, like seriously? It's just a dark love song about a girl telling a guy that he can't simply "hit it and quit it" with her, because she's different from the rest, he'll fall for her, and she's warning him saying that he should know what he's getting himself into, because falling in love with her, is something irresistible and addicting.....she's almost describing a soon to be destructive relationship.
14. anonymous

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    Feb 17th 2014 !⃝

    A 'dark horse' is essentially an underdog. She's saying you can play around with her but in the end she'll eventually make you love her because she's pure magic. He confirms this when he said he was going to "hit it and quit it" but "messed around and got addicted"
15. anonymous

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    Feb 3rd 2014 !⃝

    Drug addiction.

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