Aura Lyrics

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About

Genius Annotation

This exotic club-banger is the first track to leak from ARTPOP and is speculated to be the finale of the Paparazzi / Telephone trio. Originally titled “Burqa”, the track was leaked by Gaga herself under the username “BorisIsHere” on littlemonster.com. Gaga wanted the track to be the lead single, but her label refused, leading her to leak the song on her own.

In addition to opening #SWINEFEST, Gaga’s 2013 iTunes Festival set, the song was used in a promotional trailer for Gaga’s film debut in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Translations
Genius Answer
What did Lady Gaga say about "Aura"?
Genius Answer

So this song is about me basically saying that just because all of those things are there [it] doesn’t mean that there is not sort of the same person underneath. And then, also that these veils, they are really just protecting me from the thing that I held the most sacred, which is my creativity. My Aura is the way that I deal with my insanity and I feel quite insane, so this song sounds very insane. Everyone thinks that everything I do is a statement but some times I’m just moved by something passionate and I want to express it.

–via NewNowNext (2013)

Is there a live performance of the song?
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