Innocence Maintained

"Innocence Maintained"


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 Novocain
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 daisies choked in the window sill

We've made houses for hatred
It's time to make 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

A small town in Ohio
Two boys are filled with violence
And darkness spreads it's legs
for hate and ignorance

We are given to God
to put our faith therein
But to be forgiven,
we must first believe in sin

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

We've made houses for hatred
It's time to make 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


Jewel