Gaga premiered the song at the iTunes Festival in London on September 1st.
ARTPOP
Lady Gaga Lyrics
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Just do that thing that you do
And I'll undress you
Give it time, sometimes the simplest move is right
The melody that you choose, can rescue you
A hybrid can withstand these things
My heart can beat with bricks and stringsMy ARTPOP could mean anything
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP, ARTPOP, ARTPOP)
Come to me, with all your subtext and fantasy
Just do that thing that you do
In a perverse hue
Lover's kites, are flown on beaches for public sight
The color palette you choose, can profit you
A hybrid can withstand these things
My heart can beat with bricks and strings
My ARTPOP could mean anything
Could try to sell you out or I
Could show you all the reasons why
My ARTPOP could mean anything
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP, ARTPOP, ARTPOP)
Brushes with darkness won't help you create
Your destiny of self but ARTPOP could mean anything, anythingI try to sell myself but I am really laughing
Because I just love the music, not the bling
Music, not the bling
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP, ARTPOP, ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP, ARTPOP, ARTPOP)
Free my mind, ARTPOP
You make my, heart stop
In this song, Lady Gaga seems to be inviting someone - perhaps a lover or a friend - to come to her with all their glamour and cruelty, their subtext and fantasy. She encourages them to do that thing that they do, promising to undress them when they do. She then muses on the power of music, how a simple melody can rescue you, and the importance of the color palette you choose to profit you. She repeats the idea that her ARTPOP could mean anything, and that she could try to sell out or show all the reasons why, but in the end, it's the music she loves, not the bling. The song then ends with a repetition of the chorus, where Gaga and this person could belong together in the world of ARTPOP.
The lyrics of this song seem to celebrate the transformative power of the arts, as well as the beauty of taking risks and trying something new. Gaga seems to be saying that when you create art, you can be anything and everything at the same time, and that art has the power to bring people together. The phrase ARTPOP seems to refer to both the title of the album and the world that Gaga has created, where pop art is celebrated in all its forms. It also hints at the idea that pop music can be just as powerful and meaningful as fine art or other forms of expression.
Line by Line Meaning
Come to me, in all your glamour and cruelty
Approach me with all your beautiful and cruel aspects.
Just do that thing that you do
Perform the action you do so well.
And I'll undress you
I will remove your veneer and reveal your true self.
Give it time, sometimes the simplest move is right
Be patient, the simplest course of action is often correct.
The melody that you choose, can rescue you
A musical composition has the potential to save you.
A hybrid can withstand these things
A being comprised of dissimilar parts can endure pressure.
My heart can beat with bricks and strings
My heart is tough and can persevere through the good and the bad.
My ARTPOP could mean anything
My artistic creation can have any interpretation.
We could, we could belong together (ARTPOP)
We have the potential to be unified through our artistic creations.
Come to me, with all your subtext and fantasy
Approach me with your underlying meanings and imaginative ideas.
In a perverse hue
In a distorted color or tone.
Lover's kites, are flown on beaches for public sight
Romantic gestures are displayed on the shoreline for all to see.
The color palette you choose, can profit you
The range of hues you use can yield financial gain.
Could try to sell you out or I
One could potentially betray or shame another for gain.
Could show you all the reasons why
One could demonstrate the reasoning behind their actions.
Brushes with darkness won't help you create
Negative experiences do not help artistic creation.
Your destiny of self but ARTPOP could mean anything, anything
Your path of personal evolution, but artistic expression can yield any result.
I try to sell myself but I am really laughing
I attempt to market myself, but I am truly amused.
Because I just love the music, not the bling
I genuinely enjoy the music, not the superficial things it can bring.
Free my mind, ARTPOP
Liberate my thoughts in the realm of artistic creation.
You make my, heart stop
Your creation is so powerful, it takes my breath away.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Paul Edward Blair, Stefani J. Germanotta, Nick Monson, Dino Zisis
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@OoMASEoO
I feel like some haters don't know why Gaga's fans like her so much. Here is why I love Gaga:
She composes ALL of her songs, from the piano to the orchestra, to the singing.
She writes all of her songs.
All of the songs can be performed as a slow ballad, which she composes.
She creates THINGS (discostick, the POP techno glasses, the different pianos for different performances, the keytar Emma, her disco bra, her seashell bra... like so many other things I couldn't even list them all!)
She references art from the past, and present.
She doesn't mind wearing small designers designs, or even her fans designs!
She references other artists from the past (ie BOWIE and CHER and LIBERACE!)
She grew up doing theatre and musicals (like so many of us!)
She doesn't want to be a puppet-- she stands true to her aesthetic and vision and what SHE likes! HELLO, You & I was a country song!
She can create ANY genre of music!
Um, wearing those 12" heels is talent in itself!
Her performances are all unique from one another, and there is such passion and artistry in them! (Hello! when she performed ARTPOP on Jimmy Fallon... when she performed Dance in the Dark at the Brit awards... omg I can't even name all the amazing performances!)
Her and her FRIENDS are in the Haus creating everything, it's not some machine who she has never met, or who think up all her ideas... it's just a bunch of friends like throwing ideas around and making them happen!
She lives, breathes and bleeds being an entertainer.
She isn't giving her work to a team of magic record industry folk who turn it into a hit-- she is the director, the writer, the performer, the producer, the composer... she is doing every facet of the process, and not resting on her laurels! It would be so easy to say, "I want to do a song about being the one with the power in the relationship" snapping her fingers and having Interscope crank out a "banger" but she is making all this come into fruition! Not many other artists are doing that!
And yes, she HAS changed my life! I was so repressed working in a corporation, and my manager would always give me shit for what I wore... sorry I don't want to wear a polo shirt and stretch pants, I have a sense of FASHION! SO I QUIT THAT FUCKING JOB and haven't been more happy! If she can be a strong woman and wear what she wants, so can I!
And besides that, have you heard her speak? She is so friggin intelligent.
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@aleixovaladares9084
The world just wasn’t ready
@comradedelrey2963
This was like 50 years ahead of its time.
@cleudisonangelo7967
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@evgeniam685
Or Adrenochrome https://youtu.be/MY8Nfzcn1qQ
@lttlemonster483
@Val Shee maybe you suck
@maxcervantes1986
Val Shee theres no way this album suck, it was the best, to be watching a movie 🍿 and rock to the music was the best.
@gaga4presidente
this music video deserves to be in a museum
@gaga4presidente
POP
@maumauguz4249
Sooo realllll!
@yves3118
YAYY 100 MIL (also why are there like only spanish etc speakers here haha)