'Unconditionally': Watch Katy Perry's gloriously nonsensical new music video

The music video for Katy Perry's "Roar" mostly relied on the complex metaphorical power of roaring animals. But for her new music video for "Unconditionally" — another cut from her latest album, Prism — Perry went a little more abstract. The video's diverse array of imagery ranges from a flaming bed to a crashed car covered in flowers to an owl, which takes off from a perch on Perry's arm.

In an interview with MTV News, Perry tried to explain the concept behind the "Unconditionally" video. It's "kind of inspired by a couple different movies, like Dangerous Liaisons and Anna Karenina," says Perry. "It doesn't have a complete narrative. I do that all the time: I usually have quite a big storyline, and you see the beginning and the ending. This time, I wanted to give a lot of gorgeous, beautiful looks — which I don't typically go for — and then some heavy metaphors. Like, the scene where I'm being hit by a car is kind of representational of when love hits you. You feel like you've been hit by a car."

Unfortunately, Perry did not explain the owl, so let's just assume it's about her love flying away from her, or whatever.

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