Lady Gaga’s ‘Kill For Love’ Lyrics Are an Ode to Monstrous Romance

THE RUNDOWN

• Last night, Lady Gaga kicked off her Mayhem Ball Tour at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
• The set list was packed with old and new favorites, and she performed the Mayhem bonus track, “Kill For Love,” for the first time in full.
• The tour will continue in Vegas on July 18 and 19 before heading to San Francisco on July 22.

Mother Monster has returned. On July 16, Lady Gaga kicked off her highly anticipated Mayhem Ball Tour at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Of the many songs on the set list, one was a surprise. She performed “Kill For Love,” the Mayhem bonus track, in full for the first time.

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In the song, Gaga is a “monster on the prowl” and sings about how she would “kill for love.” In the first verse, she sings: “The moon is callin’, all the bad boys come to play / You caught me howlin’, there’s a wolf inside of me / You know what I am, baby, and I know you’re gonna be mine.”

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In her ELLE February 2025 cover story, Gaga spoke about the making of Mayhem. “The chaos I thought was long gone is fully intact and ready to greet me whenever I’d like,” she said. “Part of the message of even the first song on the album is that your demons are with you in the beginning and they are with you in the end, and I don’t mean it in a bleak way. Maybe we can make friends sooner with this reality instead of running all the time.”

The Mayhem Ball Tour is set to continue in Las Vegas on July 18 and 19 before heading to San Francisco, California for shows at the Chase Theater on July 22, 24, and 26. You can still get tickets here.

“Kill For Love” is not yet available to stream on Spotify (for now, it only appears on the Target exclusive CD), but you can read the full lyrics below:

[Intro]I’d kill for love, I’d kill for loveI’d kill for love, I’d kill for—I’d kill for love, I’d kill for loveI’d kill for love[Verse 1]The moon is callin’, all the bad boys come to playYou caught me howlin’, there’s a wolf inside of meYou know what I am, baby, and I know you’re gonna be mineB-be mine, uhNo wrong decisions, yeah, the mystery is mineIt’s not a crime if there’s nothing left behindYou know what I am, baby, and I know you’re gonna be mineB-be mine[Pre-Chorus]Tonight I won’t wear my disguiseI'm ’bout to take you by surpriseYou’ll be the start of my demiseI’d kill for youYou can’t escape my grip tonightI won’t go home without a fightAlready whet my appetite[Chorus]I’d kill for love, I’d kill for love (I’d kill for love, I’d kill for love)(I’d kill for love, I’d kill for—)Kill for love, I’d kill for your love tonightWhen you scream like an animal, I know I’ve got my hands tiedLove, I’d kill for love (I’d kill for love, I’d kill for love)(I’d kill for love, I’d kill for—)Kill for love, I’d kill for your love tonight

When it’s twelve on the clock, you know I’m comin' for the wild life

[Verse 2]Have no illusion, I’m a monster on the prowlAnd I found my next bite, yeah, I’m looking at you nowI know what you are, baby, and I know you’re gonna be mineB-be mine[Pre-Chorus]Tonight I won’t wear my disguiseI'm ’bout to take you by surpriseYou’ll be the start of my demiseI’d kill for youYou can’t escape my grip tonightI won’t go home without a fight

Already whet my appetite

[Chorus]I’d kill for love, I’d kill for love (I’d kill for love, I’d kill for love)(I’d kill for love, I’d kill for—)Kill for love, I'd kill for your love tonightWhen you scream like an animal, I know I've got my hands tiedLove, I’d kill for love (I’d kill for love, I'd kill for love)(I'd kill for love, I’d kill for—)Kill for love, I’d kill for your love tonightWhen it’s twelve on the clock, you know I’m comin’ for the wild life[Bridge]Talk to me, tell me where you from(Kill for love, kill for love)On the hunt, I’ll be your snack for fun(Kill for love, kill for love)What's your name? Oh, tell me where you're from(Kill for love, kill for love)On the hunt, I’ll be your snack for fun

(Kill for love)

[Chorus]I’d kill for love, I’d kill for love (I’d kill for love, I’d kill for love)(I’d kill for love, I’d kill for—)Kill for love, I’d kill for your love tonightWhen you scream like an animal, I know I've got my hands tiedLove, I’d kill for love (I’d kill for love, I’d kill for love)(I’d kill for love, I’d kill for—)Kill for love, I’d kill for your love tonightWhen it’s twelve on the clock, you know I’m comin’ for the wild life[Outro]OohCome onWooKill for love, I’d kill for your love tonightKill for love, I’d kill for your love tonightKill for love, I’d kill for your love tonightI’d kill for love, I’d kill for love

I’d kill for love, I’d kill for—