Born This Way - Power Anthem for Teen Girls?

For some reason the Lady GaGa song "Born This Way" is stuck in my head. I've only caught parts of the lyrics from listening to my youth sing it and hearing it on the radio. I decided to look up the lyrics to see what they actually say. To my surprise, this new catchy pop song actually has a positive mention of God. Below are some of the lyrics but not all. If you'd like to read all of the lyrics, follow the link under the lyrics.

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 nothin wrong with lovin 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"

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

 

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/l/lady_gaga/#share

Now, I'm not saying that I agree with the whole song. I'm saying that I'm glad that there's something positive about God finally making into the mainstream music world.  I think that the youth that I work with on a weekly basis have to deal with labels all the time. I think that some of the girls especially have to deal with self image issues that make them extremely insecure about how they look.  I believe that this song is celebrating accepting your body. GaGa has it right when she says that God didn't make any mistakes when He made us.  I believe that it's true that you have to love yourself in order to be able to love others. I also believe that if you love and accept the body that you've been blessed with that you'll have a lot of confidence in yourself. That confidence can carry you so far and give you the strength to do so many things.

I believe that this Lady GaGa song is a power anthem for teen girls. So many girls now have an upbeat song that says that they are beautiful. It makes me smile.  It's become a motivational song for me. Everyone needs that kind of reminder every now and again. It's a step in the right direction.