Iyah May adalah penyanyi sekaligus dokter medis asal Australia yang dikenal berani mengangkat isu-isu sosial dan politik kontroversial melalui lagu-lagunya. Lagu terbarunya, "Karmageddon," menjadi viral dan memicu perbincangan luas karena liriknya yang kritis terhadap berbagai masalah dunia saat ini, seperti pandemi COVID-19, korupsi politik, budaya cancel, hingga konflik Israel-Palestina.
Lagu ini menyinggung berbagai topik sensitif, termasuk konflik Israel-Palestina yang digambarkan sebagai "genosida" dalam liriknya, serta kritik terhadap industri farmasi, misalnya pada baris seperti "Man made virus watch the millions die, Biggest profit of their lives", dan media yang dianggap menyebarkan kebohongan. Keberanian Iyah May menolak mengubah lirik kontroversial ini sampai membuatnya kehilangan kontrak dengan manajernya dan memutuskan untuk merilis lagu secara independen.
Meski begitu, "Karmageddon" mendapat dukungan besar dari pendengar di seluruh dunia. Lagu ini pernah mencapai posisi 44 di UK Singles Sales Chart. Pada Januari 2025, lagu ini sudah didengarkan lebih dari 150.000 kali di Spotify dan berhasil menembus Top 20 di iTunes, menunjukkan resonansi kuat dengan publik yang merasakan kegelisahan atas kondisi dunia saat ini.
Iyah May sendiri mengaku bahwa pengalamannya sebagai dokter yang bekerja di garis depan pandemi COVID-19 sangat memengaruhi isi lagu ini. Ia menggunakan musik sebagai medium untuk menyuarakan kebenaran dan mengajak orang lebih sadar akan realitas sosial-politik yang kompleks dan penuh tantangan.
(maaf ada beberapa scene yang harap diskip)
LYRICS:
I open up my phone on a Monday morning
Staring at my screen
I'm tired and a little lonely
Mr Musk he said some shit the lefts are angry
Twitter wars and Gaza man it's overwhelming
Maybe that's how life becomes when
People less important than a profit line
No one cares about your dreams just pay
Your tax on time
Keep scrolling
Hold me near to you now
Gender, guns, religion and abortion rights
You better pick a tribe and hate the other side
Keep scrolling
But did you see Taylor live?
Man made virus watch the millions die
Biggest profit of their lives
Here's inflation that's your prize
This is Karmageddon
Turn on the news and eat their lies
Kim or Kanye pick a side
Cancel culture what a vibe
This is Karmageddon
Corporations swear they never lie
Politicians bribed for life
More than war it's genocide
This is Karmageddon
Welcome to the chaos of the times
If you go left and I go right
Pray we make it out alive
This is Karmageddon
It's fashion week celebs lose ribs
Balenciaga how's the kids
Just ask Drake he's losing beef
Kendrick killed him in his sleep
Diss tracks about beating up your queen
While women dying doesn't cause a scene
While we're fed all these distractions
Kids are killed from Israel's actions
I'mma speak my mind
Sick to death of all these crazy lies
A circus for humanity's decline
We just want a peaceful life give the people back their rights
And I've still got a beef
Cause Fauci's laughing and we've been asleep
And WHO's a liar and it's running deep
Big pharma finna eat they a devil make them weak
Man made virus watch the millions die
Biggest profit of their lives
Here's inflation that's your prize
This is Karmageddon
Turn on the news and eat their lies
Kim or Kanye pick a side
Cancel culture what a vibe
This is Karmageddon
Corporations swear they never lie
Politicians bribed for life
More than war it's genocide
This is Karmageddon
Welcome to the chaos of the times
If you go left and I go right
Pray we make it out alive
This is Karmageddon
Written by: Iyah May & Danny Duke
Performed by: Iyah May
Produced by: Danny Duke
Mixed by: Danny Duke
Mastered by: Chunkyluv
Video filmed and edited by: Brad Murnane
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