Same Love
[00:42.66] When I was in the 3rd grade
[00:43.91] I thought that I was gay
[00:45.41] Cause I could draw, my uncle was
[00:46.91] And I kept my room straight
[00:48.41] I told my mom, tears rushing down my face
[00:50.66] She's like, "Ben, you've loved girls since before Pre-K!"
[00:53.91] Tripping, yeah, I guess she had a point, didn't she?
[00:56.91] A bunch of stereotypes all in my head
[00:59.66] I remember doing the math, like
[01:00.81] "Yeah, I'm good at little league"
[01:02.41] A pre-conceived idea of what it all meant
[01:04.80] For those that like the same sex had the characteristics
[01:08.05] The right-wing conservatives think it's a decision
[01:10.80] And you can be cured with some treatment and religion
[01:13.55] Man-made, rewiring of a pre-disposition, playing God
[01:18.05] Ahh, nah, here we go
[01:19.69] America the brave still fears what we don't know
[01:22.19] And "God loves all his children" is somehow forgotten
[01:24.58] But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five hundred years ago
[01:28.82] I don't know
[01:30.07] And I can't change
[01:35.07] Even if I tried
[01:38.07] Even if I wanted to
[01:41.07] And I can't change
[01:43.82] Even if I tried
[01:46.57] Even if I wanted to
[01:50.32] My love, my love, my love
[01:51.95] She keeps me warm
[02:04.95] If I was gay I would think hip-hop hates me
[02:07.35] Have you read the YouTube comments lately?
[02:10.35] "Man, that's gay" gets dropped on the daily
[02:13.10] We've become so numb to what we're saying
[02:15.35] Our culture founded from oppression
[02:17.00] Yet we don't have acceptance for 'em
[02:18.89] Call each other faggots
[02:19.78] Behind the keys of a message board
[02:21.53] A word rooted in hate
[02:22.68] Yet our genre still ignores it
[02:24.43] "Gay" is synonymous with the lesser
[02:27.31] It's the same hate that's caused wars from religion
[02:29.96] Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment
[02:32.71] The same fight that led people to walk-outs and sit-ins
[02:35.21] It's human rights for everybody, there is no difference
[02:37.96] Live on! And be yourself!
[02:40.96] When I was in church they taught me something else
[02:43.71] If you preach hate at the service, those words aren't anointed
[02:46.46] That Holy Water that you soak in has been poisoned
[02:49.46] When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless
[02:52.46] Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen
[02:55.46] I might not be the same but that's not important
[02:58.21] No freedom til we're equal
[02:59.71] Damn right I support it
[03:07.21] I don't know
[03:11.21] And I can't change
[03:13.96] Even if I tried
[03:16.71] Even if I wanted to
[03:20.87] My love, my love, my love
[03:22.62] She keeps me warm
[03:37.02] We press play, don't press pause
[03:39.27] Progress, march on!
[03:41.26] With a veil over our eyes, we turn our back on the cause
[03:43.77] 'Til the day that my uncles can be united by law
[03:47.02] Kids are walking around the hallway
[03:48.52] Plagued by pain in their heart
[03:50.27] A world so hateful
[03:51.02] Some would rather die
[03:51.77] Than be who they are
[03:53.27] And a certificate on paper
[03:54.52] Isn't gonna solve it all
[03:56.02] But it's a damn good place to start
[03:59.02] No law's gonna change us
[04:00.52] We have to change us
[04:02.02] Whatever god you believe in
[04:03.27] We come from the same one
[04:04.66] Strip away the fear, underneath, it's all the same love
[04:07.66] About time that we raised up!
[04:09.66] And I can't change
[04:14.66] Even if I tried
[04:17.66] Even if I wanted to
[04:20.66] And I can't change
[04:23.16] Even if I tried
[04:26.16] Even if I wanted to
[04:29.66] My love, my love, my love
[04:31.41] She keeps me warm
[04:44.16] Love is patient, love is kind
[04:49.66] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[04:52.16] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
[04:55.16] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[04:58.16] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
[05:00.91] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[05:03.66] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
[05:06.66] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[05:09.41] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
[05:12.16] Love is patient (not crying on Sundays)
[05:15.16] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
