I think, actually, that this song was from the "Fear of Men Monster," which could also be tied in with "Fear of Sex Monster."
The song is about how she sees love based on a man's wallet (she hides true love en su bolsillo [Bolsillo is pocket in Spanish, which plays a large part in the song]). She then wraps men around her finger with her innocent act (She's got a halo round her finger, around you).
According to her Wiki page, the song also represents GaGa's fear of commitment to the point where she cannot even remember the name of her lover (exemplified in the multiple changing of names; "Alejandro," "Fernando," "Roberto"). Additionally, the line "Mexico, rejoice!" ties into the whole "What happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico" theme that is ever-popular among Spring-Breakers in Cancun.
So, basically, the song is about being promiscuous and garnering as much money as possible, then realizing how wrong it is: "I know that we are young, and I know that you may love me; but I just can't be with you like this anymore...Alejandro." By that time, however, "Alejandro" is already in love with the speaker as he calls her name and addresses her as "babe." Unfortunately for him, he has no idea that she never felt anything more for him than lust and financial assistance.
I know plenty of people like that, lol.
Hm I never thought about the different names being due to forgetfulness. However, I really like that interpretation. Then maybe the boyfriend like a dad thing could mean like a "sugar daddy" giving her money.
Hm I never thought about the different names being due to forgetfulness. However, I really like that interpretation. Then maybe the boyfriend like a dad thing could mean like a "sugar daddy" giving her money.
I was going to type almost exactly what you wrote with an addition and a slight disagreement: I don't think the song is about a woman who feels bad; she's "done" with Alejandro because he's fallen in love with her.
I was going to type almost exactly what you wrote with an addition and a slight disagreement: I don't think the song is about a woman who feels bad; she's "done" with Alejandro because he's fallen in love with her.
The verses of the song describe men who fall in love with a woman who acts like she loves the man when they give her money or gifts – she creates the illusion of love, but she doesn't love those men.
The verses of the song describe men who fall in love with a woman who acts like she loves the man when they give her money or gifts – she creates the illusion of love, but she doesn't love those men.
The chorus is about the period of time immediately after sex when she doesn't want any more attention...
The chorus is about the period of time immediately after sex when she doesn't want any more attention or physical contact from the man that she is with.
She has "gotten enough" from him; now, and she wants to move on to another man and ignore Alejandro – just like she ignores Roberto and Fernando – and she wants him to be complacent and not pursue her.
She's in love with a man, who's in love with another man, but she's leaving them and their screwed up ways behind. She doesn't want to be controlled by her emotions for Alejandro. She doesn't want Alejandro who wants Fernando, who reminds her of Roberto (her ex before Alejandro).
Either that, or her current boyfriend (Alejandro) reminds her of her ex, Fernando. So, she's leaving the memories (current and old, Alejandro and Fernando) behind. As for Roberto? Who the fuck is he, and where does he come in?
My favorite line: "You know that I love you, boy/Hot like Mexico, rejoice/At this point I go to choose/Nothing to lose."
the men arent gay. there is no man in love with another man.
the men arent gay. there is no man in love with another man.
hot theory tho lol
hot theory tho lol
She's saying goodbye to all her past lovers. It's symbolic to her moving on.
She's saying goodbye to all her past lovers. It's symbolic to her moving on.
I got this song 6 days ago and my itunes play count is 90.. lol I'm OBSESSED. But as such, I'm pretty sure I have a good handle on the meaning of this song.
She's in love with Alejandro, who is young, hot, and poor. But she's now telling him she can't be with him because she's engaged to an older, wealthier man. She's debated over whether she should choose love or security, and she picked security "I just can't be with you like this anymore"
She hides true love en su bosillo (in his wallet)-she hides her love for Alejandro and attempts to replace it with her fiancee's money
She's got a halo around her finger around you-She's got her big engagement ring around her finger, and the older man is totally infatuated with her, he gives her everything she wants
The chorus "you know that I love you boy".. she's singing to Alejandro, telling him that he knows she knows she loves him, and one day maybe she'll come back to him, but not now.
