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Lady Gaga – Bad Romance lyrics
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance

I want your ugly
I want your disease
I want your everything
As long as it's free
I want your love
(Love-love-love I want your love)

I want your drama
The touch of your hand

I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
(Love-love-love I want your love)

You know that I want you
And you know that I need you
I want it bad, your bad romance

I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
(Oh-oh-oh--oh-oooh!)
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance

I want your horror
I want your design
'Cause you're a criminal
As long as your mine

I want your love
(Love-love-love I want your love-uuhh)

I want your psycho
Your vertigo stick
Want you in my rear window
Baby you're sick
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
(Love-love-love I want your love)

You know that I want you
('Cause I'm a free bitch baby!)
And you know that I need you
I want your bad, your bad romance

I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!)
I want your love and
All your love has revenge
You and me could write a bad romance

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance

Walk, walk fashion baby
Work it
Move that bitch crazy

Walk, walk fashion baby
Work it
Move that bitch crazy


Walk, walk fashion baby
Work it
Move that bitch crazy

Walk, walk passion baby
Work it
I'm a freak bitch, baby

I want your love and
I want your revenge
I want your love
I don't wanna be friends

Je veux ton amour
Et je veux ta revanche
Je veux ton amour
I don't wanna be friends
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
I don't wanna be friends
(Caught in a bad romance)
I don't wanna be friends
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)
Want your bad romance!

I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)
Want your bad romance

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance
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Songwriters: Nadir Khayat, Stefani Germanotta
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Corrected by elliottd

