<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td>' Circle the Drain' A 27 - second sample of the song where Perry sings about the effects her lovers' drug abuse has on him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> "Circle the Drain" is a rant song where, lyrically, Perry is telling off a self - destructive drug - addicted ex-boyfriend . Its candid lyrics also discuss the strains his addiction put on both of them . In the track's chorus, she sings about how she wants to be his lover, not someone who has to take care of him, such as a maternal figure . She also sings about how he had ultimately lost large opportunities . Styled in the genres of disco - rock, and gothic rock tones, it is an up - tempo song that lasts for four minutes and 32 seconds, and also has influences of techno . The track is composed in the key of E ♭ minor and is set in time signature of common time, with a tempo of 135 beats per minute . Perry's vocal range spans over an octave, from A ♭ to D ♭ . </P> <P> Entertainment Weekly writer Leah Greenblatt stated that Perry's lyrical talent is not her strength, adding: "neither, in fact, is rhyming' forte' with' foreplay,' as she does painfully on the druggie - boyfriend takedown' Circle the Drain' ." Billboard journalist Monica Herrera found the song to have been inspired by Pat Benatar's material, while Perry herself said: "It's kind of like my' You Oughta Know' Alanis Morissette moment ." Al Fox of BBC News wrote that the song has "menacing undertones" which unveils a different side to Perry, unlike her current "unsolicited residency in many a showbiz column ." </P>

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