Born This Way

This post is a little overdue, but, despite the mixed reviews from fans of hers, I thought Lady GaGa put on yet another spectacular performance this weekend at the Grammy Awards.  I will admit, her egg pod red carpet was a bit more extreme than I expected, even from her, but the performance was great!  On a more fashion-y note, GaGa is on the cover of the newest Vogue.  You can see these and more images at Vogue.com.

And of course there’s her new song, “Born This Way” off her new album of the same name.  As a friend put it, the song is sort of an obvious move for her – it’s basically a gay (and anyone else who doesn’t fit the “norm”) anthem, but I’m in love with it.  I literally can’t get it out of my head.  You can listen to the song in full at LadyGaGa.com (or on any radio station, for that matter).  The lyrics follow:

IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU LOVE HIM, OR CAPITAL H-I-M / JUST PUT YOUR PAWS UP / ‘CAUSE YOU WERE ORN THIS WAY, BABY /// MY MAMA TOLD ME WHEN I WAS YOUNG / WE ARE ALL BORN SUPERSTARS // SHE ROLLED MY HAIR AND PUT MY LIPSTICK ON / IN THE GLASS OF HER BOUDOIR // “THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH LOVING WHO YOU ARE” / SHE SAID “CAUSE HE MADE YOU PERFECT BABE” // “SO HOLD YOUR HEAD UP GIRL AND YOU’LL GO FAR, / LISTEN TO ME WHEN I SAY” /// I’M BEAUTIFUL IN MY WAY / ‘CAUSE GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY // DON’T HIDE YOURSELF IN REGRET / JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND YOU’RE SET / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY /// OOO THERE AIN’T NO OTHER WAY / BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY / BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY / OOO THERE AIN’T NO OTHER WAY / BABY I WAS BORN- / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY /// DON’T BE A DRAG – JUST BE A QUEEN / DON’T BE A DRAG – JUST BE A QUEEN / DON’T BE A DRAG – JUST BE A QUEEN / DON’T BE! /// GIVE YOURSELF PRUDENCE / AND LOVE YOUR FRIENDDS / SUBWAY KID REJOICE YOUR TRUTH // IN THE RELIGION OF THE INSECURE / I MUST BE MYSELF, RESPECT MY YOUTH // A DIFFERENT LOVER IS NOT A SIN / BELIEVE CAPITAL H-I-M (HEY HEY HEY) / I LOVE MY LIFE I LOVE THIS RECORD AND / MI AMORE VOLE FE YAH (LOVE NEEDS FAITH) /// I’M BEAUTIFUL IN MY WAY / ‘CAUSE GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY // DON’T HIDE YOURSELF IN REGRET / JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND YOU’RE SET / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY /// OOO THERE AIN’T NO OTHER WAY / BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY / BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY / OOO THERE AIN’T NO OTHER WAY / BABY I WAS BORN- / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY /// DON’T BE A DRAG – JUST BE A QUEEN / WHETHER YOU’RE BROKE OR EVERGREEN / YOU’RE BLACK, WHITE, BEIGE, CHOLA DECENT / YOU’RE LEBANESE, YOU’RE ORIENT / WHETHER LIFE’S DISABILITIES / LEFT YOU OUTCAST, BULIED, OR TEASED / REJOICE AND LOVE YOURSELF TODAY / ‘CAUSE BABY YOU WERE BORN THIS WAY // NO MATTER GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BI, / LESBIAN, TRANSGENDERED LIFE / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN TO SURVIVE / NO MATTER BLACK, WHITE OR BEIGE / CHOLA OR ORIENT MADE / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN TO BE BRAVE /// I’M BEAUTIFUL IN MY WAY / ‘CAUSE GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY // DON’T HIDE YOURSELF IN REGRET / JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND YOU’RE SET / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY /// I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY! / I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY! / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY! // I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY! / I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY! / I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY / I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!