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Innocence Maintained by Jewel album cover

Innocence Maintained

by Jewel

Lyrics
Ophelia drowned in the water
Crushed by her own weight
And 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 novocaine
His heart a bitter beat inside a bloodless frame
There was a hole inside his soul
A manicure couldn't fill
So he found himself a whore to love

While daisies choked in the windowsill

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
Innocence can't be lost
It just needs to be maintained

In a small town in Ohio, two boys are filled with violence
And darkness spreads its legs for hate and ignorance
We are given to a God to put our faith therein
But to be forgiven, we must first believe in sin

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

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
Hey, hey, hey

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 we made a place where
People's souls may be seen and made safe
Be careful with each other
These fragile flames
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, hey, hey