Listen to this when
Bad Religion
for the love you can't say out loud 🚕
Who it's for
Frank Ocean confides in a taxi driver about loving a man who can't love him back.
Heartbroken and alone→Less alone in the ache
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Bad Religion" is a soul ballad from Frank Ocean's 2012 debut studio album, channel ORANGE. It is set in a taxi, where Ocean confides to the driver his heartbreak over unrequited love for a man, framing that one-sided love as an almost cult-like devotion. The song also explores the tension between religion and desire and the isolation of being closeted.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Mild language.
Age: Suggested 13+
You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.Jane Austen, Persuasion, Chapter 23
