My PI Theory

[Joshie S 6,071]

Settle in, it's gonna be a big post, but a REALLY interesting read that I think everyone should take time to read.

Okay so it all started with ARTPOP, as we know Troy majorly screwed her over, right? Well if we look to the beginning, the label and Troy controlled everything. Right from them choosing Applause over Aura as the first single, then them forcing her to write more "relatable" songs i.e. "Dope", or, "I Wanna Be With You". 

So then we move onto the era it's self... .we all knew the mess that was with the Venus & DWUW fiasco, so skip to the post she made to us on littlemonsters.com - it touches on how people "betray her" and those who "miss-managed" her time and that she had to do "damage control" by herself. 

Then obviously we get the G.U.Y video which was a slam at management etc. and how Venus re-invented her etc. etc.

Skip forward to the last artRAVE in PARIS. 

Now, she barely touches on any kind of "insight" as to what happened with ARTPOP, while I was watching and she was talking, she kept saying "I have something to tell you" right before Applause was set to start, I thought for sure we'll get kind of an insight as to what happened, or, that she apologises for everything, but instead she took the high road, and CRYPTICALLY (my fans think everything is cryptic)

So this fits into "Perfect Illusion" and it's lyrics...coming up SOON! (not Gaga soon though)
she said THIS at the last artRAVE and I QUOTE: 

"when I wrote this album, I wanted to create something full of joy, a celebration, something that took all my mess and all my pain, and turned it into the most skitzafrenic, psychedelic dance, full of colour, loud electronic music, the most outrageous fashion, something nearly impossible to follow like my heart like my mind, a runaway train, something I COULDN'T KEEP CONTROL OF. Sometimes we constantly run away from ourselves, to keep up with the universe, but with this album I felt free, and if you love ARTPOP you have no idea how we are so similar."

Let's analyse this. In Perfect Illusion, the opening line is literally... 
"Tryin' to keep control, pressure takin' it's toll, I just want you alone
My guessing game is strong
Way too real to be wrong
Caught up in your show
Yeah, at least now I know"

Ok so ...after I wrote that, I had to then go listen to Perfect Illusion (buy it on iTunes & Stream it on Spotify!!!

So those lyrics... don't they seem familiar with that whole speech she made? Something she couldn't keep control of, which was ARTPOP the album, pressure was taking it's toll on her, she just wants Troy???? alone??  Then when she talks about caught up in your show, yeah at least now I know, is talking about how she saw the REAL side of Troy and the others that betrayed her, and now she knows.

So the next verses lyrics contain a bit more mystery to them, and I'm pretty sure Ive figured it out..
"I don't need eyes to see
I felt you touchin' me
High like amphetamine
Maybe you're just a dream
That's what it means to crush
Now that I'm wakin' up
I still feel the blow
But at least now I know"

So these lyrics are basically her saying that she can't see Troy (or her management) as they've miss-managed her time, then she says "I felt you touching me" & "maybe you're just a dream" which refers to them interfering with her music and the era, but not actually doing anything about the "damage control" as she mentions. She then goes onto say "maybe you're just a dream, that's what it means to crush, now that I'm waking up I still feel the blow but at least now I know" which refers to she thinks ARTPOP and all of the buzz and drama surrounding single releases, maybe it was just a dream, but now that she's waking up and making new music etc. she still feels the blow but now she knows to be careful in who she trusts.

Throughout the bridge she also repeats
"Where are you?
Cause I can't see you
It was a perfect illusion
But I feel you watchin' me
Dilated, falling free"

which also links in with what I said above. She can't see them, but she can still feel them touching her music and creative ideas and making her turn them into something else, they would watch her and make sure she does what they say, but never actually would be apart of the process.

OK so you're probably like "yeah that's just a coincidence, she's obviously talking about Taylor they just broke up!!" Now.... I'm PROBABLY going to get hate for this... but the split with Taylor? I'm sorry, I'm not buying it. I mean, they might have problems and are ACTUALLY taking a break, I DON'T KNOW, however, I know Gaga. Even before ARTPOP, or BORN THIS WAY, she knows what to do to create "buzz", or, she tries to keep the hype and "crypticness" in her music, even though she thinks we think everything is cryptic, BECAUSE IT IS SOZ.

Anyway, so the answer to that, they probably are on a break, however the song Perfect Illusion is NOT about Taylor. She's Italian, she's classic, she's old-school, I honestly cannot see that girl, after everything her and Taylor have been through, keeping their life SO PRIVATE, I can't see them completely breaking it off. Then after the "news broke" of them splitting, she INSTANTLY made an Instagram post about it? I'm sorry, but as SOON as this came out, I thought it was EXTREMELY UN LIKE GAGA (which is hard to say). She NEVER comments on her relationship (except for the ARTPOP era in small parts), but never on a personal like "we're taking a break" or "we're fighting" level. It was just weird, right?

So that's why I see it as kind of like all buzz to kind of "fake", or, "miss-lead", or, keep the song cryptic, and make us and the GP believe that it was about Taylor, when really it's about Troy and previous management etc.

I dunno, that's what I believe... I'm posting this early because I'm going to re-read, edit & add more if needed.

But in my opinion I LOVE Perfect Illusion, whatever it may be about, and I honestly see this era being a major F U to Troy & EVERYONE who doubted, or left her, betrayed her, who was basically a Judas (she performed Judas before Aura at the artRAVE, and it's basically saying Troy was a JUDAS to ARTPOP & Gaga that she couldn't release AURA first)

I have a LOT of theories. 

