We've all heard "Thrift Shop" about a million times on the radio, but equally catchy and much more poignant, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Same Love" will leave you in tears. The song is a ballad for equal rights and marriage equality, which the video captures with an entire dramatized tale of a boy growing up, falling in love, and struggling for acceptance. Even if you've heard the song, seen the video, and moved on from the Macklemore craze, take a moment to let yourself fall in love again with this gripping tune. And while you watch, keep in mind the incredible leaps our society has taken of late for love equality, and the road that still awaits for us to travel.
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 pre-k tripping, "
Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn't
she?
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 liked the same sex
Had the characteristics
The right wing conservatives think
it's a decision
And you can be cured with some
treatment and religion
Man-made 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 thirty-five-hundred
years ago
I don't know
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
I can't change
Even if I try
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
If I was gay, I would think hip-hop
hates me
Have you read the YouTube comments
lately?
"Man, that's gay" gets
dropped on the daily
We become so numb to what we're
saying
A 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
walk outs and sit ins
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 till we're equal, damn
right I support it
(I don't know)
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
We press play, don't press pause
Progress, march on
With the veil over our eyes
We turn our back on the cause
Till the day that my uncles can be
united by law
When kids are walking 'round the
hallway plagued by 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 is 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
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
I can't change
Even if I try
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
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is kind
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is kind
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is kind
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
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