Lady Gaga steps away from the upbeat tunes for a new ballad, Dope, off her upcoming album ARTPOP.

On the melancholic tune, all the attention is focused on Gaga's voice as she sings about a friend she's lost, whom she feel she needs to carry on.

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"My heart would break without you. Might not awake without you. Been hurting low from living high for so long. I'm sorry and I love you," she belts. "Sing with me, 'Bell Bottom Blue.' I'll keep searching for an answer cause I need you more than dope."

The 27-year-old debuted the emotional song at the first YouTube Music Awards on Sunday. She played the piano as she sang her heart out.

"This is for my fans," the teary-eyed singer said before belting the tune. "This is for my lover and I love you too. This is for anybody who has that pain inside, they don't know why."

The single's cover art strays from the song's meaning. Gaga wears a black underwear, one thigh-high boot, an oversized blazer and a big floppy hat, which covers her eyes. The most eye-catching part of the cover, however, is Gaga's mouth. The Applause singer awkwardly smiles showing off enlarged and rotten teeth.

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ARTPOP hits store on Nov. 11.


Lady Gaga Dope Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
It's off, it's on
The party's just begun
I promise this
This drink is my last one
I know that I f---ed up again
Because I lost my only friend
God forgive my sins
Don't leave me, I
Oh I will hate myself until I die

[Chorus]
My heart would break without you
Might not awake without you
Been hurting low, from living high for so long
I'm sorry, and I love you
Sing with me, "Bell Bottom Blue"
I'll keep searching for an answer cause I need you more than dope

[Post-Chorus]
I need you more than dope
Need you more than dope
Need you more than dope
I need you more than dope

[Verse 2]
Toast one last puff
And two last regrets
Three spirits and
Twelve lonely steps
Up heaven's stairway to gold
Mine myself like coal
A mountain of a soul
Each day, I cry
Oh, I feel so low from living high

[Chorus]
My heart would break without you
Might not awake without you
Been hurting low, from living high for so long
I'm sorry, and I love you
Sing with me, "Bell Bottom Blue"
I'll keep searching for an answer cause I need you more than dope

[Post-Chorus]
I need you more than dope
Need you more than dope
Need you more than dope
I need you more than dope

I need you more
Need you more
I need you more than dope

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