Same Love

Lyrically, “Same Love” spoke a strong message about how those who like the same sex are being treated as if they are less then those who don’t. Macklemore starts off the song personal with a story form when he was a little boy. He came home crying to his mom scared that he was gay because he “could draw, his uncle was, and he kept his room straight.” His mom simply replied “ Ben you’ve loved girls since before pre-k.” The thought alone of a little boy fearing he was gay just because he could draw, or his room was neat explains how society has corrupted kids at such a young age. Those qualities don’t make anyone gay! There are plenty of messy gay people that can’t draw. Macklemore continues to explain how conservatives believe it’s a decision that can be cured with religion, when, supposedly, God loves all this. One line that really sticks out is “America the brave still fears what we don’t know.” The word brave as always been along side America, calling America out on not being able to accept the homosexuals was a powerful statement. 

            The song goes on and talks about the negative connotation associated with the word gay and being gay.  Almost the entire pop culture has dissed being gay, whether it’s by saying, “that’s gay” all over the internet or hip hop songs discriminating. Faggot became a word used without consciousness of how it grew from hatred. He explains that all this same hatred was what cause past revolutions within our country.  The country should not rest until the right for marriage is the same for even those who are homosexuals. Until there isn’t a constant cloud of pain being inflicted into those who like the same sex, there should not be rest to the fight. Kids are ending their lives because of it, lovers can’t be legally united because of it, and what has to change is the mentality of it all. Macklemore states “No law is gonna change us, We have to change us” to explain the reality of how the people of this brave country have to come together to really make a difference. Those who like the same sex are only different because of their love preference, so there shouldn’t be such a great division in society.

            Mary Lambert sings the chorus beautifully with such power and meaning that people and her have cried at concerts.  She sings “And I can’t change, Even if I tried, Even if I wanted too.” It sounds like a cry of desperation with society always trying to change who they are and who they love, but its just not possible. The heart loves whom it loves, and as much as the head wants to interfere it can’t. Macklemore’s song ends with Ms. Lambert singing, “Love is patient, Love is kind”, with “Not crying on Sundays” being sung quietly in the background. The message was wrapped up with the sad reality of how people are treated and how they have to deal with the pain the world is bringing them because of who they love.