Macklemore - Same Love (Remix) lyrics

Same Love Remix VERSE 01: Dear Mom, why do people care about my color? I didn't mean for people to judge me like a cover I never asked for these two complexions that I usher Let's begin with the f**er that choked out Eric Garner Or the boy who was k**ed walking down the street Black lives matter more than these cops want it to be Why can't my mom walk into a white neighborhood Without being looked at or told where they should be? He told his mom ''We will live in a better neighborhood, just wait'' But not even then is this family safe from the neighborhood watch People so blind don't see that racism is alive but claim it's not We just protest with proud 'Americans' waiting for justice Please don't shoot?, put your hands up and salute They shoot the ones that is shootin each other on them blocks Not even knowin that is someone's little boy or girl Wonder if they think of this every time of the night The media just runs bunches of racism actin like it's all right I ain't just a color, I am more than just that, I'm a human Look closely and you'll see it.....but I don't know HOOK: [Mary Lambert] But 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 [x4] VERSE 02: [Macklemore] 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've become so numb to what we're saying Our culture founded from oppression Yet we don't have acceptance for 'em Call each other f*ggots 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 in 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 HOOK: VERSE 03: Why is it this way, what is the cause? Progress?, peaceful marches With a evil over there eyes, they turn there back on our laws 'Til the day Ferguson can be peaceful without any cause Blacks can walk down the street Not scared to be ashamed A world view in so much hate Some would rather k** Then fight there rights against the will And a month of celebration Isn't gonna solve it all But maybe an apology is where to start No man's gonna change us We have to change us Whatever religion you believe in We all can be from the same one Strip away the hate, beneath, we all are the same one It's about time that we give love HOOK: OUTRO: Love is patient, love is kind Love is patient (not crying on Sundays) [x5] Love is kind (not crying on Sundays) [x5]