"Don't call my name..." telling all her past lovers (including Alejandro) to not call on her because she's a taken woman
Don't wanna kiss don't wanna touch.. she doesn't want to give in and cheat on her fiancee even though she's not in love with him
"She's not broken, she's just a baby"-she knows what she's doing- using him for his money, she wasn't forced into this
"But her boyfriend's like her dad, just like a dad." he's much, much older than her and very rich so he takes care of her
"And all those flames that Burned before him, Now he's gotta firefight Gotta cool the bad"
all the lovers she had before..alejandro, fernando, roberto- she's got to "put out" their flames because she's getting married
he's got to help her "overcome" her love for all those other men by being a good doting husband (although she'll never be attracted to him, and probably never love him)
at this point in the chorus i think she's singing "you know that I love you boy, hot like mexico.." to her fiancee, which shows her superficial feelings for him.
and then finally in the song, I think her old fiancee/ husband dies, she gets all his money and goes back to Alejandro.
It's really kind of sad for the old man, but I love this concept. I'm making a music video for it!
this makes sense!!!!!!!!!!! i kinda had the same thoughts about it. i definitly agree with the "but her boyfriend's like her dad" i completely took that as 'ooooh, so he's probably older' i kinda see it as alejandro being the older one she loves and stuff but i definitly can see this meaning in the song
this makes sense!!!!!!!!!!! i kinda had the same thoughts about it. i definitly agree with the "but her boyfriend's like her dad" i completely took that as 'ooooh, so he's probably older' i kinda see it as alejandro being the older one she loves and stuff but i definitly can see this meaning in the song
Yup... this is a lot like the stuff I've come up with. Ik agree, it does actually make sense...
Yup... this is a lot like the stuff I've come up with. Ik agree, it does actually make sense...
This song is just like almost every other song by Lady Gaga. It is about her being a whore. She fornicated with three men in Mexico, and now she's playing mind games with herself about breaking their hearts. Case closed.
Haha, I like Lady Gaga but I couldn't help to laugh from this comment :D
Haha, I like Lady Gaga but I couldn't help to laugh from this comment :D
Totalmente cierto.
Totalmente cierto.
It seems to me that certain lines in this song reference a girl who seeks older men, but it's rather hard to determine if that's actuality or just how I keep hearing it. It doesn't make much sense against the line "we are young" so I'm going to assume it's actually a reference to her youthful behavior. Despite being a woman, she acts like a girl. Afraid of love and commitment perhaps, or just not understanding of it.
I'm also pretty certain the line IS "Now he's gonna firefight, gotta cool the bad." The whole verse sounds like she's saying the girl has issues, and this man, like a father might, battles them. Perhaps, she starts the trouble and he has to calm it? Start a fire to cool?
Also, I swear I keep hearing "just smoke my cigarette and hush" laughs I'm not hearing a "more" in there anywhere. Maybe my hearing is off.
I thought firefight might mean like putting out the flames after the relationship is over as if she's just leaving him with the problem to fix alone.
I thought firefight might mean like putting out the flames after the relationship is over as if she's just leaving him with the problem to fix alone.
It is "Just smoke my cigarette and hush" At least it says in the booklet that comes with the album.
It is "Just smoke my cigarette and hush" At least it says in the booklet that comes with the album.
Lol. Some 'meanings' really gave me laugh
Well...I get it this way
She's on vacation in Merxico. She has a halo - that is a ring - around her finger, so she's either married or engaged. "Her boyfriend is just like her dad' means he wants to control her. And the main thing, she hooked up with Alejandro and Fernando and Roberto during vacation and now she's leaving them heartbroken....pretending that she's hurt,but she's not - she's just playing (she's not broken, she's just a babe; and she does that inspite her boyfriens whose like her dad)
she hides true love en su bosillo - she keeps the ring in the pocket
Wow that actually makes the most sense besides the dad thing. I still don't get how that fits into it.
