Innocence Maintained Lyrics by Jewel

Innocence Maintained Lyrics

    Ophelia drowned in the water
    Crushed by her own weight
    Hitler loved little blue-eyed boys
    And it drove him to hate
    Birds always grow silent
    Before the night descends
    'Cause nature has a funny way
    Of breaking what does not bend
    A hero's torso built
    Of steel and Novocane
    His heart a bitter beat
    Inside a bloodless frame
    There was a hole inside his soul
    A manicure could not fill
    So he found himself a whore to love
    While dasies choked in the window sill

    (Chorus)
    We've made houses for hatred
    It's time we made a place where
    People's souls may be seen and made safe
    Be careful with each other these fragile flames
    For innocence can't be lost
    It just needs to be maintained
    Hey Hey Hey Hey Ooooo... Hey Hey Hey Hey

    A small town in Ohio
    Two boys were filled with violence
    And darkness spreads it's legs
    Of hate and ignorence
    We are given to a god
    To put our faith therein
    But to be forgiven
    We must first believe in sin

    (Chorus)

    I want to live bravely
    And love without fear
    I want always to feel
    The wings of grace near
    We all will be Christed
    When we hear ourselves say
    We are that to which we pray

    (Chorus)

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