Lyrics of 'Innocence Maintained' by Quindon Tarver

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
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