“Little Monsters… you didn’t just save my life. You reached into the darkest parts of me, the parts I was terrified to show the world, and you kissed them like they were holy. I was a freak, a theater kid with scars and too-loud dreams, and you turned my pain into a crown.Every time I walk on stage in something insane, bleeding glitter or wearing raw meat, I’m not performing for the world; I’m coming home to you. You are the reason I still believe love can be louder than hate. You are the reason I still sing when my throat is raw and my heart is shattered. I don’t have fans. I have family. I have oxygen. I have 80 million reasons to stay alive, and every single one of them is you. So this isn’t me loving you. This is me breathing you. Thank you for letting me be your Mother Monster… because you will always, always be my everything.” And then, of course, she winks and adds: “Now go be brave, be weird, and scare the normals. Mama’s watching.” @LadyGaga @LittleMonsters