Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, (bor… Read Full Bio ↴Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, (born March 28, 1986 in New York, NY) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenager, singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays. She studied at Collaborative Arts Project 21, through the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, before dropping out to pursue a career in music. After Def Jam Recordings canceled her contract, she worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where she signed a joint deal with Interscope Records and KonLive Distribution, in 2007. Gaga had her breakthrough the following year with her debut studio album, The Fame, and its chart-topping singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". The album was later reissued to include the EP The Fame Monster (2009), which yielded the successful singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro".

Gaga's five succeeding studio albums all debuted atop the US Billboard 200. Her second full-length album, Born This Way (2011), explored electronic rock and techno-pop and sold more than one million copies in its first week. The title track became the fastest-selling song on the iTunes Store, with over one million downloads in less than a week. Following her EDM-influenced third album, Artpop (2013), and its lead single "Applause", Gaga released the jazz album Cheek to Cheek (2014) with Tony Bennett, and the soft rock album Joanne (2016). She ventured into acting, winning awards for her leading roles in the miniseries American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016) and the musical film A Star Is Born (2018). Her contributions to the latter's soundtrack, which spawned the chart-topping single "Shallow", made her the first woman to win an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Grammy Award in one year. Gaga returned to dance-pop with her sixth studio album, Chromatica (2020), which yielded the number-one single "Rain on Me". She followed this with her second collaborative album with Bennett, Love for Sale, and a starring role in the biopic House of Gucci, both in 2021.

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Sex Dreams
Lady GaGa Lyrics

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[Verse 1]
Last night, Our lovers' quarrel (I was thinkin about you)
Hurts more than I can say (And it was, kinda dirty)
All night (and the way you looked at me)
Help me, Help (It was kinda nasty)
Help me, Help (It was kinda trashy)
Cause I can’t help my mind from going there

[Pre-Chorus]
Heard your boyfriend was away this weekend
Wanna meet at my place?
Heard that we both got nothing to do
And I lay in bed I touch myself and I thinka you

[Chorus 1]
Last night
Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (you were in my)
Doin really nasty things (you were in my dreams)
Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (you were in my)
Makin love in my Sexxx Dreams

[Verse 2]
We could be caught (I just want this to be perfect)
We’re both convicted criminals of thought (cause I’m broken)
Let’s white glove the bed (by the one before)
(He was kinda nasty)
Help me, Help
(And feels so trashy)
Cause we can’t hide the evidence in our hands

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus 2]
Last night
Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (you were in my)
Doin really nasty things (you were in my dreams)
Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (you were in my)
Makin love in my Sexxx Dreams
Don’t stop the party (Making love in our Sexxx Dreams)
Let’s keep it naughty (Makin love in my Sexxx Dreams)
Watch me under you (Makin love in my Sexxx Dreams)
Tomorrow when I run into you, Tomorrow when I run into you

[Bridge]
You could turn a stone
or the color of a man petrified by a woman
in love as I am when I lay with you
I thinka him, I thinka him
I can’t believe I’m telling you this, but I’ve had a couple drinks and oh my god

[Chorus 3]
Last night
Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (you were in my)
Doin really nasty things (you were in dreams)
Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (you were in my)
Last night (Don’t stop the party)
Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (Let’s keep it naughty)
Doin really nasty things (Watch me under you)

Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (Tomorrow when I run into you)
Makin love in my Sexxx Dreams

Overall Meaning

The song "Sexxx Dreams" by Lady Gaga is about having sexual desires for someone despite being in a relationship with someone else. The lyrics describe a lovers' quarrel that was dirty and trashy, which makes the singer turn her attention towards the person she desires. She suggests meeting up, knowing that the other person's boyfriend will be away. In bed at night, the singer can't help but think about this other person and touches herself, fantasizing about them.

The second verse describes the risk involved in getting together with the other person, as they are both "convicted criminals of thought." However, the singer still wants to indulge in their dirty desires, even if it means leaving evidence behind. The bridge of the song is an interesting addition, as it describes how the singer feels when she's with the person she desires - "petrified" and "in love."

Overall, the song is about giving in to sexual desires even when it might be wrong or risky. It's about wanting something or someone so badly that it consumes your thoughts and makes you willing to take risks.

Line by Line Meaning

Last night, Our lovers' quarrel (I was thinkin about you)
I couldn't stop thinking about you even though we were fighting

Hurts more than I can say (And it was, kinda dirty)
Our argument was emotionally painful and also had a sexual undertone

All night (and the way you looked at me)
I couldn't sleep because I kept replaying the way you looked at me

Help me, Help (It was kinda nasty)
I know this is wrong, but I can't stop thinking about you in a sexual way

Help me, Help (It was kinda trashy)
I feel guilty for having explicit thoughts about you

Cause I can’t help my mind from going there
I can't control how my mind perceives you and our relationship

Heard your boyfriend was away this weekend
I heard that you're single this weekend

Wanna meet at my place?
Do you want to come over to my place?

Heard that we both got nothing to do
I heard that we're both bored and have no plans

And I lay in bed I touch myself and I thinka you
I fantasize about you while pleasuring myself in bed

Damn, you were in my Sexxx Dreams (you were in my)
You were the main character in my sexual dreams last night

Doin really nasty things (you were in my dreams)
We were doing explicit and dirty things in my dreams

Makin love in my Sexxx Dreams
We were making love in my sexual dreams

We could be caught (I just want this to be perfect)
We could get in trouble for what we're doing, but I want everything to go smoothly

We’re both convicted criminals of thought (cause I’m broken)
We both feel guilty for having these sexual thoughts because we know they're wrong

Let’s white glove the bed (by the one before)
Let's make sure the bed looks spotless and untouched like no one has slept in it before

Cause we can’t hide the evidence in our hands
We can't hide the fact that we want each other and have these sexual desires

You could turn a stone or the color of a man petrified by a woman in love as I am when I lay with you I thinka him, I thinka him
You have a powerful effect on me and I think about you even when I'm with someone else

I can’t believe I’m telling you this, but I’ve had a couple drinks and oh my god
I'm sharing my deepest sexual thoughts with you because I'm under the influence and can't resist

Don’t stop the party (Making love in our Sexxx Dreams)
Let's keep this sexual fantasy going and not stop the party

Let’s keep it naughty (Makin love in my Sexxx Dreams)
Let's continue to indulge in our sexual desires and keep it naughty

Watch me under you (Makin love in my Sexxx Dreams)
I want you to take control and watch me while we make love in our sexual dreams

Tomorrow when I run into you, Tomorrow when I run into you
I'm already anticipating seeing you and possibly acting upon our sexual desires in reality

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