When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay,
當我三年級的時候，我以為我是個同性戀
'Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight.
因為我會畫畫，我的叔叔也曾是，我的房間很整齊
I told my mom, tears rushing down my face
我告訴我的媽媽，眼淚從我的臉龐滑落
She's like "Ben you've loved girls since before pre-k, trippin' "
她好像是說：Ben，你去上幼稚園之前就喜歡女生了
Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn't she?
嗯，我猜她說的對極了，不是嗎？
Bunch of stereotypes all in my head.
一堆被定型的刻板印象在我的腦海裡。
I remember doing the math like, "Yeah, I'm good at little league"
我記得我算了一下像是說，"嗯，我棒球打得不錯"
A preconceived idea of what it all meant
這些就好像是先入為主的觀念
For those that liked the same sex
那些喜歡同樣性別的人
Had the characteristics
有的這些人格特質
The right wing conservatives think it's a decision
保守派的人說這是一種決定而非天性
And you can be cured with some treatment and religion
而且他們認為你能被某些療法或宗教治療
Man-made rewiring of a predisposition
一種人為的，把一個人的性向重新定位
Playing God, aw nah here we go
扮演上帝的腳色，啊哈又來了
America the brave still fears what we don't know
美國人如此勇敢，但卻仍害怕我們所不知道的事物
And God loves all his children, is somehow forgotten
上帝愛他所有的子民，這句話似乎被遺忘了
But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five-hundred years ago
但是我們解釋著這本三百五十年前被寫成的書
I don't know
我不知道
And I can't change
我無法改變
Even if I tried
即使我嘗試
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
And I can't change
我無法改變
Even if I tried
即使我嘗試
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
My love
我的愛
My love
我的愛
My love
我的愛
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me
如果我是個同性戀者，我想或許嘻哈會恨我
Have you read the YouTube comments lately?
你最近有讀過Youtube的評論嗎？
"Man, that's gay" gets dropped on the daily
"兄弟，這太同志了吧"，這句話每天都能看到
We become so numb to what we're saying
我們對於我們說的話變得麻木不仁
A culture founded from oppression
一個壓迫基礎下產生的文化
Yet we don't have acceptance for 'em
然而我們對他們卻無法接受
Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message board
在訊息鍵盤後面，稱呼彼此死同性戀(faggot)
A word rooted in hate, yet our genre still ignores it
根深蒂固的仇恨反映在文字上，然而我們這類型的人仍不在乎
Gay is synonymous with the lesser
同性戀者是少數人的同義詞
It's the same hate that's caused wars from religion
這就如同宗教引發的戰爭般被仇恨著
Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment
性別與膚色，你原來的顏色
The same fight that led people to walk outs and sit ins
如同讓人們走上街頭抗議與靜坐的抗爭
It's human rights for everybody, there is no difference!
這是每個人的人權，沒有什麼不同啊！
Live on and be yourself
好好享受人生，做你自己
When I was at church they taught me something else
當我在教堂的時候，他們教我一些事情
If you preach hate at the service those words aren't anointed
假如你宣揚那些沒有被加持過的仇恨
That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned
那麼你所浸泡的聖水也會變成毒藥
When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless
當每個人選則保持沉默而感到更舒服的話
Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen
他們的權利都被偷走了，而不是為我們的人權抗爭
I might not be the same, but that's not important
我或許不同，但是這都不重要
No freedom till we're equal, damn right I support it
在我們所有人都平等之前沒有自由，該死的我一定支持到底
(I don't know)
(我不知道)
And I can't change
我無法改變
Even if I tried
即使我嘗試
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
My love
我的愛
My love
我的愛
My love
我的愛
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
We press play, don't press pause
我們按下播放鍵，不要按下暫停鍵
Progress, march on
前進，往前前進
With the veil over our eyes
當眼睛被面紗蒙蔽的時候
We turn our back on the cause
我們轉身面對因為
Till the day that my uncles can be united by law
直到這天我的叔叔們可以有法律上名義的結婚
When kids are walking 'round the hallway plagued by pain in their heart
當孩子在走廊上走著，被他們內心的痛苦困擾著的同時
A world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are
這世界充滿如此仇恨，所以有些人寧願死也不願做自己
And a certificate on paper isn't gonna solve it all
紙上的證明沒辦法解決所有的事情
But it's a damn good place to start
但是這是個該死的好的開始
No law is gonna change us
沒有法律可以改變我們
We have to change us
我們必須改變自己
Whatever God you believe in
無論你心中的神是誰
We come from the same one
我們都是從同一個地方來的
Strip away the fear
不再在恐懼了
Underneath it's all the same love
追根究底這都是相同的愛
About time that we raised up
該是時候我們站出來了
And I can't change
我無法改變
Even if I tried
即使我嘗試
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
And I can't change
我無法改變
Even if I tried
即使我嘗試
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
My love
我的愛
My love
我的愛
My love
我的愛
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
She keeps me warm
她讓我感到溫暖
Love is patient
愛是忍耐
Love is kind
愛是仁慈
Love is patient
愛是忍耐
Love is kind
愛是仁慈
(not crying on Sundays)
不在星期天哭泣
Love is patient
愛是忍耐
(not crying on Sundays)
不在星期天哭泣
Love is kind
愛是仁慈
(not crying on Sundays)
不在星期天哭泣
Love is patient
愛是忍耐
(not crying on Sundays)
不在星期天哭泣
Love is kind
愛是仁慈
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
我不在星期天哭泣
Love is patient
愛是忍耐
(not crying on Sundays)
不在星期天哭泣
Love is kind
愛是仁慈
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
我不在星期天哭泣
Love is patient
愛是忍耐
Love is kind
愛是仁慈
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