Mothers are generally stereotyped as willing to do anything for their child, no matter what. This leads to idioms such as “Mama Bear” for someone who will fight “tooth and claw” for their child.
Additionally, Lady Gaga’s fans call her Mother Monster (and she in return calls them “Little Monsters”). Many of her inspirational songs serve as anthems for her fans, and she in turn cares for her fans in a maternal way, telling Barbara Walters in 2010:
"I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I’m trying to say is I’m trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world".
Come to Mama
Lady Gaga Lyrics
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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
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
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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