Interpretation of Lady Gaga's song Born This Way

Summary
The song is very straight forward with its meaning, compared to Lady Gaga's other songs which are embellished with a lot of metaphors. Love yourself. Have faith in yourself. Accept yourself because you were born that way. And you were born in God's likeness, therefore you are perfect.

I
"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""

Verse I: When she was young, she was told to always believe in herself. She was raised in the image of her mother, that she would mimic her mother and they'd put make up on in front of her mother's boudoir. It just tells that this is what she believes in. She was raised believing these statements of her mom, and she would live it.

II
"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"

(Line 1,2) Her uniqueness is what makes her beautiful, and there is nothing that people can say to bring her down because she believes it is God's plan to make her that way(Beautiful in her own way). And God makes no mistakes.
(Line 3,4) People may question your acts, and looks but you were born that way, and you shouldn't change your ways to be like everyone. You're on the right track.
(Line 5,6) Never think that you'd regret the things you'd do, as long as you're being true to yourself, hence, loving yourself.

III
"OOO THERE AIN'T NO OTHER WAY
BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY"


"DON'T BE A DRAG -JUST BE A QUEEN"

(Line 1,2) There's no other choice but be yourself. You can't change who you are, because you were born that way.

(Line 3) Don't be a fake(drag), or Dont be a Drag Queen( someone who copies personalities in the hope of entertainment)

but be your own queen, because you have such potential.

IV
"GIVE YOURSELF PRUDENCE
AND LOVE YOUR FRIENDS
SUBWAY KID, REJOICE YOUR TRUTH
IN THE RELIGION OF THE INSECURE
I MUST BE MYSELF, RESPECT MY YOUTH
A DIFFERENT LOVER IS NOT A SIN
BELIEVE CAPITAL H-I-M (HEY HEY HEY)
I LOVE MY LIFE I LOVE THIS RECORD AND
MI AMORE VOLE FE YAH (LOVE NEEDS FAITH)"

(Line 1) (Prudence- farsightedness/caution/wisdom/discretion)
Be smart, and be yourself, because the longer you sink yourself into an altered person(who you really are not) the deeper you get in the situation and the farther in hell you'd have to put up with, just pretending.
(Line 2)Love your friends, show them who you really are. Because if they are true friends they'll accept you, and you wouldn't be a friend if you aren't being true to them.
(Line 3) Kid from the subway/ New Yorker kid be thankful with what you are and who you are.
(Line 4,5) In this world where everyone believes in pretension and insecurity, You should be yourself. Think of all your fellow youth, If you'd alter yourself to be "normal" then they'd have to do it too. And the people who can't would be discriminated.
(Line 6,7) If you're a man who likes men or a lady who likes ladies, It's okay. God never discriminates, and He loves all humanity.
(Line 8,9)She loves the way she's living right now, because she's being true to herself. She loves the record/song and she has faith in this song because "Love needs faith".

V
"DON'T BE A DRAG, JUST BE A QUEEN
WHETHER YOU'RE BROKE OR EVERGREEN
YOU'RE BLACK, WHITE, BEIGE, CHOLA DESCENT
YOU'RE LEBANESE, YOU'RE ORIENT
WHETHER LIFE'S DISABILITIES
LEFT YOU OUTCAST, BULLIED, OR TEASED
REJOICE AND LOVE YOURSELF TODAY
'CAUSE BABY YOU WERE BORN THIS WAY"

(Line 1-4) commends all the race and says that whether you're poor or you're rich, it doesn't matter.
(Line 5-8) Even if life didn't give you things or made you different, and those differences made your life a living hell(Being teased and bullied) , just stand up and don't let them get you feeling down because you must love yourself and to love yourself, you must have faith in yourself(Mi amore vole fe yah).