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Safeword Lyrics by Basix

Moving On

2017

"Listen, do you hear them? The birds?
We are not alone in this world. They remind us of that!"
Walking from the bench back to my car
His words keep echoing in my head

Driving home alone in my coughing cage
I feel like holding my breath
I think that I deserve to choke in fossil fumes
I want to spit out self-contempt and rage

I call out for a sign
I pray for absolution
I don't wanna play this stupid game anymore
But I’m waiting for the safeword


Polar bears are clinging to melting ice
Once awesome rulers of the Arctic
Now lost at sea, exposed on TV
We rule this party, they pay the price

Our frightened children ask us "why?"
And once again we let them down
We know the answers, but what can we say?
"Because they haven't learned how to fly?"

We call out for a sign
We pray for absolution
We don't wanna play this stupid game anymore
But we’re waiting for the safeword

We call out for a sign
We pray for absolution
We don't wanna play this stupid game anymore
But we're waiting for the safeword

Caught in a kinky alliance:
Consumers, politicians and finance
Addicted to a cocktail of habit, greed and spite
We know we can't go on like this, but do we take the fight?


We call out for a sign
We pray for absolution
We don't wanna play this stupid game anymore
But we're waiting for the safeword

We call out for a sign
We pray for absolution
We don't wanna play this stupid game anymore
But we're waiting for the safeword

To safe the world

This stupid game isn’t sexy anymore
But we’re waiting for the safeword

"Listen to the birds" the old man said
"They remind us that we are not alone"
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About “Safeword” by Basix

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"Safeword" is credited to Basix. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Safeword" appears on "Moving On" in 2017.

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