Makaton - FIREWORK - Singing Hands

Here's another favourite from #Choir and our pop parties - FIREWORK by Katy Perry with #Makaton signs.

Lyrics and Sign Transcription -

NB. This song is chockablock with metaphors and obviously not actually about fireworks. This makes it one of the trickier songs to try and translate. Virtually the whole way through this one, you aren't signing the actual words you are singing, so it's really like rubbing your tummy and patting your head. But practice will help!

For the verses, we've tried to convey the meaning of the lyrics as it's all about feeling unimportant, lost and worthless, and then in the choruses it's like a friend telling you to believe in yourself and reminding you how brilliant you are.

The chorus is all about showing YOU and everyone realising how brilliant you are. However, we've kept with the literal sign for FIREWORK in the chorus just because it's so iconic, it would be a shame to repeat signing something like 'special/amazing' here when we've already signed SPECIAL for the 'spark in you'. The other reason for keeping the literal sign for FIREWORK is purely an artistic/SEND one as when we do this song in groups/schools we hand out flashing lights and batons as a sensory prop to jump around. Enjoy!

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag (FEEL / UNIMPORTANT)
Drifting through the wind (LOST)
Wanting to start again? (START / AGAIN)
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin (FEEL / SAD)
Like a house of cards (ANXIOUS)
One blow from caving in? (FED UP [HAD ENOUGH])

Do you ever feel already buried deep? (FEEL / DEPRESSED)
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing (SCREAM / NO ONE / HEAR)
Do you know that there's still a chance for you (KNOW / CHANCE)
'Cause there's a spark in you (YOU / SPECIAL)

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine (BELIEVE / SELF / SHOW)
Just own the night like the 4th of July (WIN [ACHIEVE] / CELEBRATE)
'Cause, baby, you're a firework (LOVE [BABY] / FIREWORK) *literal
Come on, show 'em what you're worth (SHOW / IMPORTANT)
Make 'em go, "Oh, oh, oh" (ALL / SURPRISE)
As you shoot across the sky (SKY) *literal
Baby, you're a firework (LOVE / FIREWORK)
Come on, let your colours burst (SHINE)
Make 'em go, "Oh, oh, oh" (ALL / SURPRISE) *ie amazed
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe (ALL / LOVE) *ie impressed by you

You don't have to feel like a waste of space (NO / FEEL / UNIMPORTANT)
You're original, cannot be replaced (SPECIAL / NO ONE / SAME)
If you only knew what the future holds (KNOW / FUTURE)
After a hurricane comes a rainbow (AFTER / DIFFICULT / WIN [SUCCESS])

Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed (WHY / NO / OPPORTUNITY [CHANCE[)
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road (CHANGE / FUTURE) *change destiny
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow (UNDERSTAND [ie realisation] / LOVE)
And when it's time, you'll know (TIME / KNOW)

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause, baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, "Oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe

Boom, boom, boom (SHINE – ie like second part of sunshine X 3 dom / non dom / dom)
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon (MOON)
It's always been inside of you, you, you (ALWAYS / INSIDE / YOU)
And now it's time to let it through (TIME / SHOW)

'Cause, baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, make your colors burst
Make 'em go, "Oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe

Boom, boom, boom (SHINE)
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon (MOON)
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

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