bandaids

Katy Perry's song "bandaids" delves into the attempt to patch up a broken relationship with superficial solutions. Perry uses the metaphor "Band-Aids over a broken heart" to show how justifications, lowered expectations, and even medication can't heal the deep pain of a breakup. The music video, inspired by scenes of imminent accidents from the "Final Destination" series, visually reinforces the idea that the end is inevitable, despite all efforts to avoid disaster.

The lyrics bring a vulnerable honesty by acknowledging both the partner's failings ("You were there, but you weren't") and her own effort to maintain something that was no longer working. The lines "On the bright side, we had good times / Never faked our pictures / We were perfect till we weren't / Now we've got too many splinters" gain even more meaning by referencing, in the video, the birth of the couple's daughter, Daisy. This adds an emotional layer, showing that despite the end and the pain, there were real moments of happiness. The chorus, by repeating the feeling of "bleeding out slow," conveys the prolonged suffering of the breakup. Still, the conclusion – "If I had to do it all over again / I would still do it all over again" – reveals that Perry doesn't regret the love she experienced, valuing what was built, especially her daughter, even in the face of the end.