We believed in love when love wasn’t an option
She wanted to give birth
I wanted adoption
After days and days of conversation
We decided to go with fertilization
Then came baby showers and Lamaze classes
2AM phonecalls 1 Minute contractions
But then they whisked me away like Brigadoon
No domestic partners in the delivery room
But if I was a superhero I would break free
Wouldn’t need anyone to come and save me
And you couldn’t make me feel like I’m crazy
I would see my baby
If I was a superhero I would break free
And I wouldn’t be imprisoned where ever you take me
I would change everyone who’s trying to change me
I would see my baby
Life in an occupied land is hard
We pushed harder
Soon to be a mom
Him to be a father
Boys with guns at the checkpoint in Rafah
Wouldn’t let me pass
When I said “I need a doctor!”
I don’t know the source of the passport errors
Or how four hours produced a miscarriage
But when it come to populations to disparage
Gaza is on the list right below gay marriage
There’s something on my heart
There’s someone on my mind
I never would have thought
That I could be so angry
But please give me the patience
Please give me the patience
She wanted to give birth
I wanted adoption
After days and days of conversation
We decided to go with fertilization
Then came baby showers and Lamaze classes
2AM phonecalls 1 Minute contractions
But then they whisked me away like Brigadoon
No domestic partners in the delivery room
Wouldn’t need anyone to come and save me
And you couldn’t make me feel like I’m crazy
I would see my baby
And I wouldn’t be imprisoned where ever you take me
I would change everyone who’s trying to change me
I would see my baby
We pushed harder
Soon to be a mom
Him to be a father
Boys with guns at the checkpoint in Rafah
Wouldn’t let me pass
When I said “I need a doctor!”
I don’t know the source of the passport errors
Or how four hours produced a miscarriage
But when it come to populations to disparage
Gaza is on the list right below gay marriage
There’s someone on my mind
I never would have thought
That I could be so angry
But please give me the patience
Please give me the patience
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Profoundly for gay marriage. The song is about the difficulty & discrimination against domestic partners both gay & straight. As stated in the replies to alexbriggs, the song also draws parallels between the injustice in the Middle East to the struggle for equality for the LGBT community in the US.
This song is great, but I can't figure out the meaning. HALP?
The first verse is about a lesbian couple and the second verse is about a couple in Gaza.
The first verse is about a lesbian couple and the second verse is about a couple in Gaza.
thats a little vague
thats a little vague
"Life in an occupied land is hard We pushed harder Soon to be a mom Him to be a father Boys with guns at the checkpoint in Rafah Wouldn�t let me pass When I said �I need a doctor!� I don�t know the source of the passport errors Or how four hours produced a miscarriage But when it come to populations to disparage Gaza is on the list right below gay marriage"
"Life in an occupied land is hard We pushed harder Soon to be a mom Him to be a father Boys with guns at the checkpoint in Rafah Wouldn�t let me pass When I said �I need a doctor!� I don�t know the source of the passport errors Or how four hours produced a miscarriage But when it come to populations to disparage Gaza is on the list right below gay marriage"
in this verse they talk about a couple in a middle east who couldn't get to the hospital because a...
in this verse they talk about a couple in a middle east who couldn't get to the hospital because a passport error, they had to wait 4 hours for the error to be fixed (or to get a doctor idk), the 4 hours of waiting caused a miscarriage. )':
I don't think the first verse is about a gay couple. Because he is speaking form the first person and he is a man and he refers to the partner as she which means woman.
I don't think the first verse is about a gay couple. Because he is speaking form the first person and he is a man and he refers to the partner as she which means woman.
Domestic partners doesn't mean gay partners. In some US states, if you have lived together for a certain amount of time, you are recognized (for tax purposes) as domestic partners so you don't file as a single anymore. Has nothing to do w gender.
Domestic partners doesn't mean gay partners. In some US states, if you have lived together for a certain amount of time, you are recognized (for tax purposes) as domestic partners so you don't file as a single anymore. Has nothing to do w gender.
It brings up a ? for me though. Does he mean that only being a partner in a marriage makes someone...
It brings up a ? for me though. Does he mean that only being a partner in a marriage makes someone worthy of being in the delivery room? I wonder this bc it is not an actual rule. The father of the baby is allowed in the delivery room regardless of marriage. Unless the mother doesn't want him in the room... Deception from the mother? Or Flobots opinion? Hmm...
@thenike5 - Dude, just because he is a man and rapping the verses does not mean they are in first person from his perspective. Read those verses again, it is obviously about a Lesbian couple, another clue about the Gay and Lesbian theme there is found later in the song:
@thenike5 - Dude, just because he is a man and rapping the verses does not mean they are in first person from his perspective. Read those verses again, it is obviously about a Lesbian couple, another clue about the Gay and Lesbian theme there is found later in the song:
But when it come to populations to disparage Gaza is on the list right below gay marriage
But when it come to populations to disparage Gaza is on the list right below gay marriage
Here it clearly states that they are both speaking about the injustice's in the middle east regarding occupation, as well as the injustice's here in the US regarding same-sex couples.
