歌词
When I was in the third grade
我念高三的时候
I thought that I was gay
以为自己是Gay
Cause I could draw, and my uncle was,and I kept my room straight
因为我会画画,我叔叔也是gay,所以我把房间装饰的很像一个直男
I told my mom tears rushing down my face
我跟妈说,边说边流泪
She’s like “Ben you've loved girls since before pre-k shrimp”
她却说"Ben小傻瓜,你上学前班前就喜欢女孩了"
Trippin’, yeah, I guess she had a point, didn’t she?
算了 她也有自己的想法,不是么?
Bunch of stereotypes all in my head.
传统的思绪总是萦绕在我的心头
I remember doing the math like,“yea
我记得在做数学的时候
I’m good at little league”
我就认为自己擅长加入一些小联盟社团
A preconceived idea of what it all meant For those that liked the same ***
类似这种自以为是的先入为主的想法 这是喜欢同性的人
Had the characteristics
都有的特征
The right wing conservatives think it’s a decision
右翼的保守派以为这是后天人为的
And you can be cured with some treatment
可以通过治疗和宗教被治愈
and religion Man made rewiring of a predisposition Playing god,
于是人们被要求重新塑造自己先天的取向 就这样他们以为自己就是上帝
aw nah here we go America the brave still fears what we don’t know
所谓的勇敢的美国人总是畏惧他们不知道的东西
And god loves all his children, is somehow forgotten
上帝爱他所有的孩子,这点却莫名奇妙的被忘记
But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five-hundred years ago
但是在3500年前我们居然虔诚的恭读释义着上帝的圣经
I don’t know
我不懂
And I can’t change
我也无法改变
Even if I tried
即便我曾经努力
Even if I wanted to
即便曾经我想过
I can't change
我无法改变
Even if I try
即便努力
Even if I wanted to
即便曾经我想过
My love My love My love
我的爱人我的爱 我的爱
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
If I was gay,
如果我是gay
I would think hip-hop hates me
我认为hip-hop会讨厌我
Have you read the YouTube comments lately
你看到YouTube最近的评论了吗
"Man, that’s gay" gets dropped on the daily
伙计 这是个gay!每天都能看到这样的话
We become so numb to what we’re saying
我们对自己的言行变得越来越麻木
A culture founded from oppression
这是一种建立在压迫之上的文化
Yet we don’t have acceptance for
我们还没有完全接受他们
‘em Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message board
我们还在加密的留言板里卖弄用言语侮辱着伤害着他们
A word rooted in hate,
这样一个根源于憎恨的词汇
yet our genre still ignores it Gay is synonymous with the lesser
而我们却仍然对此视而不见
It’s the same hate that’s caused wars from religion
Gay是少数群体的代名词但也正是因为这种仇恨导致了宗教之间的战争
Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment
与引起性别之争和肤色之战使的憎恨一模一样
The same fight that led people to walk outs and sit ins
与导致人们游行静坐的示威憎恨一模一样
and be yourself
但这都是每个人与生俱来的权力,没有不什么同!
When I was at church
继续坚持做你自己
they taught me something else
我去教堂的时候
If you preach hate at the service
他们教导我还有其他的一些事
those words aren ’t anointed
如果在你步道中提到憎恨
That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned
那些词句是未被净化的
When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless
所以会玷污你喝下的圣水
Rather than fighting for humans
当其他人更倾向于保持沉默
that have had their rights stolen
而不是为了人类
I might not be the same,
被盗取的权利发起抗争的时候
but that’s not important
我也许是不同的
No freedom till we’re equal,
但那并不重要
damn right I support it
没有平等就没有自由
And I can’t change
我会一直支持同性恋
Even if I tried
我无法改变
Even if I wanted to
即便曾经努力
My love My love My love
即便曾经我想
She keeps me warm
我的爱人我的爱我的爱
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
We press play,
她让我感到温暖
don’t press pause
要开始
Progress, march on
不要停止
With the veil over our eyes
前进,继续前行
We turn our back on the cause Till the day
用面纱蒙住双眼
that my uncles can be united by law
忘记缘由
When kids are walking ‘round the hallway
直到我的叔叔们可以依法结合
plagued by pain in their heart
当孩子们
A world so hateful
在走廊徘徊心中饱受煎熬
some would rather die than be who they are
这是个充满憎恨的世界
And a certificate on paper
有人甚至宁愿死都不愿面对真实的自己
isn’t gonna solve it all
一纸婚书
But it’s a damn good place to start
不能解决所有事
No law is gonna change us
但绝对是一个好的开始
We have to change us
法律不会改变我们
Whatever god we believe in
我们必须改变自己
We come from the same one
不管我们信奉哪个上帝
Strip away the fear
我们同根同族
Underneath it’s all the same love
剥落恐惧
About time that we raised up
显露出来的是同样的爱
And I can’t change
是时候站起来了
Even if I tried
我无法改变
Even if I wanted to
即便曾经努力
I can't change
即便曾经我想
Even if I try
我无法改变
Even if I wanted to
即便努力
My love My love My love
即便我想
She keeps me warm
我的爱人我的爱我的爱
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
She keeps me warm
她让我感到温暖
Love is patient
她让我感到温暖
Love is kind
爱是包容
Love is patient
爱是友善
Love is kind (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
爱是包容
Love is patient (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
爱是友善
Love is kind (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
爱是包容 我不会在礼拜时哭泣了
Love is patient (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
爱是友善 我不会在礼拜时哭泣了
Love is kind (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
爱是包容 我不会在礼拜时哭泣了
Love is patient (I‘m not crying on Sundays)
爱是友善 我不会在礼拜时哭泣了
Love is kind (I‘ m not crying on Sundays)
爱是包容 我不会在礼拜时哭泣了
Love is patient Love is kind
爱是友善 我不会在礼拜时哭泣了
专辑信息
1.Stay
2.Same Love
3.Kiss You
4.When I Was Your Man
5.Let It Roll Pt 2
6.Bring Out The Bottles
7.Suit & Tie
8.From Can To Can't
9.Love Is Easy
10.C'mon
11.Timeless
12.Radioactive
13.Drums (Clean Radio Edit)
14.Get Up (Rattle)
15.Impossible