(Bloody, bloody)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh)

Love is just a history that they may prove
And when you're gone I'll tell them my religion's you
When Punktious comes to kill the king upon his throne
I'm ready for their stones

I'll dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands, hands
Above my head, head, head
Like Jesus, said
I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands
Hands above my head
Dance together
Forgive him before he's dead because

I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do
I won't cry for you, see
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody Mary

We are not just art for Michelangelo
To carve, he can't rewrite the aggro of my furied
Heart, I'll wait on mountain tops in Paris cold
Je ne veux pas mourir toute seule

I'll dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands, hands
Above my head, head, head
Like Jesus, said
I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands
Hands above my head
Dance together
Forgive him before he's dead because

I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do
I won't cry for you, see
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody Mary

Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da da da da-da
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da da da da-da
Dum dum da da da

I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do do do
I won't cry for you (Gaga), see (Gaga)
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody (Gaga) Mary (Gaga)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)

Oh, liberdade e amor


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Bloody Mary Lyrics as written by Stefani J. Germanotta Paul Edward Blair

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    My Interpretation

    This song is a very deep one for me. Gaga said in an interview that she is very intrigued by the whole persona of Mary Magdalene, so she involved her in many of the lyrics and symbolism in BTW. She also gave her initial idea in the same interview but I can't recall which one it was. So, here is what I could extract:

    1. The whole "confession" is presented on behalf of Mary Magdalene, assuming she was Jesus Christ's beloved. So, the first line is a statement about the inability of Christianity to accept this kind of love that presumably they had towards each other. On the other hand, it is a sophisticated philosophical essence about love being unprovable.
    2. The second line is an obvious reference to the way Mary Magdalene and all of Christ's followers kept their faith after the Crucifixion and even more after the Ascension of Jesus. It also relates to the lyrics of Gaga's song "Teeth" from The Fame Monster, which, for me, makes this song a bit more dirty.
    3. The Punk-tius is clearly Pontius Pilate who is responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus, but this version of his name takes me to this futuristic vision of Gaga on Biblical stories. (The Judas video) The "king" is therefore a metaphor for Jesus and here is the first time the central message is delivered - Gaga declares that Mary Magdalene knew what was about to happen and she accepted it - she was "ready".
    4. The pre-chorus is a part I am not sure how to decode. There might be some popular imagery connected to the "dance" but I see it like some prayer-dance: "hands together". Here is actually also a piece of the core meaning - "forgive him before he's dead" - Gaga gives a hint at the fact that it was clear to Mary Magdalene that Jesus would die.
    5. The chorus is the climax of the meaning of this song. The conclusion is simple - Mary understands the way things will evolve, she won't cry but what Gaga says here is: Even after Jesus is gone Mary lives and the epithet "bloody" could be understood in two ways: 1) It could be a more avant-garde way to say "mortal". 2) It could be a reference to Mary I, Queen of England. However, I can't really relate the Christian symbolism to her but maybe Gaga is implying something here as well.
    6. The first line of the second verse is a reference to this sculpture, I suppose: bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/florence/duomomuseo/0081copy.jpg Mary is on the right. The implication leads to the second line and Gaga expresses that the loss of the person she loved would be hard even for Mary and art can not really depict that.
    7. The third line of the second verse refers to La Madeleine in Paris.
    8. Je ne veux pas mourir tout seule - I don't want to die alone. A clear statement which comes as a final word, concluding the whole confession.

    Artistically, the lyrics are very conceptual and meaningful. Of course, I may be missing something or putting too strong accent on something, which does not deserve it, but as a whole I think I managed to capture the main point.

    Oloson May 30, 2011   Link

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