This song is a very deep one for me. Gaga said in an interview that she is very intrigued by the whole persona of Mary Magdalene, so she involved her in many of the lyrics and symbolism in BTW. She also gave her initial idea in the same interview but I can't recall which one it was. So, here is what I could extract:
The whole "confession" is presented on behalf of Mary Magdalene, assuming she was Jesus Christ's beloved. So, the first line is a statement about the inability of Christianity to accept this kind of love that presumably they had towards each other. On the other hand, it is a sophisticated philosophical essence about love being unprovable.
The second line is an obvious reference to the way Mary Magdalene and all of Christ's followers kept their faith after the Crucifixion and even more after the Ascension of Jesus. It also relates to the lyrics of Gaga's song "Teeth" from The Fame Monster, which, for me, makes this song a bit more dirty.
The Punk-tius is clearly Pontius Pilate who is responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus, but this
version of his name takes me to this futuristic vision of Gaga on Biblical stories. (The Judas video) The "king" is therefore a metaphor for Jesus and here is the first time the central message is delivered - Gaga declares that Mary Magdalene knew what was about to happen and she accepted it - she was "ready".
The pre-chorus is a part I am not sure how to decode. There might be some popular imagery connected to the "dance" but I see it like some prayer-dance: "hands together". Here is actually also a piece of the core meaning - "forgive him before he's dead" - Gaga gives a hint at the fact that it was clear to Mary Magdalene that Jesus would die.
The chorus is the climax of the meaning of this song. The conclusion is simple - Mary understands the way things will evolve, she won't cry but what Gaga says here is: Even after Jesus is gone Mary lives and the epithet "bloody" could be understood in two ways: 1) It could be a more avant-garde way to say "mortal". 2) It could be a reference to Mary I, Queen of England. However, I can't really relate the Christian symbolism to her but maybe Gaga is implying something here as well.
The first line of the second verse is a reference to this sculpture, I suppose: bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/florence/duomomuseo/0081copy.jpg Mary is on the right. The implication leads to the second line and Gaga expresses that the loss of the person she loved would be hard even for Mary and art can not really depict that.
The third line of the second verse refers to La Madeleine in Paris.
Je ne veux pas mourir tout seule - I don't want to die alone. A clear statement which comes as a final word, concluding the whole confession.
Artistically, the lyrics are very conceptual and meaningful. Of course, I may be missing something or putting too strong accent on something, which does not deserve it, but as a whole I think I managed to capture the main point.
I think the pre chorus is about giving up and accepting the fact that jesus is going to die in my opinion i see the dance as the act and the hands going up are the giving up and like jesus said being jesus telling her that he's not afraid to die and to give up, and the hands together are obviously a prayer ^_^ hope you like my views :D
I think the pre chorus is about giving up and accepting the fact that jesus is going to die in my opinion i see the dance as the act and the hands going up are the giving up and like jesus said being jesus telling her that he's not afraid to die and to give up, and the hands together are obviously a prayer ^_^ hope you like my views :D
I love Gaga’s music. It is truly genius. However, it is quite obvious that she and the rest of you are delusional. Gaga’s secret wish is death–just like all the rest of you religious hypocrites. Yes, it’s the hypocrisy that is tearing Gaga and for that matter you apart. She cannot do what Jesus did. None of you can. Just go and sacrifice your life away for killers. That is what your barefoot bum of a leader did (Or did he? You dopes were sold Plato’s great lie by a bunch of...
I love Gaga’s music. It is truly genius. However, it is quite obvious that she and the rest of you are delusional. Gaga’s secret wish is death–just like all the rest of you religious hypocrites. Yes, it’s the hypocrisy that is tearing Gaga and for that matter you apart. She cannot do what Jesus did. None of you can. Just go and sacrifice your life away for killers. That is what your barefoot bum of a leader did (Or did he? You dopes were sold Plato’s great lie by a bunch of inbred Hyksos). Go and renounce this material world and run into the valley of the shadow of death and die. That is what you wish, isn’t it? Hitler once said that all you had to do was sell the masses an ideal they couldn’t attain and you had them–that you could sink your fingers right into their skulls and did what you wanted with them. Just remember how you felt after seeing the Passion of Christ. There is no better way to disarm someone than by guilt. Ask yourself why your country is falling apart. The very same people that sold you that lie are slowly destroying your once great nation. And Gaga is playing right into their hands.
This song is a very deep one for me. Gaga said in an interview that she is very intrigued by the whole persona of Mary Magdalene, so she involved her in many of the lyrics and symbolism in BTW. She also gave her initial idea in the same interview but I can't recall which one it was. So, here is what I could extract:
Artistically, the lyrics are very conceptual and meaningful. Of course, I may be missing something or putting too strong accent on something, which does not deserve it, but as a whole I think I managed to capture the main point.
I think the pre chorus is about giving up and accepting the fact that jesus is going to die in my opinion i see the dance as the act and the hands going up are the giving up and like jesus said being jesus telling her that he's not afraid to die and to give up, and the hands together are obviously a prayer ^_^ hope you like my views :D
I think the pre chorus is about giving up and accepting the fact that jesus is going to die in my opinion i see the dance as the act and the hands going up are the giving up and like jesus said being jesus telling her that he's not afraid to die and to give up, and the hands together are obviously a prayer ^_^ hope you like my views :D
The dance metaphor is certainly more than that. I think it's about faith/spirituality, in general, because she uses it in ScheiBe too.
The dance metaphor is certainly more than that. I think it's about faith/spirituality, in general, because she uses it in ScheiBe too.
what does it have to do with teeth??
what does it have to do with teeth??
I love Gaga’s music. It is truly genius. However, it is quite obvious that she and the rest of you are delusional. Gaga’s secret wish is death–just like all the rest of you religious hypocrites. Yes, it’s the hypocrisy that is tearing Gaga and for that matter you apart. She cannot do what Jesus did. None of you can. Just go and sacrifice your life away for killers. That is what your barefoot bum of a leader did (Or did he? You dopes were sold Plato’s great lie by a bunch of...
I love Gaga’s music. It is truly genius. However, it is quite obvious that she and the rest of you are delusional. Gaga’s secret wish is death–just like all the rest of you religious hypocrites. Yes, it’s the hypocrisy that is tearing Gaga and for that matter you apart. She cannot do what Jesus did. None of you can. Just go and sacrifice your life away for killers. That is what your barefoot bum of a leader did (Or did he? You dopes were sold Plato’s great lie by a bunch of inbred Hyksos). Go and renounce this material world and run into the valley of the shadow of death and die. That is what you wish, isn’t it? Hitler once said that all you had to do was sell the masses an ideal they couldn’t attain and you had them–that you could sink your fingers right into their skulls and did what you wanted with them. Just remember how you felt after seeing the Passion of Christ. There is no better way to disarm someone than by guilt. Ask yourself why your country is falling apart. The very same people that sold you that lie are slowly destroying your once great nation. And Gaga is playing right into their hands.
I think it's not "Mary Magdalene", but actually Queen Mary I. (Mary Tudor). Great analyzation, though :)
I think it's not "Mary Magdalene", but actually Queen Mary I. (Mary Tudor). Great analyzation, though :)