I Once Was Innocent

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 I ONCE WAS INNOCENT

Written by Catherine Vartain Frilund


No grave but the sea

I wait for her to rescue me

The tide sweeping in

Enveloping my body


The sweet sea grass 

My mortal soul

My heart's desire

The lies I’ve told


My arms outstretched

A serpent's kiss

Empires fell

With queens like this


I once was innocent

You know that I was

I put my faith 

In a fantasy god

If my old friends knew me now

They’d pray for me cuz

I once was innocent

I once was


No grave but the sea

To dignify my body

How could I be lost

When drowning in her majesty


Surrendering

All I can do

My parted lips

My siren’s tune


If one does wrong

What can one do?

The god I loved

Made monsters too


I once was innocent

You know that I was

I put my faith 

In a fantasy god

If my old friends knew me now

They’d pray for me cuz

I once was innocent

I once was


Witches float and so do I

All I tried to do was get it right

What should happen when the choices you make

Hurt the ones you love for life?

Witches float and so do I

I punish myself every day and night

Guilty consciences can eat you alive

No matter how hard you tried


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