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Come to Mama
Lady Gaga Lyrics


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Everybody's got to love each other
Stop throwin' stones at your sisters and your brothers
Man, it wasn't that long ago we were all living in the jungle
So why do we gotta put each other down
When there's more than enough love to g-g-go around?

Come to mama
Tell me who hurt ya
There's gonna be no future
If we don't figure this out

Dude in a lab coat and a man of God
(Come onto mama, come on, mama)
Fought over prisms and a forty-day flood
(Come onto mama, come on, mama)
Well, I say rainbows did more than they've ever done
So why do we gotta fight over ideas?
We're talkin' the same old shit after all of these years

Come to mama
Tell me who hurt ya
There's gonna be no future
If we don't figure this out
Oh, come tomorrow
Who are you gonna follow?
There's gonna be no future
If we don't figure this out

Psychic guru catches minnows in the harbor
(Come onto mama, come on, mama)
Everyone tells him he should work a little harder (hey man get to work, catch up)
(Come onto mama, come on, mama)
They all tell you that freedom must be bought
But, baby, he's already caught them
So why do we gotta tell each other how to live?
The only prisons that exist are ones we put each other in

Come to mama
Tell me who hurt ya
There's gonna be no future
If we don't figure this out
Oh, come tomorrow
Who are you gonna follow?
There's gonna be no future
If we don't figure this out

Come to mama (come onto me)
(Come on mama)
'Cause I wanna be there
I wanna be there for you
I wanna be there

Why do we gotta tell each other how to live?
The only prisons that exist are ones we put each other in
Why do we gotta tell each other how to live?
Look what that rainbow did

Overall Meaning

In Lady Gaga's song Come to Mama, she presents a powerful message about the importance of love and unity among people. The first verse highlights the need to stop criticizing and hurting each other and instead embrace love and live together peacefully. Gaga reminds us that not too long ago, we all lived in the jungle, which symbolizes the origin of humanity, where people lived in harmony without divisions. Therefore, there is no need to put others down, and there is more than enough love to go around.


In the chorus, Gaga invites people to come to her and share their pains; she wants to unite people to create a better future. She emphasizes that if people fail to figure out how to live together in peace, then there will be no future. In the other verses, Gaga talks about how people fight among themselves over meaningless things such as ideologies or work, forgetting that we share this earth and need to work together to make progress. She argues that freedom lies within us and not in what people think about us, reminding us to be ourselves and not let others impose their rules on us.


Overall, the song is about breaking down barriers and coming together to create a better world full of love, acceptance, and peace.


Line by Line Meaning

Everybody's got to love each other
Everyone needs to show love and respect for one another


Stop throwin' stones at your sisters and your brothers
Let's stop criticizing each other and learn to get along


Man, it wasn't that long ago we were all living in the jungle
In the grand scheme of things, humans haven't been civilized for that long


So why do we gotta put each other down
There's no reason to insult or belittle each other


When there's more than enough love to g-g-go around?
Love is abundant and we should share it with everyone


Come to mama
Find comfort and support in me


Tell me who hurt ya
Share your pain with me, let me help you heal


There's gonna be no future
If we don't work together, there won't be hope for the future


If we don't figure this out
We need to find a solution to our problems


Dude in a lab coat and a man of God
Science and religion can coexist


Fought over prisms and a forty-day flood
Argued over different interpretations of the same phenomena


Well, I say rainbows did more than they've ever done
Rainbows have brought more joy and unity than disagreements ever will


So why do we gotta fight over ideas?
Why can't we just accept and appreciate our differences?


We're talkin' the same old shit after all of these years
We're still having the same arguments and debates despite the passage of time


Come to mama (come onto me)
Seek refuge with me, let me offer you comfort


'Cause I wanna be there
I want to be there for you, to offer support and love


Why do we gotta tell each other how to live?
We shouldn't try to control each other's lives or beliefs


Look what that rainbow did
The beauty and wonder of a rainbow can bring people together




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Stefani Germanotta, Josh Tillman, Emile Haynie

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