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Lady Gaga Debuts Her “Abracadabra” Music Video
The rah-rah b*tch is going harder than ever.
Just days after announcing her long-awaited seventh album, Mayhem, Lady Gaga has unveiled a new single, “Abracadabra,” from the forthcoming album. The singer premiered the music video for “Abracadabra” during the 2025 Grammys — and, much to the delight of fans, it’s a banger made for the dance floor.
As the song’s title indicates, Gaga casts a spell in her new single, commanding her listeners to dance the night away. “Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na / Abracadabra, abra-ooh-ga-ga,” she sings in the chorus. (Gaga fans may be reminded of her 2009 hit “Bad Romance,” which similarly featured catchy gibberish.)
The video, co-directed by Gaga, Parris Goebel, and Bethany Vargas, sees an “angelic” version of Gaga in all white face off against another Gaga, dressed as the “lady in red,” who oversees the events from on high. A press release describes the video as “a dance battle between the light and dark sides of Gaga,” which kicks off with a declaration: “The category is, dance or die.”
Gaga’s latest offering from Mayhem comes months after her spooky single “Disease,” released in Oct. 2024, and her hit Bruno Mars collaboration, “Die With A Smile,” which received two Grammy nominations. Prior premiering her video, Gaga joined Mars onstage at the Grammys to pay tribute to Los Angeles with a rendition of The Mamas & the Papas’ “California Dreamin.’”
Gaga’s “Abracadabra” Lyrics
Read the full lyrics for Gaga’s new single “Abracadabra” below.
[Intro]
The category is “Dance or die” (Oh, ah)
Abracadabra, abracadabra (Ha)
Abracadabra, abracadabra (Yeah)
Pay the toll to the angels
Drawn in circles in the clouds (Ooh)
Keep your mind on the distance
When the devil turns around (Ooh)
Hold me in your heart tonight
And the magic of the dark moonlight (Oh)
Save me from this empty fight
In the game of life
Like a poem said by a lady in red
You hear the last few words of your life
With a haunting dance, now you’re both in a trance
It’s time to cast your spell on the night
“Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na”
In her tongue she said, “Dare for lovе tonight”
Abracadabra, abracadabra, abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the heat under your feet, thе floor’s on fire
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Choose the road on the west side
As the dust flies, watch it burn (Ooh)
Don’t waste time on feeling
Use your passion, move again
Hold me in your heart tonight
And the magic of the dark moonlight (Ooh)
Save me from this empty fight
In the game of life
Like a poem said by a lady in red
You hear the last few words of your life
With a haunting dance, now you’re both in a trance
It's time to cast your spell on the night
“Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-ooh-na-na”
In her tongue she said, “Dare for love tonight”
Abracadabra, abracadabra, abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the heat under your feet, the floor’s on fire
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Phantom of the dance floor, come to me
Sing for me your sinful melody
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Rah)
Abracadabra, amor-oo-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, amor-oo-na-na (Ah)
In her tongue she said, “Death or love tonight” (Rah)
Abracadabra, amor-oo-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-ooh-ga-ga
Abracadabra, amor-oo-na-na
In her tongue she said, “Death or love tonight”
