Lady Gaga’s new track 911 is a tribute to the antipsychotic medication she takes to help “control things that my brain does”.
The Stupid Love hitmaker released her sixth studio album, titled Chromatica, on Friday, and in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, she discussed the inspiration behind the lyrics. “I wrote a song on Chromatica called 911, and it’s about an antipsychotic that I take, and it’s because I can’t always control things that my brain does, I know that,” Gaga explained. “And I have to take medication to stop the process that occurs.” The tune’s lyrics explore how the 34-year-old was “repeating self-hating phrases… Almost like I have no choice”.