[00:41.680]When I was in the third grade
[00:43.560]I thought that I was gay
[00:45.310]Cause I could draw, and my uncle was,and I kept my room straight
[00:47.140]I told my mom tears rushing down my face
[00:50.860]She’s like “Ben you've loved girls since before pre-k shrimp”
[00:53.640]Trippin’, yeah, I guess she had a point, didn’t she?
[00:57.340]Bunch of stereotypes all in my head.
[00:59.370]I remember doing the math like,“yea
[01:00.210]I’m good at little league”
[01:02.060]A preconceived idea of what it all meant For those that liked the same ***
[01:06.260]Had the characteristics
[01:07.550]The right wing conservatives think it’s a decision
[01:10.850]And you can be cured with some treatment
[01:13.490]and religion Man made rewiring of a predisposition Playing god,
[01:18.060]aw nah here we go America the brave still fears what we don’t know
[01:22.140]And god loves all his children, is somehow forgotten
[01:24.460]But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five-hundred years ago
[01:27.570]I don’t know
[01:30.260]And I can’t change
[01:35.330]Even if I tried
[01:37.890]Even if I wanted to
[01:41.340]I can't change
[01:43.900]Even if I try
[01:47.100]Even if I wanted to
[01:50.910]My love My love My love
[01:52.460]She keeps me warm
[01:55.250]She keeps me warm
[01:58.110]She keeps me warm
[02:02.450]She keeps me warm
[02:04.370]If I was gay,
[02:06.700]I would think hip-hop hates me
[02:08.310]Have you read the YouTube comments lately
[02:10.890]"Man, that’s gay" gets dropped on the daily
[02:13.010]We become so numb to what we’re saying
[02:15.000]A culture founded from oppression
[02:16.660]Yet we don’t have acceptance for
[02:18.350]‘em Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message board
[02:21.120]A word rooted in hate,
[02:22.450]yet our genre still ignores it Gay is synonymous with the lesser
[02:25.860]It’s the same hate that’s caused wars from religion
[02:30.770]Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment
[02:33.600]The same fight that led people to walk outs and sit ins
[02:40.690]and be yourself
[02:42.130]When I was at church
[02:43.020]they taught me something else
[02:44.270]If you preach hate at the service
[02:45.960]those words aren ’t anointed
[02:47.560]That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned
[02:50.340]When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless
[02:53.140]Rather than fighting for humans
[02:54.660]that have had their rights stolen
[02:56.090]I might not be the same,
[02:57.400]but that’s not important
[02:59.160]No freedom till we’re equal,
[03:00.370]damn right I support it
[03:12.400]And I can’t change
[03:15.020]Even if I tried
[03:17.460]Even if I wanted to
[03:21.040]My love My love My love
[03:23.050]She keeps me warm
[03:25.670]She keeps me warm
[03:28.400]She keeps me warm
[03:31.400]She keeps me warm
[03:36.440]We press play,
[03:38.980]don’t press pause
[03:40.250]Progress, march on
[03:41.380]With the veil over our eyes
[03:42.940]We turn our back on the cause Till the day
[03:45.100]that my uncles can be united by law
[03:47.170]When kids are walking ‘round the hallway
[03:48.870]plagued by pain in their heart
[03:50.410]A world so hateful
[03:51.690]some would rather die than be who they are
[03:53.470]And a certificate on paper
[03:55.040]isn’t gonna solve it all
[03:56.540]But it’s a damn good place to start
[03:59.590]No law is gonna change us
[04:01.470]We have to change us
[04:02.740]Whatever god we believe in
[04:03.870]We come from the same one
[04:05.450]Strip away the fear
[04:06.400]Underneath it’s all the same love
[04:08.470]About time that we raised up
[04:10.440]And I can’t change
[04:15.390]Even if I tried
[04:18.140]Even if I wanted to
[04:21.430]I can't change
[04:23.970]Even if I try
[04:26.710]Even if I wanted to
[04:30.540]My love My love My love
[04:32.280]She keeps me warm
[04:34.890]She keeps me warm
[04:37.590]She keeps me warm
[04:40.470]She keeps me warm
[04:44.960]Love is patient
[04:47.560]Love is kind
[04:50.030]Love is patient
[04:53.010]Love is kind (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
[04:55.750]Love is patient (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
[04:58.640]Love is kind (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
[05:01.110]Love is patient (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
[05:03.900]Love is kind (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
[05:07.090]Love is patient (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
[05:09.850]Love is kind (I‘ m not crying on Sundays)
[05:12.550]Love is patient Love is kind

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”
Trippin’, 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 ***
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
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