We have been waiting to do this song for a while, but the recent heatwave here in the UK has made it too hot to do in these tigery onesies! Hope our Tiger facepaint isn’t too scary and there’s a slight wardrobe malfunction with the hoods but heyho! 🙂 We think this song has great lyrics as it’s so feisty and empowering. Enjoy signing along x
Here’s the Makaton sign translation for this Katy Perry classic:
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath (BEFORE / QUIET SSHH)
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess (DIFFICULT / TALK / FEEL)
So I sat quietly, agreed politely (SIT / QUIET / AGREE / NICE)
I guess that I forgot I had a choice (FORGET / CHOICE)
I let you push me past the breaking point (PUSH / BREAK)
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything (BE / NOTHING / BELIEVE / EVERYTHING)
You held me down, but I got up (hey!) (FORCE [OPPRESS] / GET UP)
Already brushing off the dust (*GESTURE BRUSH DUST OFF SHOULDERS)
You hear my voice, your hear that sound (HEAR / TALK / HEAR / NOISE)
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground (SAME / THUNDER / EARTHQUAKE)
You held me down, but I got up (FORCE [OPPRESS] / GET UP )
Get ready ’cause I had enough (READY / ENOUGH)
I see it all, I see it now (SEE / ALL / SEE / NOW)
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter (HAVE / EYE / TIGER / QUARREL)
Dancing through the fire (DANCE / FIRE)
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar (I / WIN / YOU / HEAR / ME / ROAR)
Louder, louder than a lion (LOUD / LOUD / LION)
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar! (YOU / HEAR / ME / ROAR)
Now I’m floating like a butterfly (BUTTERFLY)
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes (BEE / STRIPEY)
I went from zero, to my own hero (NOTHING / MY / STRONG)
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar!
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar!
Happy signing
SMI x