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    “Departed” (Same Love Remix)

    DEPARTED (Same Love Remix)
    Justin Hammer

    (Verse 1)
    -When I was in the fourth grade, I got called retarded
    -Cause I have two different ears, see ones bigger than the other

    -Bus ride home, tears streaming down my face
    -Asking mom why God made a mistake.. Nah..
    -Justin, there is a rhyme and reason
    -God got meaning for everything, start believin’
    -But at the time I just wanted to fit in, so I grew long hair to hide what made me different
    -Hockey hair till freshmen year all Because of one word,
    -Imagine the feeling, a disease without a healing
    -Yet used to hate on one another
    -Can be so sad what we keep under the covers
    -Worst part being, we’re not even the ones to suffer
    -A disease that can push families, right up to the fence
    -The way we use it, we don’t even make sense
    -A mental disposition commonly used as an adjective
    – ….I don’t think so
    (Verse 2)
    -If I was retarded, I would think students hate me
    -Have you been in the hallways lately?
    -“Man, that’s retarded” gets dropped on the daily
    -We’re so oblivious to what we’re saying
    -A nation based upon equality
    -Yet no respect for the special needs
    -Callin’ each other retards is makin’ my heart feel sore
    -A word rooted in hate, despite it, some still ignore
    -Because retard is equivalent with the lesser
    -It’s the same ignorance that brought hate in many ways
    -Like the civil rights movement, thank God for MLK!
    -And marriage restriction set upon the gays
    -It’s respect for everyone, there is no difference!
    -So live full and be yourself
    -Flaunt your differences, it’s makin you no one else
    -If you live with the norm, you’re uniqueness has been wasted
    -Damn, our perceptions have become jaded
    -So many remain mute when there’s hate that is acute
    -And differences can make it so scary to do you
    -But no one is perfect and our sins can be inadvertent
    -Abolition of the “R” word; The movement has started.
    (Verse 3)
    -There’s no rewind, we’re just moving forward
    -Consciously vocalize with  love within our minds
    -We turn the page to a new
    -Hold it together like glue
    -And learnin’ to bless each other like someone just ah-choo’ed
    -No division on this mission, it’s just part of your definition
    -Any predispositions is just makin’ you limited edition
    -So put the key in the ignition and start up the engine
    -Because no one person is gonna change us
    -If we strip away the color, the culture, the location
    -What we got left is sheer unification
    -Together with love, us humans are all one.
    -And as one this battle’s already won

     

    For a link to download Justin’s song, go to https://soundcloud.com/justin-hammer-1/departed-same-love-remix  or click here: Departed

    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yae8HKogWeA

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