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Abracadabra Lyrics
[Intro]
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
[Verse 1]
Pay the toll to the angels
Drawin' circles in the clouds
Keep your mind on the distance
When the devil turns around
[Refrain]
Hold me in your heart tonight
In the magic of the dark moonlight
Save me from this empty fight
In the game of life
[Pre-Chorus]
Like a poem said by a lady in red
You hear the last few words of your life
With a haunting dance, now you're both in a trance
It's time to cast your spell on the night
[Chorus]
"Abracadabra, amor-ooh-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na"
In her tongue she said, "Death or love tonight"
[Post-Chorus]
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the beat under your feet, the floor's on fire
Abracadabra, abracadabra
[Verse 2]
Choose the road on the west side
As the dust flies, watch it burn
Don't waste time on a feelin'
Use your passion, no return
[Refrain]
Hold me in your heart tonight
In the magic of the dark moonlight
Save me from this empty fight
In the game of life
[Pre-Chorus]
Like a poem said by a lady in red
You hear the last few words of your life
With a haunting dance, now you're both in a trance
It's time to cast your spell on the night
[Chorus]
"Abracadabra, amor-ooh-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na"
In her tongue she said', "Death or love tonight"
[Post-Chorus]
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the beat under your feet, the floor's on fire
Abracadabra, abracadabra
[Bridge]
Phantom of the dance floor, come to me
Sing for me a sinful melody
Ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah
[Chorus]
"Abracadabra, amor-ooh-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na"
In her tongue she said, "Death or love tonight"
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Pay the toll to the angels
Drawin' circles in the clouds
Keep your mind on the distance
When the devil turns around
Hold me in your heart tonight
In the magic of the dark moonlight
Save me from this empty fight
In the game of life
Like a poem said by a lady in red
You hear the last few words of your life
With a haunting dance, now you're both in a trance
It's time to cast your spell on the night
"Abracadabra, amor-ooh-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na"
In her tongue she said, "Death or love tonight"
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the beat under your feet, the floor's on fire
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Choose the road on the west side
As the dust flies, watch it burn
Don't waste time on a feelin'
Use your passion, no return
Hold me in your heart tonight
In the magic of the dark moonlight
Save me from this empty fight
In the game of life
Like a poem said by a lady in red
You hear the last few words of your life
With a haunting dance, now you're both in a trance
It's time to cast your spell on the night
"Abracadabra, amor-ooh-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na"
In her tongue she said', "Death or love tonight"
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the beat under your feet, the floor's on fire
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Phantom of the dance floor, come to me
Sing for me a sinful melody
Ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah
"Abracadabra, amor-ooh-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na"
In her tongue she said, "Death or love tonight"
Song Info
Producer
Redone
Release date
Aug 19, 2013
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Feb 03, 2025
Without getting into the deeper meaning of the song, which Gaga herself has explained, I've read a few comments from journalists and so on refer to the chorus as basically nonsense, albeit in a non-derogatory way. But this isn't entirely true; "amor" is a reference to the Italian word for love, "morta" is Italian/Latin for dead ("mort" is Latin for death), as in the subsequent line, "In her tongue she said, 'death or love tonight'". In other words the first 3 lines of the chorus are the "lady in red"'s peculiar language for saying this dichotomy.
[Edit: Correction/clarification]
Who wrote the lyrics to 'Abracadabra' by Lady GaGa?