'Born This Way' by Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga's new song has been very controversial, especially in some Asian countries, where it has been banned or censored. Here are the lyrics of the song, and the words of the spoken introduction to the song.

"This is the manifesto of Mother Monster. On Goat, a government-owned alien territory in space, a birth of magnificent and magical proportions took place. But the birth was not finite. It was infinite. As the womb slumbered and the mitosis of the future began, it was perceived that this infamous moment of life is not temporal. It is eternal."

Vocabulary:

• manifesto =  a public declaration of opinion
• proportions = shape and size
• took place = happened
• finite = limited
• infinite = unlimited
• womb = the place in the woman's body where the baby grows
• slumbered = slept
• mitosis = dividing of cells, a term in biology
• perceived = seen
• infamous = famous for something negative or bad
• temporal = temporary

"And thus began the beginning of the new race, a race within the race of humanity, a race which bears no prejudice, no judgement, but boundless freedom."

Vocabulary:

• thus = so
• bears = carries

"But on that same day as the eternal mother hovered in the multiverse, another more terrifying birth took place: the birth of evil. And she herself split into two, rotating in agony between two ultimate forces, the pendulum of choice began its dance. It seems easy to imagine, to gravitate instantly and unwaveringly towards good, but she wondered: how can I protect something so perfect, without evil?"

Vocabulary:

• hover = fly without moving
• multiverse = many universes
• split = separate
• rotating= turning
• agony = pain
• pendulum = something which swings
• gravitate = be attracted to something, like gravity
• unwaveringly = never hesitating

It doesn't matter if you love him, or capital H-I-M 


Just put your paws up 


'Cause you were born this way, baby 



My mama told me when I was young 


We're all born superstars 


She rolled my hair, put my lipstick on 


In the glass of her boudoir 





"There's nothin' wrong with lovin' 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 


(Born this way) 



Ooo, there ain't no other way 


Baby, I was born this way 


Baby, I was born this way 
(Born this way) 


Ooo, there ain't other way 


Baby, I was born this way 


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 friends 


Subway kid, rejoice the 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 



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 


Vocabulary:

• don't be a drag = don't be a bother to other people, don't cause trouble
• be a queen =  a queen is a slang word for a gay man who is very sissy.
• (a drag queen) =  a gay man who dresses as a woman to amuse other people