EDIT: ok so my best friend called and she is having MAJORRRRRRR BOYFRIEND/FIANCE PROBLEMS and i have to give her advice, so.... .. ... ill update it son sorry monsters best friend problems before Gaga XO

[malazam 15,710]

17 minutes ago, JoshieS said:

So that's why I see it as kind of like all buzz to kind of "fake", or, "miss-lead", or, keep the song cryptic, and make us and the GP believe that it was about Taylor, when really it's about Troy and previous management etc.
 

How does this affects its sales and the GP thoughts on it   

 

[Zaza 873]

Sounds like more of a break up song .... she writes about her life musically. 

[Joshie S 6,071]

1 minute ago, Zaza said:

Sounds like more of a break up song .... she writes about her life musically. 

d....did you even read the post?

if you think it sounds like that fair enough but honestly it's way too strategically planned to be a break up song, but sure.

[SEANGT 5,267]

lol you're so cute with the edit. i hope you're best friend is okay! I think your theories are awesome! i liked the way you tied it all together, i think it's a valid interpretation. 

I think the reason Gaga says that she isn't cryptic is because it's not intentional. It's just her place in life will always influence her writing and come out in the work. To Gaga, this is probably truly just about a relationship - but if she had a different past we would probably get a totally different song. 

[97 1,140]

I live for conspiracies, I feel like it is a song towards her record label and the ones in charge (the industry) disguised as a breakup song, "Now that I'm wakin' up I still feel the blow but at least now I know" sounds like she's aware of what they are doing and she won't be a part of their game, she has chosen substance over money + fame & success and because of that her career has taken a "blow" (Don't come for me 😂) I read somewhere that a radio host tweeted the music video was "scary", I wonder if any visuals relate to this.

[Vienoire 161]

I was reading hopefully until Troy..  Just stop thinking this song is written for someone. It's not britney its gaga cmon.

 

[Dexxx 1,393]

I think Gaga has already moved on from Troy and the mess happened in ARTPOP, so she's not gonna make a song that'd always remind her how awful that time is.

[later 135]

I hope your interpretation is correct, because it makes the song so much more relatable. So when I break up with my boyfriend, I can play this song and listen to Gaga sing about the corporate mismanagement and bureaucratic nonsense within her record label. Yeah, that's what I want to think about when I listen to the song. Or..........

[sillynate 6,170]

Good job huntie  I read your post and I agree 100% 

I had been saying that on here since Saturday, I just didn't go into detail because I'm more of a "big picture" type of guy

But paws up to you 

I honestly feel that a lot of the LG5 songs will talk about the ARTPOP era's mess and maybe how C2C era and AHS and what not helped bring her attitude and mindset back up to being positive 

[Joshie S 6,071]

5 hours ago, natesARTPOP said:

Good job huntie  I read your post and I agree 100% 

I had been saying that on here since Saturday, I just didn't go into detail because I'm more of a "big picture" type of guy

But paws up to you 

I honestly feel that a lot of the LG5 songs will talk about the ARTPOP era's mess and maybe how C2C era and AHS and what not helped bring her attitude and mindset back up to being positive 

Thanks!! I don't normally write how I feel about what Gaga is doing, or possible reasons behind her work, because even as this thread shows, everyone thinks I'm crazy, and or wrong.

However it annoys me to think that it's about Taylor when it's obviously not, it's just too soon, like, no, not possible.

[Joshie S 6,071]

sorry but after the Elvis Duran interview my theory has even more validity #byefelicia

[Vodka 4,478]

The song's definitely about getting caught up in a fantasy, then having it all fall down on you with betrayal.... so I mean, her (mis)management could totally fit the theme. 

[Glamourpuss 29,062]

I think your post was great and I think it's a valid theory. 

However, I personally believe that it is about her relationship with Taylor. When you think about their public appearances together at awards shows and their engagement. Their love seemed a bit too good to be true. It seemed perfect. Taylor seemed like a true gentleman not wanting the spotlight on him when it's Gaga's night, for example. I think something went wrong and Gaga probably went through a lot during the break up and it would have been confusing for her because she was living the dream. She thought her relationship was perfect and knew she wanted to be with Taylor forever but when it all went wrong she realised it was an illusion but because everything seemed so perfect. She says "I still feel the blow". So she's still processing the break up and still isn't over it. The rage in the song is because the poor girl lost something that was so special to her. I feel like I understand the song alot more because my own relationship has panned out almost the same as hers. I fell in love and got engaged around the same time as her and almost broke up with my fiance around the same time as her and was processing the same thoughts and feelings as her where I was wondering was I in love or was I fooled to believe I was in love. 

I do think your theory is plausible but I think it's definitely about her break up. 

 

Edited to add: some people say she wrote the song too soon for it to be about Taylor but a lot of relationships go through a bad patch where they know things aren't right but they hold off the break up. Perhaps she was still attached to the illusion for a while before they called it quits/went on a break. 

[sillynate 6,170]

6 hours ago, JoshieS said:

Thanks!! I don't normally write how I feel about what Gaga is doing, or possible reasons behind her work, because even as this thread shows, everyone thinks I'm crazy, and or wrong.

However it annoys me to think that it's about Taylor when it's obviously not, it's just too soon, like, no, not possible.

Didn't she just split up with Taylor like a month ago or something?? And didn't mark tease the song on instagram back in April or May?? I really don't think it's about Taylor. It's so vague it could really be about anything, and it just so happens that her mismanagement is what it could possibly be about 

However, DWUW is about making sweet dirty love to Taylor AND how the media mistreats her. I don't see why PI couldn't be about both