Born This Way

(Featured in Glee; 2011 hit sung by LADY GAGA)

Roger Emerson, arr.

Text & Music by Stefani Germanotta, Jeppe Lauridson,

Paul Blair and Fernando Garibay Maglione

From Our Concert Series Can We Talk...About Our Friends

Artistic Director Deborah Simpkin King

Performance Captured by MUSAE

Video Extraction, Titles and Staging by James Mosser

Show Art by ATUM Kreative

Soloists:

Sei Young Pyo, alto • Billy Shaw, tenor • Jennifer Hiemstra, soprano

Collaborative Pianist: Matthew Oden

Percussion: Peter Saleh

TEXT:

My mama told me when I was young, “We are all born superstars.”

She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on in the glass of her boudoir

“There’s nothing wrong with loving who you are”, she said, “’Cause He made you perfect, babe

So hold your head up, girl, and you’ll go far”

Listen to me when I say:

Refrain: I’m beautiful in my way ‘cause God makes no mistakes

I’m on the right track, baby, I was born this way

Don’t hide yourself in regret, just love yourself, and you’re set

I’m on the right track, baby, I was born this way (born this way)

Ooh, there ain’t no other way, baby, I was born this way

Baby, I was born this way (born this way)

Ooh, there ain’t no other way, baby, I was born this way

Right track, baby, I was born this way

Give yourself prudence and love your friends

Subway kid, rejoice your truth

In the religion of the insecure, I must be myself, respect my youth

A different lover is not a sin, believe capital H-I-M

I love my life, I love this record, and

Mi amore vole fe, yah (same DNA) Refrain

No matter gay, straight, or bi’, lesbian, transgender life

I’m on the right track, baby, I was born to survive

No matter Black, white or beige, chola, or Orient’ made

I’m on the right track, baby, I was born to be brave. Refrain