As Long As I'm Safe Lyrics - Singles - Behind Enemy Lines

Once again america has chosen to keep its shut tight 

Content in our national ignorance as long as all danger is kept out of sight 

We don't want to hear the reasons why this happened. We only want revenge 

We only want to feel safe again and we're all willing to pretend 

that if we hunt down those responsible then the danger will disappear 

and we won't have to lock ourselves inside our homes, cowering in fear 

But we must ready our nation's defenses against more possible attacks 

Our government is going to need our help to fight the terrorists whenever they come back 

As long as I'm safe 

I'll give my government the power to decide what rights of mine to throw away 

As long as I'm safe 

I'll support legislation giving those who already have too much power 

just a little more 

I'll trade away my rights for my mind to be at peace 

I'll trade away my rights for a peaceful night of sleep 

I'll trade away my rights for the illusion of safety 

I'll trade away my rights for a false sense of security 

As long as I'm safe 

they can spy on me twenty-four hours a day, 

erect video surveillance all over our communities 

As long as I'm safe 

I'll succumb to phone tapping, unwarranted searches 

and mandatory fingerprinting 

I'll trade away my rights to help our leaders get revenge 

I'll trade away my rights to make sure this will never happen again 

I'll trade away my rights for the illusion of safety 

I'll trade away my rights for a false sense of security 

The bill of rights is null and void 

An army of cops has been deployed 

Every citizen is now a defendant 

Illegal seizure of the fourth amendment 

As long as I'm safe 

I'll support, without evidence, the bombing of any 

country our leaders deem a threat 

As long as I'm safe 

I'll ignore the suffering in the rest of the world 

that our government is causing 

I'll trade away my rights to make sure these terrorists are stopped 

I'll trade away my rights to help put America back on top 

I'll trade away my rights for the illusion of safety 

I'll trade away my rights for a false sense of security 

As long as I'm safe then it's all been worth it