Lady Gaga's 'Perfect Celebrity' Exposes the Truth Behind Fame

Lady Gaga is no stranger to turning her pain into art, and the song “Perfect Celebrity” from her latest album, Mayhem, strips away the glitz of fame.

Over a haunting beat, the pop icon sings about the pressure on celebrities to look perfect and always be available.

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Lines like “Sit in the front row, watch the princess die” hit hard in a post-Met Gala world, where Justin Bieber‘s mental health struggle and Pamela Anderson‘s aging looks are dominating headlines.

Listen to Lady Gaga’s ‘Perfect Celebrity’:

The soul-baring song is off Gaga’s sixth studio release, Mayhem, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

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The hit album features the self-love bop “Abracadabra,” her smash duet with Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile,” and lead single, “Disease.”

Check out Lady Gaga’s “Perfect Celebrity” lyrics (via Genius), below:

I’m made of plastic like a human doll
You push and pull me, I don’t hurt at all
I talk in circles, ’cause my brain, it aches
You say, “I love you”, I disintegrate

I’ve become a notorious being
Find my clone, she’s asleep on the ceilin’
Now, can’t get me down
You love to hate me
I’m the perfect celebrity

So rip off my face in this photograph (Perfect celebrity)
You make me money, I’ll make you laugh (Perfect celebrity)
Show me your pretty, I’ll show you minе
You love to hate me
I’m thе perfect celebrity

I look so hungry, but I look so good
Tap on my vein, suck on my diamond blood
Choke on the fame and hope it gets you high
Sit in the front row, watch the princess die

I’ve become a notorious being
Find my clone, she’s asleep on the ceilin’
Now, can’t get me down
You love to hate me
I’m the perfect celebrity

So rip off my face in this photograph (Perfect celebrity)
You make me money, I’ll make you laugh (Perfect celebrity)
Show me your pretty, I’ll show you mine
You love to hate me
I’m the perfect celebrity

Na-na, na-na-na (Perfect celebrity)
Na-na, na-na-na (Perfect celebrity), ah-ah
Na-na, na-na-na (Perfect celebrity)
Na-na-na-na-na

Catch me as I rebound (Without a sound)
Save me, I’m underground (I can’t be found)
Hollywood’s a ghost town
You love to hate me
I’m the perfect celebrity

So rip off my face in this photograph (Perfect celebrity)
You make me money, I’ll make you laugh (Perfect celebrity)
Show me your pretty, I’ll show you mine
You love to hate me, you love to hate me

(Na-na, na-na, na, perfect celebrity)
You hate me (Na-na, na-na, na, perfect celebrity)
Show me your pretty, I’ll show you mine
You love to hate me (Na-na, na-na, na)
I’ll be your perfect celebrity
Ah-ah
(I’ve become a notorious being)

Have you listened to “Perfect Celebrity”? Do you think Gaga is calling out the industry, or telling her own story?