Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind? No? Well, how about a parachute? If you’re nodding furiously at your laptop right now, then Katy Perry’s “Rise†music video is the video for you, because Perry is stranded in the desert and trailed by a giant pink parachute. No matter how hard she tries, she ends up dangling off a cliff, or facing a downpour, until finally, she rises and floats away. Godspeed, Katy!
Perry initially released “Rise†for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and it was her first new single in two years. She also sang a version of the song at the Democratic National Convention, where she changed the lyrics just for Hillary: “Don’t be surprised; she will still rise.â€