Katy Perry: The One That Got Away Meaning

Song Released: 2009

The One That Got Away Lyrics

Summer after high school,
When we first met,
We'd make out in your mustang, to RadioHead,
And on my 18th birthday, we got matching tatoos

Used to steal your parent's liquor,
And climb to the roof,
Talk about our future - like we had a...

1. anonymous

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   Jan 17th 2012 !⃝

   Were she mentions, "Can't replace you with a million rings." i feel that she refers to a million wedding rings. In other words, she could refer to a million lovers
2. anonymous

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   Jan 13th 2012 !⃝

   I think that this song is about a girl who loves a boy with all her heart, and she knew deep inside that he was the one for her, but she never told him how she felt towards him, and now he's moved on, because he wasn't reassured that she loved him as much as she did. He left and she's heartbroken. Don't let this happen to you, tell him how you feel, unless you want to lose him. Tell him everyday. I didn't tell mine, he's gone, and he was the one. I know he was.
3. anonymous

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   Jan 6th 2012 !⃝

   I think so many people can relate to this song. It's definitely about her first love. Most people past the age of 30 can recall that first relationship where they fell in love. Sadly, for her, this relationship did not last. As she moved on with her life, she realizes that she'll never again have feelings like she did for him. I do think most people who do not end up with their first love come to a point in life that they realize they'll never again have feelings like that and it's too late to go back. It celebrates the incredible need for love in our lives, "All this money can't buy me a time machine. I can't replace you with a million rings."
4. anonymous

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   Jan 3rd 2012 !⃝

   Well it's about russel her ex husband :)
5. anonymous

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   Jan 1st 2012 !⃝

   I Love this song.
   Lol so she thought she found the perfect guy. he ment everything to her,they even got matching tattoos, he acted like a jerk -like in the video-, he left and it says,"Someone said you had your tattoo removed saw you downtown, singing the blues," He moved on,she grew old and didn't move on.. she regrets her past and wishes she would've done something different. :/ I don't know why she wants him back though i see why she would miss him but he was a jerk and she could do better.
   This songs teaches a lesson, Your first love probably isn't your true love,but that doesn't mean hold on to that. Move on or it'll haunt you forever and ever everyone gets hurt, just watch out for the jerks that crush you like they don't care.
   Everyone has to be scared of that happening, you never know who's the right guy. :) thank you for reading!
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   Dec 29th 2011 !⃝

   These crazy teens fell in before going to college (SUMMER afer high school...) probibly at a party. One is a bit more studious (boy) and one's a bit more rocker (girl). They trust eachother and tell their dreams while drinking. They kiss alot and enjoy it. They are bffs. It's fall and he leaves for college and she doesn't. She sees him later, maybe a bit poorer, all marks of their love gone. The truth hits her and she can't handle it. They were so close.
   A couple years later, something triggers the memory (A picture, gift, etc.). She can't stop the flow of memories and regrets everything.
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   Dec 17th 2011 !⃝

   Well......katy is like an angel in that song..... Katy perry's singing is awesome i loved very much.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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   Dec 10th 2011 !⃝

   My impression is that she has had a relationship they have had an argument and he had gone somewhere that meant somthing to them and then they have made up on the phone and he has got himself killed.

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