Gaga was hailed as a gay icon since her debut in 2008, but with her 2011 release, Born This Way, she worked hard to try to earn the title of Queen of the Gays.
While the title track made history for being the first number one song to have the word “transgender” in the lyrics and is a gay anthem by nature, we feel the true standout track of Born This Way is the first number, “Marry the Night.”
The lyrics describe going out dancing to release bottled up emotions (“I’m gonna’ marry the night / I won’t give up on my life”), a pretty universal message that is especially applicable to queer people who might be struggling with coming to terms with their identities.
While this is our personal favorite gay anthem from this album, a close second worth checking out is the “Hair,” in which Gaga proclaims, “I just want to be myself and I want you to love me for who I am.”
The epic 14-minute video for “Marry the Night” is worth checking out, as well. View it below.
I'm gonna marry the night
I won't give up on my life
I'm a warrior queen
Live passionately tonight
I'm gonna marry the dark
Gonna make love to this stark
I'm a soldier to my own emptiness
I'm a winner
I'm gonna marry the night
Gonna marry the night
Gonna marry the night
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm not gonna cry anymore
I'm gonna marry the night
Leave nothing on these street to explore
M-m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry
M-m-m-marry the night
Oh, m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry
M-m-m-marry the night
I'm gonna lace up my boots
Throw on some leather and cruise
Down the street that I love
In my fishnet gloves, I'm a sinner
Then I'll go down to the bar
But I won't cry anymore
I'll hold my whiskey up high
Kiss the bartender twice, I'm a loser
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm not gonna cry anymore
I'm gonna marry the night
Leave nothing on this street to explore
M-m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry
M-m-m-marry the night
Oh, m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry
M-m-m-marry the night
Nothing's too cool to take me from you
New York is not just a tan that you'll never lose
Love is the new denim or black
Skeleton guns are wedding bells in the attic
Get ginger ready, climb in Camino front
Won't poke holes in the seats with my heels
'Cause that's where we make love
Come on and run
Turn the car on and run
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm gonna burn a hole in the road
I'm gonna marry the night
Leave nothing on these streets to explode
M-m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry
M-m-m-marry the night
Oh, m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry
M-m-m-marry the night
Oh, m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry
M-m-m-marry the night
I'm gonna marry, marry
I'm gonna marry, marry
Come on, come on
The night, the night, the night, the night
The night, the night, the night, the night
The night, the night, the night, the night
The night, the night, the night, the night, the night
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