Dance In The Dark

“Dance in the Dark”, depicts a girl being uncomfortable when having sex. Speaking about the song for MTV, Gaga said, “The record is about a girl who likes to have sex with the lights off, because she’s embarrassed about her body. She doesn’t want her man to see her naked. She will be free, and she will let her inner animal out, but only when the lights are out.” The melody/element from Depeche Mode's 80s hit "Strangelove" is used in this song, once at the beginning and again after the first line of chorus.

[Intro] (Make it stop!) Silicone, saline, poison, inject me Baby, I’m a free bitch I’m a free bitch [Verse 1] Some girls won’t dance to the beat of the track She won’t walk away, but she won’t look back She looks good, but her boyfriend says she’s a mess She’s a mess, she’s a mess Now the girl is stressed She’s a mess, she’s a mess, she’s a mess, she’s a mess (Tell 'em, girls) [Chorus] Baby loves to dance in the dark 'Cause when he’s looking, she falls apart Baby loves to dance in the dark (Tell 'em, girls) Baby loves to dance in the dark 'Cause when he’s looking, she falls apart Baby loves to dance, loves to dance in the dark (Tell 'em, girls) [Verse 2] Run, run, her kiss is a vampire grin The moon lights her way while she’s howling at him She looks good, but her boyfriend says she’s a tramp She’s a tramp, she’s a vamp, but she still does her dance She’s a tramp, she’s a vamp, but she still kills the dance (Tell 'em, girls) [Chorus] Baby loves to dance in the dark 'Cause when he’s looking, she falls apart Baby loves to dance in the dark (Tell 'em, girls) Baby loves to dance in the dark 'Cause when he’s looking, she falls apart Baby loves to dance, loves to dance in the dark (Tell 'em, girls) [Interlude] In the dark She loves to dance in the dark In the dark She loves, she loves to dance in the dark [Bridge] Marilyn, Judy, Sylvia Tell 'em how you feel, girls Work your blonde (Jon) Benet Ramsey We’ll haunt like Liberace Find your freedom in the music Find your Jesus, find your Kubrick You will never fall apart Diana, you’re still in our hearts Never let you fall apart Together, we’ll dance in the dark [Breakdown] Baby loves to dance in the dark 'Cause when he’s looking, she falls apart Baby loves to dance in the dark Baby [Chorus] Baby loves to dance in the dark 'Cause when he’s looking, she falls apart Baby loves to dance, loves to dance in the dark [Outro] In the dark