Wow that actually makes the most sense besides the dad thing. I still don't get how that fits into it.
"bf just like a dad"= he's much older than her, she's marrying him for his money
"bf just like a dad"= he's much older than her, she's marrying him for his money
Acutally, I think the "bf is just like her dad" is in reference to girls often dating boys like their fathers instead of boys they are actually compatible with. She's bored in her relationship, and was only continuing it because she felt like she had to. She probably feels trapped. In the meantime, she's been doing guys secretly on the side, all given common Latino names in the song to inspire that almost movie quality "exotic, forbidden, foreign love", but has had no real connection to any of them.
Acutally, I think the "bf is just like her dad" is in reference to girls often dating boys like their fathers instead of boys they are actually compatible with. She's bored in her relationship, and was only continuing it because she felt like she had to. She probably feels trapped. In the meantime, she's been doing guys secretly on the side, all given common Latino names in the song to inspire that almost movie quality "exotic, forbidden, foreign love", but has had no real connection to any of them.
That, or she feels like her boyfriend...
That, or she feels like her boyfriend is more like a close family member than a partner. No spark.
Now she's gotta choose between having secret promiscuous sex and feeling miserable about it, or not having secret sex and being miserable anyway.
After listening to this song repeatedly I believe the true meaning is actually quite apparent within the lyrics.
Her true love, Alejandro (Ale-ale-jandro) is obviously an ex cop whose partner and former lover, Fernando, was killed in action by the drug lord, Roberto - who Lady Gaga also one had a brief fling with. Overcome with feelings of guilt and grief, Alejandro is now a vigilante gunning for Roberto. Lady Gaga meanwhile finds herself caught in the middle of these troubling times.
The "hot like Mexico" clearly indicates that Roberto has fled to Nuevo Leon and attempting to start a new life there all the while Alejandro is on his trail, who also, due to the loss of Fernando, is overly protective of Lady Gaga ("Just like a dad").
I love this song!!!!!!!!11one
Your explanation makes sense to me. After I read it earlier, I went and listened to the song about 100 more times (I'm obsessed with finding the meaning of it!) and it fit. I mean, in the song she even says bye to Fernando, which is something you would say if he died. She also has that line about how Alejandro has to go "firefight and cool the bad," which could easily represent the imminent showdown with Roberto in Mexico (or where ever they meet up next). And she doesn't want Alejandro to bother her, and...
Your explanation makes sense to me. After I read it earlier, I went and listened to the song about 100 more times (I'm obsessed with finding the meaning of it!) and it fit. I mean, in the song she even says bye to Fernando, which is something you would say if he died. She also has that line about how Alejandro has to go "firefight and cool the bad," which could easily represent the imminent showdown with Roberto in Mexico (or where ever they meet up next). And she doesn't want Alejandro to bother her, and to leave her alone because she doesn't want to be caught in the middle anymore. Same with what she says to Roberto.
Like I said, TOTAL sense.
ZOMG!!! That is IT! All the other ones didn't make any sense but that one totally does. Awesome!!
ZOMG!!! That is IT! All the other ones didn't make any sense but that one totally does. Awesome!!
ok ok ok. this is definitely prostitution. she's all don't call my name, don't call me babe... its not as complicated as you guys make it sound, she's just in it for the money. Lady Gaga... so lammmeee.
This is her "Fear of Sex Monster." She's basically saying goodbye to her past lovers. She states this in the interview that she did for Fuse.
Halo = condom. (or safe, no-strings-attached sex---not innocence) Alejandro is a pimp. (a dad with burning flames around him) true love "En su bolsillo" = true love in your pocket, (all about money not love). Roberto, Fernando, just names of her customers.
Desensitization are normal to prostitutes. During sex, they pretend to like it (rejoice, song says) but after that...
"Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch Just smoke my cigarette and hush".
Kudos to those who said this song is about prostitution!
And yes, the girl in th song did manage to escape in the end.