Apparently this song is about the last moments before death, but before I knew this, I heard an interpretation that I really liked. After watching Lady Gaga perform this song on American Idol where she is on the edge of a cliff and jumps off with an obviously gay male, my fiance postulated that the song could be to young, gay people who are thinking of committing suicide because of their sexual orientation- perhaps in response to the rash of suicides by Asher Brown, Seth Walsh, and Tyler Clementi to name three. I felt horrible for these kids and their families, and being that Gaga is a huge gay rights activist, I liked the image of her putting herself with kids like them that are on the edge of committing suicide, and basically telling them that they are not alone. She is there with them "hanging on a moment of truth", trying to convince them not to kill themselves. I think this would be a great song of solidarity for the "It Gets Better" campaign.
Apparently this song is about the last moments before death, but before I knew this, I heard an interpretation that I really liked. After watching Lady Gaga perform this song on American Idol where she is on the edge of a cliff and jumps off with an obviously gay male, my fiance postulated that the song could be to young, gay people who are thinking of committing suicide because of their sexual orientation- perhaps in response to the rash of suicides by Asher Brown, Seth Walsh, and Tyler Clementi to name three. I felt horrible for these kids and their families, and being that Gaga is a huge gay rights activist, I liked the image of her putting herself with kids like them that are on the edge of committing suicide, and basically telling them that they are not alone. She is there with them "hanging on a moment of truth", trying to convince them not to kill themselves. I think this would be a great song of solidarity for the "It Gets Better" campaign.