piano
macklemore
when i was in the third 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
she’s like ben you’ve loved girls since before prek
trippin’ yeah i guess she had a point didn’t she
a bunch of stereotypes all in my head
i remember doing the math like yeah i’m good at little league
a preconceived idea of what it all meant
for those that like the same sex had the characteristics
the rightwing conservatives think it’s a decision
and you can be cured with some treatment and religion
manmade rewiring of a predisposition
playing god aw nah here we go
america the brave still fears what we don’t know
and god loves all his children is somehow forgotten
but we paraphrase a book written thirtyfive hundred years ago
i don’t know
mary lambert
and i can’t change even if i tried
even if i wanted to
and i can’t change even if i tried
even if i wanted to
my love my love my love
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
macklemore
if i was gay i would think hiphop hates me
have you read the youtube comments lately
man that’s gay gets dropped on the daily
we’ve become so numb to what we’re sayin’
our culture founded from oppression
yet we don’t 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
it’s the same hate that’s caused wars from religion
gender to skin color the complexion of your pigment
the same fight that led people to walkouts and sitins
it’s human rights for everybody there is no difference
live on and be yourself
when i was at church they taught me something else
if you preach hate at the service those words aren’t anointed
that holy water that you soak in has been 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 that’s not important
no freedom ’til we’re equal damn right i support it
trombone interlude
mary lambert
and i can’t change even if i tried
even if i wanted to
my love my love my love
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
macklemore
we press play don’t press pause progress march on
with a veil over our eyes we turn our back on the cause
’til the day that my uncles can be united by law
kids are walking ’round the hallway
plagued by a pain in their heart
a world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are
and a certificate on paper isn’t gonna solve it all
but it’s a damn good place to start
no law’s gonna change us we have to change us
whatever god you believe in we come from the same one
strip away the fear underneath it’s all the same love
about time that we raised up
mary lambert
and i can’t change even if i tried
even if i wanted to
and i can’t change even if i tried
even if i wanted to
my love my love my love
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
she keeps me warm
mary lambert
love is patient
love is kind
love is patient
love is kind not crying on sundays
love is patient not crying on sundays
love is kind not crying on sundays
love is patient not crying on sundays
love is kind not crying on sundays
love is patient not crying on sundays
love is kind not crying on sundays
love is patient
love is kind
Artist: Macklemore Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert
Year: 2013
Decade: 10s
Language: en
Word Count: 340