Innocence Maintained

by Jewel Kilcher

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 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 windowsills

We've made houses for hatred
It's time we made a place where
People's souls made 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 its legs
For hate and ignorance
We are given to God to put our faith there in
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 made 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

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




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