Rap: When I was
in the third grade
I thought that I was gay
'Cause I could draw
and 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 shrimp
Tripping yeah
I guess she had a point
didn't she
Bunch of stereotypes all in my head
I remember doing the math like
yea 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
rap: 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
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
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 we 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
Love is kind