"Dark Horse" Quotes
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Speaker: Katy Perry
"So you wanna play with magic?"
So you wanna play with magic? Boy, you should know what you're falling for.
Context
This line is from the song "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry, from the album Prism (2013).
Yet another #1 US hit for Katy (and #4 in the UK), "Dark Horse" finds the pop star dipping into hip-hop and rap music. The track was originally said to be inspired by the movie The Craft, which is about teenage witches. Katy has said the speaker in the song is a witch, warning a lover not to fall in love with her.
Check out the Egypt-inspired video to see what happens when the dude can't resist the magic of Katy Perry.
Where you've heard it
Let's hope you saw that YouTube clip where these lines are used to cheer up a crying baby. If not, here it is. Way to spread some joy, Katy. You also probably saw Perry perform this song on a giant chessboard during her Super Bowl halftime show—unless that's when you went to get more buffalo wings.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
If Katy Perry is pretentious, then we are baboons. Let us check here for a second… Nope, we are not baboons.