Music with bad lyrics

[michael-kaw]

Basically I really like music and some music I like would have sinful lyrical content but for example post malone rockstar is a song which, funnily enough I have an emotional bond with, because I was thinking about something emotional while listening to it and because of that it can help me deal with stress. So basically am I sinning if I listen to music with sinful lyrics without meaning the lyrics? And if so is it mortal or venial sin? And what about singing along or singing them to yourself when you are bored

 

[tomarin]

Basically I really like music and some music I like would have sinful lyrical content but for example post malone rockstar is a song which, funnily enough I have an emotional bond with, because I was thinking about something emotional while listening to it and because of that it can help me deal with stress. So basically am I sinning if I listen to music with sinful lyrics without meaning the lyrics? And if so is it mortal or venial sin? And what about singing along or singing them to yourself when you are bored

I don’t think it’s sinning because as you said yourself, you like music and what music is composed of is sound organized in chords, notes, rhythmic patterns, etc. There’s nothing fundamentally sinful about music as sound per se. The lyrics are secondary to the music. Now if you were drawn to the morally questionable content of the lyrics, I think that would be of concern to you but that doesn’t seem to be the case here.

 

[Arwing]

If the lyrics are blasphemous or something then I wouldn’t want to be singing them (or hearing them even). Otherwise probably depends on their effect on you and others.

 

[Jump4Joy]

That’s the tragedy of rap music. The beat is dope but the lyrics are vulgar. Honestly part of the appeal of rap music can be it’s vulgarity, curse words and sexuality. I think people like to feel bad or tough.