As for the music, details are at a premium, but despite the tears and pantomime face, âIâll tell you that it is very fun,â she says. âAnd that itâs full of happiness, because what Iâm saying in the song essentially is that I live for the applause. I live for the way you cheer and scream for me. Give me that thing that I love. Put your hands up, make them touch.â At this point, it sounds like sheâs quoting lyrics, but again, we wonât know until Aug. 19, barring a leak.
Gaga wrote âApplauseâ with DJ White Shadow, with whom sheâs collaborated for five years. âIn my heart of hearts as I was writing, I knew that if I asked [the fans] to cheer for me before I sang or if I alluded to the fact that they would cheer for me before I sang....They do that all the time for me; before I even open my mouth, the fans start cheering for me. And so this exclamation, âGive me that thing that I love. Give it to me. Iâm ready, start the music.â Iâm from New York. Iâve worked since I was a five-year-old to be a performer. All my life. I deserve to be here. Iâm ready.â Again, could these be lyrics?
