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When I was in the third grade |
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wǒ niàn xiǎo xué sān nián jí de shí hòu |
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I thought that I was gay |
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wǒ yǐ wèi wǒ shì tóng zhì |
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' Cause I could draw, my uncle was |
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yīn wèi wǒ hěn huì huà huà, wǒ de jiù jiù shì tóng zhì |
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And I kept my room straight |
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ér qiě wǒ de fáng jiān xiāng dāng zhěng qí |
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I told my mom, tears rushing down my face |
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wǒ lèi liú mǎn miàn dí gēn wǒ mā shuō |
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She' s like, " Ben you' ve loved girls since before preK, shrimp" |
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tā shuō" Ben, nǐ cóng yòu zhì yuán kāi shǐ jiù xǐ huān nǚ shēng le, qīn ài de" |
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Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn' t she |
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duì a, wǒ xiǎng tā shuō de hěn duì, bú shì ma? |
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A bunch of stereotypes all in my head |
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yī dà duī de kè bǎn yìn xiàng zài wǒ de nǎo hǎi |
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I remember doing the math like |
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wǒ jì dé wǒ suàn le yī xià |
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" Yeah, I' m good at little league" |
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duì a, wǒ hái mán huì dǎ bàng qiú de |
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A preconceived idea of what it all meant |
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jì yǒu de chéng jiàn chéng le tā suǒ dài biǎo de yì sī |
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For those who like the same sex had the characteristics |
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duì yú nèi xiē xǐ huān xiāng tóng xìng bié de rén suǒ yōng yǒu de tè zhì |
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The rightwing conservatives think its a decision |
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yòu yì bǎo shǒu pài jué dé zhè shì yī gè jīng guò xuǎn zé hòu de jué dìng |
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And you can be cured with some treatment and religion |
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nǐ kě yǐ yòng zhì liáo huò zōng jiào lái ràng tā quán yù |
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Manmade, rewiring of a predisposition |
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rén wèi de, chóng xīn shè dìng |
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Playing God |
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bàn yǎn shàng dì |
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Ah nah, here we go |
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bù, yòu kāi shǐ le |
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America the brave |
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yǒng gǎn de měi guó rén |
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Still fears what we don' t know |
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réng rán hài pà wǒ men suǒ bù zhī dào de |
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And God loves all His children |
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shàng dì ài tā de zǐ mín |
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Is somehow forgotten |
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sì hū bèi wàng jì le |
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But we paraphrase a book written |
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rán ér wǒ men què shì zhe jiě shì yī běn shū |
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3500 hundred years ago |
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xiě yú sān qiān wǔ bǎi nián qián |
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I don' t know |
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wǒ bù zhī dào |
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And I can' t change |
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wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn |
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Even if I tried |
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jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe |
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Even if I wanted to |
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jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào |
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And I can' t change |
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wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn |
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Even if I tried |
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jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe |
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Even if I wanted to |
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jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào |
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My love, my love, my love |
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wǒ de ài, wǒ de ài, wǒ de ài |
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She keeps me warm x4 |
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tā wēn nuǎn le wǒ |
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If I was gay |
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jiǎ rú wǒ shì tóng zhì |
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I would think hiphop hates me |
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wǒ huì jué dé xī hā yīn lè hèn wǒ |
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Have you read the YouTube comments lately? |
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nǐ zuì jìn yǒu kàn YouTube shàng miàn dí píng lùn ma? |
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" Man that' s gay" |
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wa! nà tài tóng zhì le ba! |
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Gets dropped on the daily |
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měi tiān dū kě yǐ kàn dào |
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We' ve become so numb to what we' re sayin' |
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wǒ men duì wǒ men suǒ shuō de huà biàn dé rú cǐ de má mù bù rén |
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Our culture founded from oppression |
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wǒ men de wén huà jī chǔ shì fǎn yā pò |
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Yet we don' t have acceptance for ' em |
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rán ér wǒ men duì tā men què méi yǒu jiē shòu |
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Call each other faggots |
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chēng hū bǐ cǐ sǐ tóng xìng liàn |
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Behind the keys of a message board |
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zài xùn xī bǎn de jiàn pán hòu miàn |
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A word rooted in hate |
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yī gè yòng chóu hèn xiě chū lái de zì |
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Yet our genre still ignores it |
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rán ér wǒ men zhè lèi de rén réng jiù bù zài hu |
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Gay is synonymous with the lesser |
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tóng zhì shì gè shǎo shù rén de tóng yì zì |
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It' s the same hate that' s caused wars from religion |
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zhè yàng de chóu hèn gēn yóu zhǒng zú yǐn qǐ de chóu hèn shì yī yàng de |
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Gender and skin color |
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xìng bié yǔ fū sè |
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The complexion of your pigment |
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nǐ de yuán sè |
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The same fight that lead people to walkouts and sitins |
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zhè shì yǔ ràng rén men zǒu shàng jiē tóu huò jìng zuò kàng yì tóng yàng de kàng zhēng |
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Human rights for everybody |
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měi gè rén de rén quán |
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There is no difference |
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méi yǒu bù tóng |
