Same Love
[00:42.66] When I was in the 3rd grade
[00:43.66] I thought that I was gay
[00:45.15] Cause I could draw, my uncle was
[00:46.40] And I kept my room straight
[00:48.15] I told my mom, tears rushing down my face
[00:50.66] She's like, "Ben, you've loved girls since before Pre-K!"
[00:53.65] Tripping, yeah, I guess she had a point, didn't she?
[00:56.65] A bunch of stereotypes all in my head
[00:59.16] I remember doing the math, like
[01:00.90] "Yeah, I'm good at little league"
[01:02.41] A pre-conceived idea of what it all meant
[01:04.65] For those that like the same sex had the characteristics
[01:07.65] The right-wing conservatives think it's a decision
[01:10.41] And you can be cured with some treatment and religion
[01:13.16] Man-made, rewiring of a pre-disposition, playing God
[01:17.91] Ahh, nah, here we go
[01:19.30] America the brave still fears what we don't know
[01:21.80] And "God loves all his children" is somehow forgotten
[01:24.55] But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five hundred years ago
[01:28.45] I don't know
[01:29.70] And I can't change
[01:34.95] Even if I tried
[01:37.95] Even if I wanted to
[01:40.95] And I can't change
[01:43.45] Even if I tried
[01:46.20] Even if I wanted to
[01:49.95] My love, my love, my love
[01:51.69] She keeps me warm
[02:04.45] If I was gay I would think hip-hop hates me
[02:07.60] Have you read the YouTube comments lately?
[02:09.76] "Man, that's gay" gets dropped on the daily
[02:12.51] We've become so numb to what we're saying
[02:15.26] Our culture founded from oppression
[02:16.76] Yet we don't have acceptance for 'em
[02:18.26] Call each other faggots
[02:19.25] Behind the keys of a message board
[02:20.75] A word rooted in hate
[02:22.26] Yet our genre still ignores it
[02:23.76] "Gay" is synonymous with the lesser
[02:27.01] It's the same hate that's caused wars from religion
[02:29.26] Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment
[02:32.00] The same fight that led people to walk-outs and sit-ins
[02:34.76] It's human rights for everybody, there is no difference
[02:37.51] Live on! And be yourself!
[02:40.51] When I was in church they taught me something else
[02:43.26] If you preach hate at the service, those words aren't anointed
[02:46.26] That Holy Water that you soak in has been poisoned
[02:49.01] When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless
[02:51.76] Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen
[02:55.02] I might not be the same but that's not important
[02:57.76] No freedom til we're equal
[02:59.25] Damn right I support it
[03:07.26] I don't know
[03:12.95] And I can't change
[03:15.45] Even if I tried
[03:17.94] Even if I wanted to
[03:20.33] My love, my love, my love
[03:22.08] She keeps me warm
[03:35.58] We press play, don't press pause
[03:37.33] Progress, march on!
[03:39.58] With a veil over our eyes, we turn our back on the cause
[03:42.08] 'Til the day that my uncles can be united by law
[03:45.08] Kids are walking around the hallway
[03:46.58] Plagued by pain in their heart
[03:48.34] A world so hateful
[03:49.24] Some would rather die
[03:50.24] Than be who they are
[03:51.48] And a certificate on paper
[03:52.73] Isn't gonna solve it all
[03:54.23] But it's a damn good place to start
[03:57.48] No law's gonna change us
[03:58.73] We have to change us
[04:00.48] Whatever god you believe in
[04:01.73] We come from the same one
[04:02.98] Strip away the fear, underneath, it's all the same love
[04:06.23] About time that we raised up!
[04:07.89] And I can't change
[04:12.89] Even if I tried
[04:15.89] Even if I wanted to
[04:18.89] And I can't change
[04:21.64] Even if I tried
[04:23.89] Even if I wanted to
[04:28.04] My love, my love, my love
[04:29.79] She keeps me warm
[04:42.54] Love is patient, love is kind
[04:48.04] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[04:50.54] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
[04:53.54] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[04:56.05] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
[04:59.05] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[05:02.54] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
[05:05.04] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[05:07.55] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
[05:10.54] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[05:13.29] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
