The Fame
Lady Gaga Lyrics

I can't help myself
I am relentlessly yearning for more in life, at any cost.

I'm addicted to a life of material
I find myself entwined in the glamour of excess, material accumulation.

It's some kind of joke
The irony of this craving is somewhat comical, curious and ridiculous.

I'm obsessively opposed to the typical
Anything common or regular is just not appealing or worthy of attention.

All we care about is
Our desires are limited to a very narrow, predetermined scope.

Runway models, Cadillacs and liquor bottles
Our selection of pursuits tends to be about image, fame and luxury.

Give me something, I wanna be
I am desperately seeking anything that can push me forward in this quest for notoriety and status.

Retro glamour, Hollywood, yes, we live for the
The nostalgia of old movie glamour and the allure of Hollywood is what excites us, ignites our passions.

Fame (fame)
Fame, recognition, and respect from others are our ultimate goals.

Doin' it for the fame (fame)
Everything we do, every decision we make is based on how it will help us achieve fame.

'Cause we wanna live the life of the rich and famous
The life, power, and status of the wealthy and celebrated is what we aspire for.

We got a taste for champagne and endless fortune
We crave the finest things in life and we want them served to us in abundance, luxury.

Isn't it a shame, shame, baby? A shame, shame
It is a pity, a regrettable flaw in our ways that we have to rely so much on validation and material possessions.

In it for the fame, fame, baby, the fame, fame
Our obsession with fame is defining, it's what drives us, it's all we care about.

I can see myself
I imagine myself in scenarios of fame, of grandeur, the center of attention.

In the movies with my picture in city lights
I visualize myself as a celebrity, a star, with my name in lights and my image everywhere.

Photograph my mind
Capture my thought process, my desires, my dreams in a frame, in a tangible form.

And whatever else you'd like to shoot, you decide
Anything else you want to add to the picture of my fame, my glory, my success is up to you, it's your choice.

Pornographic girls on film and body plastic
Our appreciation of beauty is distorted, shallow, overly sexualized, and superficial.

Give me something I wanna see
I need you to offer me something visually pleasing, something that can feed my craving for attention.

Television, and hot blondes in odd positions
We enjoy media attention, the limelight, and we appreciate the unconventional, the controversial.

Don't ask me how or why (or why)
I can't exactly explain to you why I need this so badly, it's just the way that I am.

But I'm gonna make it happen this time
I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that I achieve the level of fame and success I desire.

My teenage dream tonight (tonight)
My youthful fantasies of grandeur, of stardom, of luxury are all coming to the forefront of my mind tonight.