Head Empty 27,347 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) I just put in my daily 5 SOAW streams and just now realised something. The woman is Gaga She's pining for the next version of herself that she'll become, and mourns the previous 'shapes' of herself that came before. Even though they brought her a lot of tor-cha. The moment she finds god in the shape of a woman, is the moment when Stefani conceives the new iteration of Gaga that she wants to be. The "old desire" is for her to pick the 'Gaga' mantle back up. "See me to my grave cuz I found God" = "I'm ready to leave my old self behind because inspiration has struck me". And she's hurting in her soul when the Lady is gone, because those are the moments when she isn't feeling creative. But at the same time, her beauty comes with a bite: being Gaga brings a lot of passion but also a lot of strife. It's that dichotomy that makes it "a little fun". It both fits the Mayhem-era narrative as well as the themes of TDWP2, where Andy has to come to peace with the exciting, glamorous, intoxicating yet scary sides of her life. She keeps coming back for more. The lyrics also apply to (fashion) designers and their muses. I will not accept any criticism to this theory, thank you. Edited August 26 by Head Empty 7 1 5 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Empty 27,347 Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 @Ladle Ghoulash I thought you should hear the news 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalia Kills 433 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 A great theory, I can see it! A lot of Gaga’s music has this theme of another lover or someone to use or fantasize about for a night like: Poker Face, Sexxx Dreams, Enigma, Government Hooker, ARTPOP, G.U.Y, Dope, etc. She’s often spoke about the protective yet complicated duality of herself and understanding Gaga vs. Stefani. If you look at it one way, her discography is basically chronicling the tumultuous relationship between Gaga and Stefani. 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandWitch 251 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 I feel like we maybe have the same green pass time with all that detail Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controversiaga 17,275 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 It’s her best song since abracadabra Pronounced like “Balenciaga” . Emphasis on the “Ga” 3 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 55,360 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 46 minutes ago, Head Empty said: The woman is Gaga Well, yes! We have forgotten our public MANNERS 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 55,360 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Controversiaga said: It’s her best song since abracadabra Dreadful tune. Her worst since DWAS and maybe even since SC. Edited August 26 by Ladle Ghoulash We have forgotten our public MANNERS 2 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 25,489 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) I always thought it was about us as a fandom. And how we compartmentalised her into “eras” which is essentially a point she brought up a lot about Mayhem how her past albums were all defined by a sound, an image or a vibe but she wanted Mayhem to contain multitudes where everything was different. “Remember when you fell in love, with a shape of a woman” aka remember the version of me you loved, and how much you loved that version of me. “See me to my grave cause I found god, in the shape of a woman” basically she learned to harness her creativity to make the “perfect” version of herself for herself and the fans. the entire second verse is very clearly about people missing a past version of herself and how we can never predict what she does next and she thinks it’s fun that we can’t. I think it and Glamorous Life were clearly old Mayhem demos she gave new meaning to for the context of TDWP2. Same for The Dead Dance. I think all they added to The Dead Dance was the bridge. The rest of the song implies it was probably called Dancing ‘til I’m Dead which is a very Gaga title. Plus we know she was asked to do both the soundtrack and Wednesday during 2024. Edited August 26 by gagzus Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxr 3,113 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Ladle‘s SOAW Realization: Spoiler OT: Memories … 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagini 4,303 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Wait shadow of a woman? Is there a leak I don't know about? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagini 4,303 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Oh.. Shape of a woman.. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrrrrr 18,526 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 2 hours ago, Nagini said: Oh.. Shape of a woman.. Ik, i can feel your disappointment Meow 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 99,627 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I thought the “the lady is gone” line made it obvious but apparently not If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Empty 27,347 Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 13 minutes ago, Red said: I thought the “the lady is gone” line made it obvious but apparently not Hurting in my soul because I got read to filth Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freud 6,114 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 cute theory, still her worst song of Gaga released in years. Shape of a Woman is Womans World's little sister. 2 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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