Hurting – Friendly Fires
Catchy tune, funky video. Reminds me of MTV in the ye olden times. Happy #MusicMonday
Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert
Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert
I haven’t posted a #MusicMonday in a while. I heard this on the radio this morning and decided I had to share it.
(Intro)
When I was in the 3rd grade
I thought that I was gay
Cause I could draw, 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”
Trippin’, yeah, I guess she had a point, didn’t she
A bunch of stereotypes all in my head
I remember doing the math like
“Yeah, I’m good in little league”
A pre-conceived idea of what it all meant
For those who like the same sex 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 pre-disposition
Playing God
Ahh nah, here we go
America the brave
Still fears what we don’t know
And God loves all His children
And somehow forgotten
But we paraphrase a book written
3,500 hundred years ago
I don’t know
And 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]
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 sayin’
Our culture founded from oppression
Yeah, 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
Complexion of your pigment
The same fight that lead people to walk-outs and sit-ins
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
And 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
I don’t know
We press play
Don’t press pause
Progress, march on!
With a veil over our eyes
We turn our back on the cause
‘Till the day
That my uncles can be united by law
Kids are walkin’ around the hallway
Plagued by pain in their heart
A world so hateful
Someone 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’s gonna change us
We have to change us
Whatever god you 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
Love is patient, love is kind
Love is patient (not cryin’ on Sundays)
Love is kind (not cryin’ on Sundays) [x5]
Lyrics from MetroLyrics http://goo.gl/d2dUa
#MusicMonday
Paddling Out – Miike Snow
Paddling Out – Miike Snow
Have fun paddling out into another week.
The waves are warm, the sun is out
The sea is full of ancients
Take all the space between the grains of sand
And automate it
[Chorus]
There’s someone here who laughs too hard at everything
There’s someone here who laughs too hard at everything
You say isn’t it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn’t it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
The ride to land the mating crowds
Are out here for the weekend
We had to take our close before
The sun was gone completely
I used to lie there thinking clouds
Deciding queens and rich word doubts
The lines I throw myself are thin
Are shower curtain thin
[Chorus]
There’s someone here who laughs too hard at everything
There’s someone here who laughs too hard at everything
You say isn’t it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn’t it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn’t it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn’t it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
#MusicMonday
Everyday A Dream – Menahan Street Band
Everyday A Dream – Menahan Street Band
I’m really liking the Menahan Street Band. I think I’m going to get The Crossing. I think Daptone Records has something going on because I like Lee Fields, The Budos Band, and Charles Bradley too.
#MusicMonday
Say Happy Birthday to Dede if you haven’t already.
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Roam – B-52’s
Roam – B-52’s
My Roman concrete and bee posts made me think of the B-52’s Roam for #MusicMonday. Also, Tiffany Henry and Andy Bohm are roaming around Europe. Have fun roaming guys.
When in Rome, build something concrete
Honey bee boo boo?
I hear a wind, whistlin’ air
Whisperin’ in my ear
Boy mercury shootin’ through every degree
Oh girl dancin’ down those dirty and dusty trails
Take it hip to hip rockin’ through the wilderness
Around the world the trip begins with a kiss
Roam if you want to, roam around the world
Roam if you want to without wings, without wheels
Roam if you want to, roam around the world
Roam if you want to without anything but the love we feel
Skip the air-strip to the sunset
Yeah ride the arrow to the target
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Around the world the trip begins with a kiss
Roam if you want to roam around the world
Roam if you want to without wings, without wheels
Roam if you want to roam around the world
Roam if you want to without anything but the love we feel
Fly the great big sky, see the great big sea
Kick through continents, bustin’ boundaries
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Around the world the trip begins with a kiss
Roam if you want to roam around the world
Roam if you want to without wings, without wheels
Roam if you want to roam around the world
Roam if you want to without anything but the love we feel
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness
Take it hip to hip, rock it through the wilderness