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

[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 [Verse 3] 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 [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 Hey, hey, hey [Post-Chorus] Oh Hey, hey, hey [Bridge] 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 [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 [Outro] Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey