Part 1: J U D A S – Lady Gaga [The Lyrics Review of Tika’s Version]

Dear blogspot who keep listening me,

Since I’m Catholic so I’m writing about this. In this entry, I’m going to review about the newest {not the newest anymore} of lady gaga’s song titled JUDAS. I have found this song about 2 months ago and I saved this posts on my blog’s draft to be published. Why is the reason? Because I think this song’s titled is CATCHY although finally it’s not my favorite song. I just knew JUDAS is one of Jesus Christ’s apostle who betrayed Jesus. First I thought it was a religious song. I knew this song is different from other pop songs because I know Lady Gaga is the most creative singer, dancer & composer. This song is so meaningful and it uses a lot of connotation words. The song has biblical sense. The song lyrics describe about some of the content in Holy Bible because it used some of Bible’s stories & verses whereas it’s not religious song. So that’s why I’m stunned to this song. Since I found this song were released, I thought this song would be the hits song & be on the first chart of the songs’ list every week so far. So on this entry, I will start the review of the lyrics first. It’s my version. and I don't want to lecture you since I'm not pastor / priest. Okay, start now:

"When he comes to me, I am ready I'll wash his feet with my hair if he needs"

- Some of this lyric is maybe based on Luke 7:37-38:

7:37 And there was a woman who was famous as a sinner (Mary Magdalene). When she heard thatJesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, brought a marble jar containing fragrant oil.
7:38 While crying she went to stand behind Jesus near his feet, and then wetting his feet with her ​​tearsand wiped them with her ​​hair, then she kissed His feet and oiled it with the perfume.

- What Lady Gaga inspired:

Maybe Lady Gaga wants to treat Judas like Mary Magdalene (the sinner) treated Jesus as God. Because in this song, Lady Gaga fall in love to Judas, so she wants to do anything for Judas.

"Forgive him when his tongue lies through his brain Even after three times, he betrays me"

I think this lyrics based on Matthew 26:75 = “Peter remembered the words of Jesus when he said, "Before a rooster crows, you will deny me three times." Then he went outside and cried bitterly.”

- What Lady Gaga inspired:

Lady Gaga admires Jesus who always forgive everyone although they have tons of sins and of course Jesus forgive one of His apostle (Petrus) who betrayed Him / lied that he was not Jesus’s apostle for three times. So does Lady Gaga who will always forgive Judas on this song.

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

I think this lyric based on Matthew 27: 29-31=

²⁹And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! ³⁰And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.³¹And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

Matthew 27: 37 = ³⁷ Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

- What Lady Gaga inspired:

Lady Gaga wants to put Judas as Jesus. Jesus is The King without crown but with thorn. He was insulted.

"I'm just a Holy fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby"

I think the meaning is: Lady gaga feels stupid to keep loving Judas whereas she knows that Judas is not good.

"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 think the meaning is : Lady Gaga never love men purely except Judas. Her love to Judas is too strong. And she had the meanings of love is like a house. Lady Gaga wants to tell, with the love we can build a paradise or hell.

"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"

I think the meaning is: It’s clear how the lyric is described. Lady Gaga admits that she is not a good woman in biblical sense because she did prostitutions & hunted much money. But actually she did it because of the times’ demands as modern human.

"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"
I think the meaning is: There is an x factor made Lady Gaga stop loving Judas because there is Jesus. She knows Judas is not good. She knows that the best one is only Jesus – her virtue (based on John 8:31-32 = ³¹ To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. ³² Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free") Lady Gaga realizes that she should go away from Judas.

NOTES :

1. This entry is not meant to insult any religion.

2. This meaning of Judas lyrics is only my estimation, my version.

3. My reason to write this post is just because the song title is catchy & different from other pop songs & also because the song uses a lot of connotative words & so meaningful. I don’t want to lecture you guys since I’m not pastor / priest.

4. I gonna make the Part 2 of this entry. In the second part, I will review the actions of the music video of Judas by Lady Gaga which I have watched.

Okay then, thanks for reading. See you in part 2! (:

tika <3 xx