"Cathedral" is an unreleased song by Kesha. She performed the song on April 19, 2024, at TED.[1][2] It is believed to be on her sixth studio album. The song was written by Kesha, Skyler Stonestreet, Rissi, and Xander Xander. The song was officially registered to SESAC on August 28, 2024.[3]
In April 2024, Kesha shared a snippet of her recording the song on her Instagram stories.[4] The song was leaked online by Katy Perry fans on September 21, 2024.
Background[]
Kesha had wrote the song the same week she gave her TED Talk.
| “ | ...I want people to take away from the song 'Cathedral' that you can go through so much, but it’s never going to abandon you. It’s holding you - and again, I’m very spiritual, so everything that’s inside of me, I want to encourage people to harness their power because you are your own savior. | ” |
Lyrics[]
Maybe I'm, I'm baptized
And bathing in the moonlight
I've spent hours, so take your time
I'm summoning my divine
Tried it all to numb the pain
But nobody ever stayed
We give too much to even take
Finding there's nothing left to lose
I kept on running, just gasping for breath
Nothing to trust in, 'cause nothing was left
I pray when I'm desperate, I'm down on my knees
Oh, my God
I'm the cathedral
Finally coming home
Life was so lethal
I'm the savior, I'm the altar, I'm the Holy Ghost
Pain was my ritual, fear my religion
I was the one who needed forgiving, oh
I'm the cathedral
Let it in, the sunlight
It feels good, that's alright
Touch my skin, lock my pain away
God forgive all my mistakes
Maybe redemption lies in the dark
My happy ending's through my broken heart
Hope is a madman that hides in my mind
Oh my God
I'm the cathedral
Finally coming home
Life was so lethal
I'm the savior, I'm the altar, I'm the Holy Ghost
Pain was my ritual, fear my religion
I was the one who needed forgiving, oh
I'm the cathedral
Oh who I was once was, she seems so far
I've had to sacrifice her from the start
And born again with every scar
I can't control what's written in the stars
Been on my knees, begging for God
She's there inside of me, she was just lost
Oh my mind, look at what it caused
Darkness leads into light all along
I'm the cathedral
Finally coming home
Oh God it feels good
I'm the savior, I'm the altar, I'm the Holy Ghost
Every minute is a new beginning
I died in the Hell and I'm finally in Heaven again
In the cathedral
I'm the cathedral
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Gary Marcus on Twitter, April 19, 2024
- ↑ Kesha Today on Twitter, April 19, 2024
- ↑ https://x.com/KeshaDiscord/status/1828927736523403275?t=VJ8LQnqvrSI5WVcQiFnJ6w&s=19
- ↑ Kesha Discord on Twitter, April 11, 2024
- ↑ Kesha Talks New Music And Achieving Her Independence: ‘I Am Coming To Change The World’