She has feelings…. and this ‘era’ was a hard time for her too."

So much transition and turmoil.

I was nearly dead."

Don’t let them die.

Continue to get your message to the people in charge.

You have the power, don’t give up."

Fans have long discussed rumored song titles like “Onion Girl” and “Temple” as potentialAct IIinclusions.

Though it debuted at No.

“I couldn’t even feel my own heartbeat.

I was angry, cynical, and had this deep sadness like an anchor dragging everywhere I go.

I just didn’t feel like fighting anymore.

“I really felt like I was dying my light completely out,” she toldHarper’s Bazaar.

You have to for you.

You have to for your music.

You have to for your fans and your family.'”

On the album’s fourth birthday in 2017, Blair also referenced past difficulties in releasingARTPOP.

“Four years ago I put out a record calledARTPOPwith @ladygaga.

I could write a book about it, maybe one day I will.

I am so grateful for this record because it taught me a lot.

A representative for Gaga didn’t have an update on the status ofARTPOP: Act IIat press time.