Is it right or is it wrong?
If only fame had an IV,
Baby could I bear being away from you?
I found the vein, put it in here." - Meaning and context.">
Applause, written by Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, Dino Zisis, Nick Monson, Nicolas Mercier, Julien Arias, and William Grigahcine

I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong, to crash the critic saying
Is it right or is it wrong?
If only fame had an IV,
Baby could I bear being away from you?
I found the vein, put it in here.

— Lady Gaga

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong, to crash the critic saying
Is it right or is it wrong?
If only fame had an IV,
Baby could I bear being away from you?
I found the vein, put it in here." in the context of "Applause, written by Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, Dino Zisis, Nick Monson, Nicolas Mercier, Julien Arias, and William Grigahcine" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Lady Gaga" (Song lyrics, Artpop (2013)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Lady Gaga

About Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born 28 March 1986), primarily known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer-songwriter and performance artist.