Innocent

Life.

There's just too many things to say about you.

And yet, I can't seem to find the appropriate words to do so.

Sometimes

You feel so lost

You feel as if the whole world's doing their own thing

But you have no idea what to do

What to think

What to feel

You wish you'd never grown up

Never seen the true faces of those people who've hurt you

Never experienced the heart-breaking sadness

Never forgotten how to truly smile

You wish everything could've stayed the same

Beautiful

Simple

And somehow flawless

Too late.

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Once again, Taylor Swift has amazed me with her songs.

It made me rethink everything.

Made me stronger.

And maybe even more optimistic.

Thank you, Taylor.

For everything.

I guess you really did it this time
Left yourself in your warpath
Lost your balance on a tightrope
Lost your mind tryin' to get it back

Wasn't it easier in your lunchbox days?
Always a bigger bed to crawl into
Wasn't it beautiful when you believed in everything
And everybody believed in you?

It's alright, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been.
You're still an innocent,
You're still an innocent.

Did some things you can't speak of
But at night you live it all again
You wouldn't be shattered on the floor now
If only you would seen what you know now then

Wasn't it easier in your firefly-catchin' days?
When everything out of reach,

Someone bigger brought down to you
Wasn't it beautiful runnin' wild 'til you fell asleep
Before the monsters caught up to you?

It's alright, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been
You're still an innocent
It's okay, life is a tough crowd
32, and still growin' up now
Who you are is not what you did.
You're still an innocent.

Time turns flames to embers
You'll have new Septembers
Every one of us has messed up too
Lives change like the weather
I hope you remember
Today is never too late to be brand new

It's alright, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been
You're still an innocent.
It's okay, life is a tough crowd
32, and still growin' up now
Who you are is not what you did
You're still an innocent.
You're still an innocent.

Lost your balance on a tightrope.
It's never too late to get it back.

- Taylor Swift - Innocent -