Meaning of “She Keeps Me Warm” by Mary Lambert

She Keeps Me Warm is a song performed by American singer Mary Lambert. The song, which is based on Lambert’s own personal experience of growing up as a lesbian and trying to reconcile her life as a homosexual with her Christian faith, basically talks about the struggles of homosexuals. Lyrically, the song tells the story of two lesbians falling in love. Despite the song being written from the point of view of a lesbian, it appeals to everyone.

Favorite Line From The Song

Here is our favorite line from the song She Keeps Me Warm: And I can’t change, even if I tried Even if I wanted to

Facts about “She Keeps Me Warm”

  • She Keeps Me Warm was released in 2013 as the debut single of her solo career and appeared on her 2013 EP titled Welcome to the Age of My Body.
  • The song was written by Mary Lambert.
  • The famous line “love is patient, love is kind” from the song is taken from the Bible book 1 Corinthians (1 Corinthian chapter 13 verse 4 to be precise).
  • The song got its chorus from the smash hit single “Same Love” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. It is worth noting that the chorus of Same Love, which inspired Lambert’s song She Keeps Me Warm, was written by Lambert herself. By virtue of this, Lambert technically sampled her own song.
  • Reaching number 20 on the US Adult Top 40 chart, She Keeps Me Warm, is one of Lambert’s most successful songs of her solo career.

3 Responses

  1. Andrea Bolton says:

    thank you! i’m working on a project with this song in school and couldn’t find any other websites with facts about it, this was a big help!

  2. Anonymous says:

    “Same Love” sampled Mary Lambert’s song, not the other way around. Credit where credit is due…

    • SMF says:

      Thanks for your response. However, it is important to note that “Same Love”, which was co-written by Lambert, came out in 2012 (roughly a year before “She Keeps Me Warm” was released). This technically means “She Keeps Me Warm” contains a sample from “Same Love”.

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