Dont Call My Name
Lady Gaga Lyrics

I know that we are young,
We may be young, but I understand our situation

And I know that you may love me,
I acknowledge that you may have feelings for me

But I just can't be with you like this anymore,
However, I can't continue this relationship in its current state

Alejandro.
This is a point of reference for the person she is addressing, who may have the name Alejandro

She's got both hands, in her pocket,
Lady Gaga is conveying the posture that the woman in question has

And she won't look at you, won't look at you.
The woman she is describing avoids looking at her significant other

She hides true love, en su bolsillo,
She keeps her true love to herself, held like an object in her pocket

She's got a halo around her finger, around you.
The woman is engaged or married to someone else (the person being addressed)

You know that I love you, boy,
Lady Gaga affirms her love for the person she is addressing

Hot like Mexico, rejoice.
Their connection is passionate and intense

At this point I've gotta choose,
She faces a dilemma and must make a decision

Nothing to lose.
She feels like she doesn't have much to lose regardless of her choice

Don't call my name, don't call my name, Alejandro.
She doesn't want to be addressed by that name anymore

I'm not your babe, I'm not your babe, Fernando.
Nor does she want to be addressed as Fernando's 'babe'

Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch,
She doesn't want physical intimacy

Just smoke my cigarette and hush.
She wants to be left alone, engage in a solitary, calming activity instead

Don't call my name, don't call my name, Roberto.
She also doesn't want to be addressed as Roberto's 'name'

She's not broken, she's just a baby,
The woman she's describing is vulnerable and inexperienced in her relationship

But her boyfriend's like her dad, just like a dad.
Her significant other has an authoritative hold over her, and acts as a father figure

And all those flames that burned before him,
The person she's addressing comes after a string of past loves

Now, he's gotta firefight, gotta cool the bad.
He has to deal with the aftermath of past loves that remain unresolved

Don't bother me, don't bother me. (Alejandro)
She pleads that the person stop bothering her

Don't call my name, don't call my name. (Bye, Fernando)
She wants to say farewell to the person who addressed her as 'Fernando'

I'm not your babe, I'm not your babe. (Alejandro)
She repeats that she is not their partner ('babe')

Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch, Fernando.
She specifically refers to Fernando in repeating her desire to avoid physical intimacy

Alejandro, Alejandro.
Repetition of the name for emphasis

Ale-Alejandro, Ale-Alejandro.
Alternating version of Alejandro for a melodic effect

(Don't call my name) Alejandro,
Reasserting not to be called by that name again

(I'm not your babe) Ale-Alejandro,
Repeating that she is not their partner

(Don't wanna kiss) Alejandro,
Reiteration not to be physically intimate with them.

(Don't wanna touch) Alejandro.
Final repetition of her reluctance to engage physically with this person