The past week, I haven't been able to stop listening to Frank Ocean's new album, "Channel orange". I am most captivated by his poetic lyrics. In his song, "Bad Religion", he writes about running away from his demons. He expresses his issue with religion not tolerating him being in love with a man. He says, "to me it is nothing but a one man cult." This is also describing his love for someone who does not love back. He talks about how he has three lives, "balancing on my head like steak knives". This describes his difficulty with balancing his three different lives because his religion is not accepting. His bad religion is his unrequited love that brings about so much pain because he loves someone/something that will never love him back.
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Frank Ocean-Bad Religion
[Verse 1]
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
[Hook]
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
This unrequited love
To me it's nothing 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
[Verse 2]
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
[Hook]
[Outro]
It's a bad religion
To be in love with someone
Who could never love you
I know
Only bad religion
Could have me feeling the way I do
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