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  • k
    + 15
    Khokaine
    The foreign language is French(the language of love. Of course). Je veux ton amour = I want your love. Et je veux ta revanche = And I want your revenge. It's just a translation of the prior chorus lines. As for the meaning of this song, it's mainly about True Love. Throw in some adventure, romance, and hot s**. Kinda like Bonnie and Clyde. "I want your ugly. I want your disease. I want your everything." is her way of saying, I love everything about you. Which is True Love.
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  • o
    + 9
    OxVanillaPeachesxO
    To all those people who are judging Lady Gaga just because she was a guy when she was a kid, f*k off.
    Are you as famous as her? No? Are you as respected as her? No? Are you as amazing as her? No.
    It's because of people like you that there's so much judgement in this world. Get over yourself and think about the person, their music, or whatever they're known for.
    Lady Gaga is just plain awesome, and nobody here can compare to her. I love this song, I love all of her music.
    She's having an affair with someone, and she really doesn't want to end it, but she has to.
    And when he wants to end it himself, she wants his love to never stop, nothing else.
    Freaking awesome song.
    So to all those haters out there, grow up and stop blaming people for your stupid minds.
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  • i
    + 9
    Italianguy87
    You know what, I'm italian and even if now I can speak and understand when people talk in english, sometimes when I listen to a song especially when the singer sings very fast I'm not able to understand the real meaning of the song. Infact when I've read Bad romance's lyrics I was a little bit surprised. Anyway I think that the song is very hard and impressive as the other Lady Gaga's songs, but for me this is for now Lady Gaga's best song not only for the lyrics and the sounds but above all for the very eccentric video. I've never seen before a video like this. The music is very powerull. Infact when I hear it at the radio it makes me very pumped and strong, it's a feeling that only few songs can give you. So my conclusion is that Lady Gaga could become the top woman singer of our days.
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  • alfian29
    + 5
    alfian29
    I like this song is kool to listen, but I'm not really biggest fan of this song soo much but I still like it I just hate when she said rah-rah-ah-ah roma-mama-ma gaga-ol-la-la is kind a stupid to say that especially kids at my school saying that words so freakin loud and I shoutes I hate that words. But still like this song thanks.
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  • b
    + 5
    BabyBop310
    Lady Gaga is a preformer. She does things to get your attention and draw everyone into thinking "What is she going to do next" You people sit here talking about how you dislike her but in the end she wins. Love her? Hate her? In the end You're still talking about her and waiting for what she'll do next. In my opinion Lady Gaga is beautifully strange and I love her music. Team Gaga:]
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  • MortEsMonAmant
    + 4
    MortEsMonAmant
    It is obvious that the love that Gaga is seeking is wrong and sick. She's a s** slave and apparently, she likes it. She knows that the industry is ugly but she still wants in. There is an obvious sense of sadomasochism, as she seems to know that this love (of success in the music industry) will hurt her and treat her badly, but she's up for it.
    Sooo weird.
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  • e
    + 4
    elise_dfw
    No it's not. I saw the words come out of her mouth on an interview on mtv. I wouldn't make a statement like that without actually having evidence as to what she said. Google "lady gaga mtv interview" and see for yourself. I'm right about what it's about. Unless she doesn't know what her own video is about in which case then I'd be wrong. You should try actually researching your information before just taking a guess as to what you translate the video is about.
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  • e
    + 4
    elise_dfw
    Xx_withlove:.
    Then why in the video does she even curve her hands over her stomach immitating a pregnant belly when she's saying it? Watch her mouth and listen to the words. You must be ignorant. I really feel sorry for dumb people and I guess in your case deaf and blind since she cleary says "want you in my room when your baby is sick" and even acts it out. Geez you retards.
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  • U
    + 3
    Unregistered
    The song is a great fusion of lyrics and visual, each of which is incomplete without the other.
    The video shows the dark, cold form of attraction/love that exists within all our hearts, personified as gaga, who is shown as an unattainable dark deity of romance, who spins pleasure out of the hatred and revenge in us.
    It is best to stay away from it this austere form of love which is never true, just "bad".
    When a man still ventures too close, despite warnings, thinking he has won over this darkness, he is set aflame from lust and desire, leading to his downfall and death.
    -lady gaga.
    As interviewed in reader's
    Digest magazine, asia.
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  • U
    + 3
    Unregistered
    I think the meaning isn't about true love, but like marry the night, about her carrier. She wants to be part of the music industry, not just to be friends with it. In the video you see big eyed gaga strugling against the two ladies, but eventually, she accepts her faith.
    She focuses on one particular guy, which she uses, to get what she wants.
    Saying that the meaning of this song is about love, is to easy for gaga. I love her songs, and one reason about them is because of the very deep meaning inside of them.
    She wants to be part of the music and she doesn't matter what it will do to her.
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  • k
    + 3
    kaitlynlullabee
    Mortesmonamant, I think you're wrong. I think Gaga is saying that what she wants out of her "romance" is something whole, and something unadulterated, not something she knows is going to hurt her. Yeah, she knows love is always going to be imperfect, but she doesn't want it solely for the parts that hurt, she wants it all. This song, minus the s**, is really what love is completely about: the good and the bad, and the fact that you can't have one without the other in a true romance.
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  • x
    + 3
    xjade-famx
    Lol so do I but you guys are dum I only are the biggest fan of lady gaga! She's crazy. But we love her! I got all the magazines of her you know and news papers!
    Lady gaga if you are reading this. Please make A song about me. Please! Name the song jade kao! Ands that I'm in care coz I am and I always wanted A star like you to make A song bout me! Pleae?!: P
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  • BlueFlamingo
    + 3
    BlueFlamingo
    Brilliant song I could listen to it all day. I think she is sooo pretty when she is wearing the polar bear skin, though I don't approve of it.
    I love the whole video but the best bit for me is the frozen glass all around, I don't no why that bit is just so cool.
    Does that bit of "I dont wanna be friiieeennds" remind anyone else of a song, possibly a keane one?
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  • me13
    + 3
    me13
    Love this song! People are saying that there is a new and old lady gaga which I don't believe she is the same person as she was b4 a weird, strange, beautiful, talented girl who is smart and is really dirty, that basically describes her. O and she has a cool sens of fashion! (btw like ur song fashion!)
    I beleive that elise dfw is correct about where she (or he) probably she, got her facts from and I'm not sure about interlectmindfulpeach, well I sort of am but her real name is stafeni and I'm bnot sure if joanna is a nickname 4 stefani or something cuz I'm only ten any way love this latest song got both albums love her'fame' songs and so on. Shes awsome and to that person that said that taylor swift was her fave celeb she is old now so please get ova her like most people hav! Noone cares about her and anyway love ya gaga wish I was you and you have awsome songs and nice sense of fashion.! And love the rest of ur fans. Like me!
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  • e
    + 2
    emopain
    This song became famous in our classroom last week. My classmates always singing it. Especially the g** ones! S/he always sings it together with this song. At it makes me happy when I hear this song. Since then, me and my friends are also singing it. That's why, I really love this song! This is lady gaga's song that makes me. Crazy! Love it! Go lady gaga! I love all your songs! Wish you luck in your career this coming days!
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  • l
    + 2
    lalalandcandy
    When I first heard this song, I thought is was so strange! It kinda grew on me though. Now I'll just walk around the house going 'Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Roma-roma-mamaa! Ga-ga-ooh-la-la! Want your bad romance'! Lol That's not it! Last night, I had a nightmare (is that spelling right?) about Lady Gaga trying to kill me singing 'Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
    Roma-roma-mamaa! Ga-ga-ooh-la-la! Want your bad romance'. Lol.
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  • w
    + 1
    www_coolpeep
    I love this song it is so cool and agree with me or not but did we just see her eyes not caked in makeup for the first time! I love the lady (not love as in kissing) and luvvv this song and have you heard about her new album fame monster? She had a huge argument with her producer and he deleted half of her songs so she only has 8 new songs but she dident think this one would go well but look at the over 500, 000 hits on the internet in the last 2 monthss!
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  • g
    - 1
    GhettoRedneck
    Lady gagas biggest fan rite here dude this song is about how she wants every part of the person she loves the ugly, the horror, etc. And I really wish ya wouldnt have messed up her lyrics at the part where it says I want your phsyco your vertigo stick I want you in my rear window baby your sick! Not want you in my room! Get the s*t right or don't try to do it at all!
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  • a
    - 1
    adorn
    I am listening to this song and it sounds so strong, emotional and evil at the same time. We have all been caught in a bad romance at least once in our life, as crazy as it sounds she is lucky to have had a lover in her life that she went absolutely insane for. She says I want ur ugly, I want ur disease, I want ur everything as long as it free, I want ur love, love, love I want ur love. That verse is saying soo much. I love this song A for you gaga muah!
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  • a
    - 2
    alicelenore
    She most definitely does say "Rear Window". She's spoken about it in a number of interviews. She's listing Hitchcock films because she wants his deepest darkest weirdest sides of his personality. And if you listen closely you can hear it, and since she's confirmed it multiple times, why don't we take Gaga's word for it instead of posting incorrect things and getting mad at miss e lizabeth who's actually got it right, yuciefan.
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  • l
    - 3
    lovebug78380
    I love this song so much and really she has great songs and a great snse of fashion. She is one of my role models and she always will be no matter what. I love Miley Cyrus's songs too and same with the fashion but there are probably 5 role models;#5Lady Gaga #4Miley Cyrus #3Selena Gomez #2Demi Lovato and #1 is the country singer Taylor Swift.
    Keep on rockin lady gaga you rock b*h!
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      Khokaine
      The foreign language is French(the language of love. Of course). Je veux ton amour = I want your... Read more →
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