"'Daisies' is an empowering ode to Katy Perry's personal resilience. Released on May 15, 2020, the California native wrote the song prior to the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak as she reflected on staying "true to the course you've set for yourself, regardless of what others may think." As Coronavirus spread worldwide, the song took on a new meaning for Perry "in light of what the whole world is experiencing." She added: "Each of us is one in more than seven billion, with our own story of strength and resilience to tell."
Speaking in a Facebook live stream, Perry explained it's a song about achieving your dreams. "We've had a lot of time to reflect and think about possibly what we took for granted in the past and how we'll change for the future," she said. "This song is kind of about doing that, about going and getting your dreams, and not letting anyone or anything stand in your way."
The song title comes from Perry's declaration to her doubters that she will walk her own path under her own terms until she's pushing up daisies. They tell me that I'm crazy, but I'll never let 'em change me 'Til they cover me in daisies, daisies, daisies "Pushing up the daisies" is an expression meaning someone's dead and buried with daisies growing over their burial plot. The phrase was first recorded in a World War I poem by Wilfred Owen.
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