Lirik Lagu Bad Religion dari Frank Ocean yang Picu Dugaan Islamofobia, Heboh Lagi Setelah Dibagikan RM BTS

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Lagu Bad Religion dari Frank Ocean mendadak kembali diperbincangkan. Padahal aslinya, lagu ini dimuat dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Channel Orange, dan rilis pada 2012 silam.

Dilansir dari Koreaboo, Kamis (17/8/2023), rupanya hal ini karena lagu tersebut dibagikan oleh RM BTS lewat Instagram Story. Tak ada tulisan apa pun yang disampaikan RM dalam unggahan ini.

Hanya aja, hal ini kembali memicu perdebatan lama soal lagu "Bad Religion" di media sosial.

Sebagian pihak menduga ada sentiman Islamofobia dalam lirik lagu ini. Ada pula yang memaknai bahwa ini adalah reaksi Frank Ocean terhadap bagaimana Islam memandang hubungan sejenis, dan berbagai interpretasi lain.

Lagu sendiri, memiliki narasi bahwa Frank Ocean bertemu dengan seorang sopir taksi, dan ingin curhat mengenai keresahan hatinya mengenai cinta tak berbalas.

Seperti apa lirik lagunya?

Taxi driver

Be my shrink for the hour

Leave the meter running

It's rush hour

So take the streets if you wanna

Just outrun the demons, could you?

He said "Allahu akbar"

I told him, "Don't curse me"

"Bo Bo, you need prayer"

I guess it couldn't hurt me

If it brings me to my knees, it's a bad religion

Ooh, this unrequited love

To me, it's nothin' but a one-man cult

And cyanide in my styrofoam cup

I can never make him love me

Never make him love me

Love me, love me

Love me, love me

Love me, love me

Love me, love me

Love me, love

Taxi driver

I swear I've got three lives

Balanced on my head like steak knives

I can't tell you the truth about my disguise

I can't trust no one

And you say "Allahu akbar"

I told him, "Don't curse me"

"Bo Bo, you need prayer"

I guess it couldn't hurt me

If it brings me to my knees, it's a bad religion

Oh, unrequited love

To me, it's nothin' but a one-man cult

And cyanide in my styrofoam cup

I can never make him love me

Never make him love me No, no, ahh

It's a, it's a bad religion

To be in love with someone

Who could never love you

Oh, oh, oh, only bad, only bad religion

Could have me feeling the way I do