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Live on! And be yourself! |
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huó xià qù! zuò nǐ zì jǐ |
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When I was in church |
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wǒ cóng qián jiào táng de shí hòu |
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They taught me something else |
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tā men jiào le wǒ yī xiē qí tā de shì |
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If you preach hate at the service |
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jiǎ rú nǐ xuān yáng chóu hèn |
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Those words are anointed |
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zhè xiē huà yǔ jīng guò jiā chí shén huà |
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That Holy Water |
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nà shèng shuǐ |
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That you soak in |
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nǐ shòu xǐ de |
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Is then poisoned |
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yě jiù bèi dú huà le |
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When everyone else |
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dāng měi gè rén |
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Is more comfortable |
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dōu jué dé bǐ jiào zì zài |
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Remaining voiceless |
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xuǎn zé shěn mò bù chū shēng |
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Rather than fighting for humans |
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ér bú shì wèi rén quán kàng zhēng |
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They have had their rights stolen |
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tā men de quán lì bèi dōu tōu zǒu le |
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I might not be the same |
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wǒ kě néng bù yī yàng |
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But that' s not important |
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dàn nà bù zhòng yào |
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No freedom ' til we' re equal |
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zài wǒ men píng děng qián méi yǒu zì yóu |
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Damn right I support it |
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méi cuò, wǒ zhī chí tā |
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And I can' t change |
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wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn |
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Even if I tried |
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jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe |
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Even if I wanted to |
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jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào |
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My love, my love, my love |
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wǒ de ài, wǒ de ài, wǒ de ài |
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She keeps me warm x4 |
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tā wēn nuǎn le wǒ |
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We press play |
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wǒ men àn xià bō fàng jiàn |
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Don' t press pause |
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bú yào àn zàn tíng jiàn |
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Progress, march on! |
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qián jìn, wǎng qián chōng! |
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With a veil over our eyes |
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wǒ men de yǎn jīng bèi méng bì le |
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We turn our back on the cause |
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wǒ men zhuǎn shēn bù qù kàn yuán yīn |
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' Til the day zhí dào zhè tiān |
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That my uncles can be united by law |
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wǒ de jiù jiù men néng gòu zài fǎ lǜ shàng jié hé |
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Kids are walkin' around the hallway |
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xiǎo hái men zài zǒu láng shàng zǒu zhe |
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Plagued by pain in their heart |
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tā men de xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le tòng kǔ |
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A world so hateful |
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yī gè rú cǐ chóu hèn de shì jiè |
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Someone would rather die |
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rén men níng yuàn sǐ |
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Than be who they are |
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ér bù yuàn zuò zì jǐ |
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And a certificate on paper |
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yī zhāng zhèng shū |
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Isn' t gonna solve it all |
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bù néng jiě jué suǒ yǒu de shì |
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But it' s a damn good place to start |
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rán hòu zhè shì gè hǎo de kāi shǐ |
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No law' s gonna change us |
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méi yǒu fǎ lǜ kě yǐ gǎi biàn wǒ men |
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We have to change us |
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wǒ men bì xū gǎi biàn zì jǐ |
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Whatever god you believe in |
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bù lùn nǐ xiāng xìn de shì nǎ gè shàng dì |
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We come from the same one |
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wǒ men dōu cóng xiāng tóng de dì fāng lái de |
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Strip away the fear |
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tuō qù kǒng jù |
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Underneath it' s all the same love |
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zài lǐ miàn dí shì xiāng tóng de ài |
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About time that we raised up |
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shì wǒ men zhàn qǐ lái de shí hòu le |
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And I can' t change |
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wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn |
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Even if I tried |
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jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe |
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Even if I wanted to |
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jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào |
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And I can' t change |
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wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn |
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Even if I tried |
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jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe |
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Even if I wanted to |
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jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào |
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My love, my love, my love |
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wǒ de ài, wǒ de ài, wǒ de ài |
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She keeps me warm x4 |
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tā wēn nuǎn le wǒ |
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Love is patient, love is kind |
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ài shì rěn nài, ài shì cí bēi |
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Love is patient not cryin' on Sundays |
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ài shì rěn nài bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì |
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Love is kind not crying on Sundays |
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ài shì cí bēi bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì |