Hello to everybody listening to Smile
it's Katy Perry
I wanna say a very special hello
to all of my incredible
beautiful, loyal, encouraging Katycats
all around the world

Thank you so much for being on this journey
with me every single time I put out a record
and for being excited and letting the music
um... work its magic on you
and for showing up at the shows
and all the little places
and for being such an incredible team
and a support system that I can always rely on

I am so incredibly grateful
for each and every one of you
and the things that you make online
that make me laugh, and the care that you show
and... all of it, I am so profoundly grateful

And that's what a lot of this record is
it's, it's a... a record
that I never really set out to make
but here we are. You know
after continuing my writing process for 2 years
I would get a little message
and just be a vessel for, um
different songs or ideas over the past 2 years
and we had many of them so we felt like
maybe it should be a record
Maybe the record should be called "Smile"
and it should be about finding your smile
once again

Um... I don't know about any of you
but sometimes I can feel super low
and alone, and really in my head
and be my own worst enemy
and let that horrible negative voice
that trickle, trickles in and out
of my, of my head, take over
And, in this past couple of years
I've really, um, tried to work on that
and I think a lot of these songs
reflect walking through that process
walking through that valley
and coming out the other end alive
and giving live, and, um

So, I just
I'm so grateful you guys are listening
I, um... I'm excited
I wanna know what your favorite songs are
I have one more song that you're about to hear
this song is kind of a funny, sassy song
Definitely don't @ me when you hear it
but thank you once again for listening
to all the songs
I hope these songs are encouraging
and can lift you out
of whatever you're feeling
or give you a little umpfh
or, um... give you
whatever you need for today
And if you lost your smile
it helps you find your smile again

God bless you! I love you