Applause - Lady Gaga (lyrics) I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong To crash the critic saying, \u0022Is it right or is it wrong?\u0022 If only fame had an I.V, baby could I bear? Being away from you, I found the vein, put it in here I live for the applause, applause, applause I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause, live for the- Way that you cheer and scream for me The applause, applause, applause Give me that thing that I love (I\u0027ll turn the lights out) Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (Make it real loud) Give me that thing that I love (I\u0027ll turn the lights out) Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (Make it real loud) Make it real loud Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch I\u0027ve overheard your theory, \u0022Nostalgia\u0027s for geeks\u0022 I guess sir, if you say so, some of us just like to read One second I\u0027m a koons, then suddenly the koons is me! Pop culture was in art, now art\u0027s in pop culture, in me I live for the applause, applause, applause I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause, live for the- Way that you cheer and scream for me The applause, applause, applause Give me that thing that I love (I\u0027ll turn the lights out) Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (Make it real loud) Give me that thing that I love (I\u0027ll turn the lights out) Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (Make it real loud) Make it real loud Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch Woo, touch, touch Woo, touch, touch now Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh I live for the applause, applause, applause I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause, live for the- Way that you cheer and scream for me The applause, applause, applause Give me that thing that I love (I\u0027ll turn the lights out) Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (Make it real loud) Give me that thing that I love (I\u0027ll turn the lights out) Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (Make it real loud) Make it real loud Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch (A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E) Make it real loud Put your hands up, make \u0027em touch, touch