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Lambert explained the inspration for the song to Billboard magazine: "It's about the downside of vulnerability, the detriment to people feeling entitled of your story," she said. "I got asked during the week of the Grammys about how I got through my rape in the same breath as what Madonna wore, and it was on live television. I was like, 'This is so unkind.' I was also introspectively saying, 'OK, I've talked openly about this, this is in my bio. Did I bring this on myself? Did I do this?' Because this is the nature of the business, I'm not gonna f---ing take this lying down." "Maybe part of my job in this setting is to be somewhat of an educator, Lambert continued. "I'm like, 'OK, I can do that.' I was going to be a teacher. I was applying to graduate school when I got the call to do 'Same Love,' actually. I was gonna go to Boston University for my masters in teaching. I live in Massachusetts now, so it feels halfway there."

The song features verses from Angel Haze and K. Flay and is the only track on Heart On My Sleeve to feature guest rappers.