Gaga's lyrics have always been cheesy and lack creativity and intelligence, lets be real. Other than "Bloody Mary," which is literally lyrical genius, the rest of her discography is kind of... jejune
Her melodies are great, though.
Avril has a TON of potential in terms of songwriting: "I'm With You" & "Innocence" and "Goodbye" are all simplistic yet effortlessly beautiful. Simple lyrics she pulls off with such beauty
BUT, Avril needs to find that inspiration again because...
Taylor Swift defeats these two girls to the ground. Yeah, she has her moments where childishness turns into catchy Pop but she's a pure lyricist and it makes up for her lack of vocal talent: check "State Of Grace" "All Too Well" especially, "Holy Ground" "You're Not Sorry" "White Horse" "Enchanted" DAMN her songwriting is like Dr Luke and Max Martin masterful. She should write hits for other artists tbh