My Interpretation Of Scheiße

[imogen2133 159]

So I'm aware that Scheiße is largely a female empowerment driven song and that it is about being strong and a rejection of societal authority and control but when I first heard the song back in 2011 and listened to it frequently I always interpreted the lyrics as being about the subject of the songs own insecurity and dependence on other people. Lines like "I wish that I could be strong without somebody there" and "I wish that I could dance on a single prayer" read as wanting to know ones own self worth without feeling the need to depend on others for validation all the time and a longing for self security. Also the verses "I'll take you out tonight say whatever you like", "Put on a show tonight do whatever you like" read as the subject of the song (whether it is Gaga or just a random female) doing whatever the guy in the relationship wants because of issues with codependency and relying on him for validation due to a lack of self worth. Even the line "If you're a strong female you don't need permission" seems like the message is be self confident and resilient without needing to rely on others. I'm aware that this is not contradictory to the overall female empowerment message of the song but I just thought it added an extra layer and added some context/specifics through a broader lens. There are so many Gaga songs like this that have these double and even triple layers of meaning (So Happy I Could Die, Government Hooker, Judas, Black Jesus + Amen Fashion, Dance In the Dark) especially from the earlier years of her career that show how amazing of a songwriter she is and how skilled she is at her craft with the use of metaphors. 

Edited 13 hours ago by imogen2133

[River 121,543]

That’s an amazing interpretation tbh

I never thought of that

 

for me the song always felt like a black leather femme fatale spy themed

like this is how I visualize the mv

[artdoll 46,789]

1 hour ago, imogen2133 said:

I always interpreted the lyrics as being about the subject of the songs own insecurity and dependence on other people. Lines like "I wish that I could be strong without somebody there" and "I wish that I could dance on a single prayer" read as wanting to know ones own self worth without feeling the need to depend on others for validation all the time and a longing for self security.

I too always interpreted these lyrics this way!

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But then I thought that I was probably looking too deep into it and projecting my own feelings on the song.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thought this tho!

 

[gagacabana 285]

It really is an interesting song about being a woman and involved with men. The ever present wish to keep in control, because of a very real lack of power natural to gender politics (I'll take you out tonight), yet resigning "willingly" (do whatever you like) which could be read also as a power play, but still. And then the chorus truly bares her soul (I wish that I could be strong without somebody there) and her song's meaning. Lyrically, the followup is G.U.Y. in the sense it completely flips up everything about gender dynamics. It takes an alpha bisexual to handle a straight man 

[Sepsami 19,786]

I could always relate to it as a feminine gay that was bullied for it, to me it meant wanting to be able to be my feminine self without the need for approval from others. It's just a fantastic song that I think a lot of people will be able to relate to in one way or another.