Saturday, April 16, 2011

Lady Gaga riles up religious controversy w/ 'Judas'


Lady Gaga certainly has a way with words. Her hotly-anticipated second single from Born This Way, titled "Judas," premiered on iTunes for digital purchase Friday, four days before its scheduled due date. In the song, she sings in the perspective of New Testament figure Mary Magdalene, who has an affair with Judas, though she is in love with Jesus. 

The lyrics of the single add to the controversy of its visual. In an interview with MTV UK, Gaga's creative director Laurieann Gibson announced that Gaga would portray Mary Magdalene in the video, which was shot earlier this month. In response, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights President Bill Donohue issued a statement, saying that Gaga has no talent and that the premiere of the video "isn't random, we are getting closer to Holy Week and Easter."

Gibson, who is a devout Christian herself, said that the song is not blasphemous and that if it was, she would have walked away from the project. 

Despite the impeding drama, "Judas" sky-rocketed to No. 1 on iTunes in a matter of hours. The single can be heard HERE and purchased HERE. Its lyrics are available below:


Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GaGa
Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GaGa

[Lady Gaga - Verse 1]
When he comes to me, I am ready
I'll wash his feet with my hair if he needs
Forgive him when his tongue lies through his brain
Even after three times, he betrays me

I'll bring him down, bring him down, down
A king with no crown, king with no crown

[Chorus]
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GaGa

[Lady Gaga - Verse 2]
I couldn't love a man so purely
Even darkness forgave his crooked way
I've learned love is like a brick, you can
Build a house or sink a dead body
I'll bring him down, bring him down, down
A king with no crown, king with no crown


[Chorus]
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

EW

[Bridge]
In the most Biblical sense,
I am beyond repentance
Fame hooker, prostitute wench, vomits her mind
But in the cultural sense
I just speak in future tense
Judas kiss me if offensed,
Or wear ear condom next time

I wanna love you,
But something's pulling me away from you
Jesus is my virtue,
Judas is the demon I cling to
I cling to

[Chorus]
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GAGA
Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GAGA


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Photo via Neon Limelight
Lyrics via Metro Lyrics

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