Whenever I hear Gaga and
Christianity in the same sentence, I automatically think of her song Judas. The music video is nothing less than
controversial, but it is also, what I believe to be, crossing boundaries. The
boundary lines of art, music, imagery, and religion are all blurred in the
music video. From what Miranda said as “riding a motorcycle gang [of the
apostles]” to a known actor “with a golden Crown of Thorns on his head and
golden dreads.”
I very much agree with Miranda
where she talks about Gaga looking more like the Virgin Mary, instead of Mary
Magdalene with the royal blue shawl. As well as with the representation of the
heart of Jesus; knowing exactly the meaning because growing up I always saw a
picture of Jesus with His heart on the outside of His robes.
After listening to the song,
watching the video, and adding the lyrics, I believe that her song is an
overdramatic way of putting:
1.
A
stereotypical relationship in which a person can’t stop going back to another
even if they have done them wrong. Gaga says "forgive him when his tongue
lies through his brain, even after three times he betrays me”
2.
But also
she might be relating Christian temptation, of the devil, trying to live the
life according to Jesus, but being tempted in an evil direction. Gaga says “I
wanna love you, but something’s pulling me away from you. Jesus is my virtue,
Judas is the demon I cling to”
Do I necessarily believe that
Gaga had to use the name Judas as her guy, or create enormous biblical references
in her music video? No. There was obviously some kind of reaction that she
wanted (in which she got, rather positive or negative), but than again,
everything Gaga does is eccentric and in the public eye. 
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