Innocence Maintained (Live At Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado – January 22, 1999) Jewel

[Intro]
I played this song in Germany
And, uh, I did a bunch of interviews for it and these interviews were like, "So will you tell me what you mean by Hitler loving blue-eyed boys?"
Um
You know, nothing, really
Nothing

[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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