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Safe by Sage

Lyrics

Sage

Safe

2018

Written by Sage

Produced by Drew Pearson

Lyrics

Safe

[Chorus]

In a mad man's world

Happens every day

I don’t understand

Why the rules can't change

I don't wanna be a moment of silence

I don’t wanna be an early grave

When I'm walking through the halls

I don't wanna be brave

I just wanna be safe

[Verse 1]

We were just looking for a good time

Now it's goodbyes for no reason

Every day gun season

Breathin' was uneven

People down on knees and

Everything was a blur

Can't tell you where he was

But I remember where we were

(Look)

Lately we can't even have our past times

We leave our homes and wonder if it'll be our last time

[Pre-Chorus]

If I die before I wake

Please forgive all my mistakes

Know that I was gonna stand for

About this track

"Safe" is a song by Sage, released in 2018. The song was written by Sage. It was produced by Drew Pearson.

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Something, something, something

I’ve got so much life to live

And I’ve got so much love to give

Please don't take it all for nothing

Nothing, nothing, nothing

[Chorus]

In a mad man’s world

Happens every day

I don't understand

Why the rules can't change

I don't wanna be a moment of silence

I don’t wanna be an early grave

When I'm walking through the halls

I don't wanna be brave

I just wanna be safe

[Verse 2]

Politicians only slight work

Tell me what is my life worth

Mamas look at babies saying bye while they in diapers

Used to be afraid of snipers

Boogie Man, Pied Piper

Now we in the street afraid of rifles

They end up in the wrong hands

Say we shouldn't ban all

Does the right to bear arms trump the fight to stand tall

Cause the money, greenest foliage in cemeteries

People up in power cool with laws remaining sedentary

Think I've had enough of it

I'm just putting up with it

We gotta make a difference

We won't let them take another kid

I'm done with it

[Pre-Chorus]

If I die before I wake

Please forgive all my mistakes

Know that I was gonna stand for

Something, something, something

I've got so much life to live

And I've got so much love to give

Please don't take it all for nothing

Nothing, nothing, nothing

[Chorus]

In a mad man's world

Happens every day

I don't understand

Why the rules can't change

I don't wanna be a moment of silence

I don't wanna be an early grave

When I'm walking through the halls

I don't wanna be brave

I just wanna be safe

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB