Listen to this when
Speechless
Please take care of yourself, Dad ❤️🩹
Who it's for
Lady Gaga wrote this to convince her father to have open-heart surgery, and it carries her fear of losing him.
Frightened and pleading→Heard and braver
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Speechless" is a 2009 Lady Gaga ballad she wrote to persuade her father to have open-heart surgery for a malfunctioning aortic valve. She wrote it while on tour after a call from her mother, drawing on her anxiety during phone calls with her father, and it centers on her fear of losing him. He had the surgery in October 2009.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Drinking and fear of death.
Age: Suggested 13+
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 184