Here it clearly states that they are both speaking about the injustice's in the middle east regarding occupation, as well as the injustice's here in the US regarding same-sex couples.
I think this...
I think this song's purpose is to show the similarities and comparisons, they are comparing our current treatment of Same-Sex marriage and couples rights, to those of person(s) living in occupied middle-eastern states.
Hope this helps!
@thenike5 – How on Earth does someone interpret a Flobots song as being anti-gay marriage? Let alone this song? Many Flobots songs are the MCs (Jonny 5 (Jamie Laurie) and Brer Rabbit (Stephen Brackett), namely) putting themselves in another person's shoes to tell their story. They'll even rap from the perspective of the "bad guys" of the narrative at times, such as in "Handlebars," where Jonny 5 plays the part of two friends who drift apart and go on very different life paths. He sings from the perspective of the humble, compassionate, revolutionary friend who hasn't forgotten his roots and...
@thenike5 – How on Earth does someone interpret a Flobots song as being anti-gay marriage? Let alone this song? Many Flobots songs are the MCs (Jonny 5 (Jamie Laurie) and Brer Rabbit (Stephen Brackett), namely) putting themselves in another person's shoes to tell their story. They'll even rap from the perspective of the "bad guys" of the narrative at times, such as in "Handlebars," where Jonny 5 plays the part of two friends who drift apart and go on very different life paths. He sings from the perspective of the humble, compassionate, revolutionary friend who hasn't forgotten his roots and the people on the ground and from the perspective of the corporate, backstabbing, media-manipulating political figurehead who forces a surveillance state, hinders people's civil rights, and threatens nuclear holocaust as things escalate. Obviously, Jonny 5 is not speaking from his own experience in either of these cases (though he clearly closer resembles the former). He's telling a first-person story that shifts between different characters to get the message across.
The first verse is about a lesbian whose partner is having a baby through fertilization, but the hospital workers won't let the lesbian into the delivery room because they do not consider it real love or real marriage.
The second verse is about a Palestinian lady who lost her baby because the Israeli soldiers would not let her across the border from the Gaza strip into the rest of Israel to get to the good hospital.
first line carries a lot of depth - a statement of faith; shows perseverance by searching for love even when it looks like love is absent.
which ties in to last 6 lines - cognizant of the trials he is facing, he realizes the power of anger and does not entertain what can be done through anger, instead prays for patience. Understands that anger is the opposite of love or life, prays that he has the patience to persevere. A statement of wisdom and act of faith. "Hard-pressed on every side but not crushed, perplexed but not in despair" (2Corinth 4:17), he has faith in love. (1John 4:8)
Is pro-life, bc both choices offered give life and show love. A sacrificial love is necessary for a parent. Choosing to raise his child means he must serve the baby's every need (a baby can do nothing for itself or even communicate it's needs), and develop the baby into a mature adult able to care for itself. Choosing adoption means sacrificing some of the joys he would receive as a parent so that his child can have a life with parents that are prepared to raise a child.
Profoundly against gay marriage.
The second verse is an antithetical parallel to the love/life relationship, illuminating hate as death. First 2 lines are a picture of a land driven by hate. "Boys with guns" is a picture of hate: possibly stolen from family, possibly forced kill their own family to live. To state the obvious, boys are not men, they are children. Children are not fully developed, thus vulnerable and easily manipulated. From what I see, an unknown source of passport errors means there was no error. And that oppression from hate-driven power (boys w guns) killed a life… intentionally. Hate = Death. Literally. There have been thousands of deaths in the Israel-Gaza conflict. A well known fact that, again, is a picture of hate directly leading to death. (1John 3:15)
Pretty bold and just their style.
This song is definitely not against gay marriage in fact it is very much for it. this song barely makes any reference to being pro-life or pro-choice.
This song is definitely not against gay marriage in fact it is very much for it. this song barely makes any reference to being pro-life or pro-choice.
this song is clearly about the oppression that homosexuals face in the united states and compares that to oppression faced in gaza. the opening is about a same sex couple hence the singer wanting adoption while their partner wants to give birth. that is why they go with fertilization. the last line of the first verse is a statement on the unfair treatment to same sex couples because they do not allow domestic...
this song is clearly about the oppression that homosexuals face in the united states and compares that to oppression faced in gaza. the opening is about a same sex couple hence the singer wanting adoption while their partner wants to give birth. that is why they go with fertilization. the last line of the first verse is a statement on the unfair treatment to same sex couples because they do not allow domestic partners in the delivery room.
the chorus refers to that if they were a superhero they would no longer have to deal with the bigotry of anti-gay feelings and that people couldnt make other people feel like homosexuality was wrong or that homosexuals were crazy. the line i would see my baby is a reference to again the inability for domestic partners to be there for the birth of their child.
however you are right in the fact that this song is definitely against hate and makes a clear statement that hatred will lead to death.