International acts and fan favourites Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Hozier and Nine Inch Nails have all been called out in a Parliament handout for having offensive lyrics. A picture of the handout was posted by WP's Chen Show Mao on his Facebook page.
This was apparently a handout that is part of Ministerial Statement that Minister of Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam delivered in Parliament on April Fool's Day yesterday. Obviously, this was serious business, and not an April Fool's prank pulled by the Minister. The four international artistes and their songs were cited for offensive lyrics.
And what was the offensive lyrics? Here you go:
Ariana Grande
God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande.
It contained the words: “You love it how I touch you/ My own, when all is said and done/ You’ll believe God is a woman”.
Lady Gaga
Another was Judas by Lady Gaga.
The lyrics said: “I am just a Holy Fool, oh baby… I wanna love you/ But something’s pulling me away from you/ Jesus is my virtue and/ Judas is the demon I cling to/ I cling to”.
Nine Inch Nails
Heresy by Nine Inch Nails had the following lyrics:
“He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see… He dreamed up a god and called it Christianity/ God is dead and no one cares/ If there is a hell, I’ll see you there.”
Hozier
Take Me To Church by Hozier had the words:
“Take me to church/ I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies/ I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife.”
Offensive or not?
