INNOCENCE MAINTAINED

Jewel
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 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.

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.V
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.

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 built 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.
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