‘Bloody Mary’

Lyric Analysis

Gaga also revealed the concept behind the song. “I believe that Mary Magdalene was both fully divine and fully human. She has to be strong when Jesus fulfils the prophecy to die for everyone’s sins, but she still has the moment of humanity where she’s upset to let him go. She had to be a superstar, but she must have cried too.”

Love is just a history that they may proveAnd when you're gone I'll tell them my religion's you

When Pontius comes to kill the king upon his throneI'm ready for their stones.

I'll dance, dance, danceWith my hands, hands, hands,Above my head, head, headLike Jesus, saidI'm gonna dance, dance, danceWith my hands, hands,Hands above my headHands togetherForgive him before he's dead Because

The song is sung from the perspective of Mary Magdalene.

People don't understand the love Mary and Jesus had for each other, and that when he's gone she'll tell people she worshipped him.

She will refuse to let Pontius kill Jesus, and will withstand any punishment (such as stoning) for this act.

Mary needs to be strong and won’t show the pain she feels for the death of Jesus.

I won't cry for youI won't crucify the things you doI won't cry for you, seeWhen you're gone I'll still be bloody Mary

We are not just art for MichelangeloTo carve. He can't rewrite the agro of my furied heart.I'll wait On mountain tops in Paris coldJe ne veux pas mourir toute seule [French: I do not want to die alone]I'll dance, dance, danceWith my hands, hands, hands,Above my head, head, headLike Jesus, saidI'm gonna dance, dance, danceWith my hands, hands,Hands above my headHands togetherForgive him before he's dead Because

I’ll still bleed, still feel pain.

She won’t judge Jesus.

Michelangelo’s statue of Mary Magdalene after the death of Jesus.

You cannot depict the full extent of her fury even in art formShe will wait for

death to join him.

She will continue to pray as Jesus has told her to.

She knows he will die and forgives him for leaving her.

I won't cry for youI won't crucify the things you doI won't cry for you, seeWhen you're gone I'll still be bloody Mary

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I won't cry for youI won't crucify the things you do do doI won't cry for you (Gaga), seeWhen you're gone (Gaga) I'll still be Bloody MaryGagaWhoah Whoah Whoah, Whoah Whoah Whoah, Whoah Whoah WhoahWhoah Whoah Whoah, Whoah Whoah Whoah

Oh, Liberdad, mi amor [Spanish: Oh, Freedom, my Love]

Gaga is incorporating herself within the song.