Same Love (Originally By Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Mary Lambert)

'Same Love'
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert
The Heist

[Macklemore]
When I was in the 3rd grade
I thought that I was gay
Cause I could draw, my uncle was
And I kept my room straight
I told my mom, tears rushing down my face
Shes like, 'Ben youve loved girls since before pre-K'
Trippin, yeah, I guess she had a point, didnt she
A bunch of stereotypes all in my head
I remember doing the math like
'Yeah, Im good at little league'
A pre-conceived idea of what it all meant
For those who like the same *** had the characteristics
The right-wing conservatives think its a decision
And you can be cured with some treatment and religion
Man-made, rewiring of a predisposition
Playing God

Ahh nah, here we go
America the brave
Still fears what we dont know
And God loves all His children
Is somehow forgotten
But we paraphrase a book written
35 hundred years ago

I dont know

[Mary Lambert]
And I cant change

Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I cant change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm [x4]

[Macklemore]
If I was gay
I would think hip-hop hates me
Have you read the YouTube comments lately
'Man thats gay'
Gets dropped on the daily
Weve become so numb to what were sayin
Our culture founded from oppression
Yeah, we dont have acceptance for em
Call each other faggots
Behind the keys of a message board
A word rooted in hate
Yet our genre still ignores it
Gay is synonymous with the lesser
Its the same hate thats caused wars from religion
Gender and skin color
Complexion of your pigment
The same fight that lead people to walk-outs and sit-ins
Its human rights for everybody
There is no difference. Live on!
And be yourself!
When I was in church
They taught me something else
If you preach hate at the service
Those words arent anointed
And that Holy Water
That you soak in
Is then poisoned
When everyone else
Is more comfortable
Remaining voiceless
Rather than fighting for humans
That have had their rights stolen
I might not be the same
But thats not important
No freedom til were equal
Damn right I support it

I dont know

[Mary Lambert]
And I cant change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm [x4]

[Macklemore]
We press play
Dont press pause
Progress, march on!
With a veil over our eyes
We turn our back on the cause
Till the day
That my uncles can be united by law
Kids are walkin around the hallway
Plagued by pain in their heart
A world so hateful
Someone would rather die
Than be who they are
And a certificate on paper
Isnt gonna solve it all
But its a damn good place to start
No laws gonna change us
We have to change us
Whatever god you believe in
We come from the same one
Strip away the fear
Underneath its all the same love
About time that we raised up

[Mary Lambert]
And I cant change

Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I cant change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm [x4]

[Mary Lambert]
Love is patient, love is kind
Love is patient (not cryin on Sundays)
Love is kind (not crying on Sundays) [x5]