Of course, this being a Gaga video, her macabre costumes had to be avant-garde – and completely fabulous. If her eerie wardrobe is a disease, we simply do not want the cure. Playing a masked villain of sorts, Gaga emerges wearing a gimp mask with a long, black, ruffled overcoat and extra-long steel fingernails. She runs over herself wearing a sweet floral-print nightgown, as though she is preying on a sweeter, more innocent version of herself.

Later in the video, she walks all over her own body double – literally, with both bodies clothed in minimalist white crop tops and briefs. Next she grapples with herself yet again, this time as the walls close in on her while wearing a dip-dyed ombré mesh dress that, again, toys between the light and the dark. That’s the genius of Gaga, isn’t it? Everything she wears is intentional and a nod back to the lyrics. Now, Little Monsters, join me and put your paws up – because this is one of the best videos of the year.