Day 52: "Innocent" by Our Lady Peace

I'm not sure why I am choosing this for my blog today, or why it's been in my head for the last little while...It's also kind of an interesting song, because emotionally you can take it either way--either hopeful or depressing. I'm choosing the hopeful side for today, so know (for those of you who have been with me throughout my journey) that I am well, except for a small bout of the flu that I hope will pass quickly. Oh, and an author by the name of Diane Thomas (She has some really good work, look her up and look at her website--she recently wrote a book called "The Year the Music Changed") gave me some advice. She said tell everyone you know that you want to be an editor, because you never know who might be out there who can help you. And so I shout to all those out there who are listening-- I WANT TO BE AN EDITOR! I would love to be an editor for a book publishing company...That would be so amazing. So I say to all of my friends, neighbors and new friends that I hope to meet someday, if you have anything you need edited, send it to me, give me a deadline and I will do my best to make it better. Keep your ears perked and eyes peeled, and if you hear or see anything. Thanks guys!

Anyway, here are the lyrics:

"Innocent"

Oh, Johnny wishes he was famous
Spends his time alone
In the basement
With Lennon and Cobain
A guitar and a stereo
While he wishes he
Could escape this
It all seems so contagious
Not to be yourself and faceless
In a song that has no soul

[Chorus:]
I remember feeling low
I remember losing hope
I remember all the feelings
And the day they stopped
We are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are, we are
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

Oh, Tina’s losing faith in what she knows
Hates her music
Hates all of her clothes
Thinks of surgery
And a new nose
Every calorie is a war
While she wishes she
Was a dancer
And that she'd never
Heard of cancer
She wishes God would give her
Some answers
And make her feel beautiful

[Chorus]

One day
You'll have to let it go,
Oh
One day
You'll stand up on your own, you'll stand up on your own
Yeah
Remember losing hope,
Remember feeling low,
Remember all the feelings and the day they stopped

We are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are, we are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

We are,
We are all innocent
(One day, you'll have to let it go, you'll have to let it go)
We are all innocent
We are, we are, we are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

We are,
We are all innocent
(One day, you'll stand up on your own, stand up on your own)
We are all innocent
We are, we are, we are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

We are... we are all innocent...

So go out and do something that might seem crazy and intense...if you feel like you should do it, do it! You never know what might happen!