Everyone knocks Innocent, for whatever reason, mostly because they think it's too poppy, but I love it.. Of course, I love Life, too, for similar reasons. But I was listening to it and it all kinda clicks. The whole thing is basically Raine saying to everyone who's feeling shitty.. Look, we've all been there, and I have empathy for what you're going through.. You want to be a rock star, you want to be beautiful, whatever.. but someday "You'll have to let it go" because you can live a good life, still, if you accept things.. I can remember all the feelings and the day they stopped.
It's pretty genius, really. Life is the same sort of song. It's sort of like, "Accept what you can't change and everything becomes clear," which is SUCH a Buddhist principle. Musically, I love it, but lyrically and emotionally, it's perfect.
Whatever, though. I guess I can understand it just not clicking with some people. "She wishes she were a dancer, and that she never heard of cancer," can seem pretty saccharine to most, I'm sure, but it's beautiful in it's simplicity, I think.
Innocent Interpretation
Innocent Interpretation
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<font color="#CCFFCC">spent and sighing with a look in your eye
spent and sighing with a look on your face like
sweet revelation</font>
<font color="#CCFFCC">spent and sighing with a look in your eye
spent and sighing with a look on your face like
sweet revelation</font>
Innocent, the CD version is good. I like it. I like the lyrics and how Raine lets his voice go a little in the second verse, but the kids creep me out. Innocent live is KICK ASS!!! No little kids, and they take it up a notch. I love Innocent when played live, but on the CD I just like it, but still, that's more that a shrug, yet less than love. 
ok this is probably in the top 3 for fave songs on Gravity for me...
Its got such a great hook and it just seems to be very relatable for everyone.
I'll find myself in class just all of a sudden start singing "I remember feeling low, I remember losing all, I remember all these feelings and the day they stopped" I'll admit my arms are quite bruised from them hitting me cause they dont enjoyt the high parts LOL
but ya this is a great song, i would have to think that this and Made of Steel will be the next 2 singles...
Its got such a great hook and it just seems to be very relatable for everyone.
I'll find myself in class just all of a sudden start singing "I remember feeling low, I remember losing all, I remember all these feelings and the day they stopped" I'll admit my arms are quite bruised from them hitting me cause they dont enjoyt the high parts LOL
but ya this is a great song, i would have to think that this and Made of Steel will be the next 2 singles...
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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The song says so much in its simplicity. The meanings aren't vague like most of their songs, but this song is still applicable to everyday life. The song is great, and I think the song would be better if he didn't try to hold back his voice and go higher with some of the words (if anyone understands what I am saying.) I am going to love hearing this song as a single, if it gets released. I personally think this song would be the perfect song to follow up Somewhere Out There.
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
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yeah i thought that too, i understand the song i just don't like how happy go lucky it is. Meh maybe i'm to jaded and Cynical 
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Clumsyboy wrote:yeah i thought that too, i understand the song i just don't like how happy go lucky it is. Meh maybe i'm to jaded and Cynical
There's nothing wrong with being jaded and cynical
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
personally, i really dig it...i always find myself going back to hear it again
"Sh*t, id be f*ckin' scared if us were opening for...us"
-Dave Grohl on why the Red Hot Chili Peppers only let the Foos play a 45 minute set when they toured together
"baby, i wish you were my baby,
ill make u make a baby,
let's make electric power,
in fear u should not cower,
cuz girl i will protect u,
i promise not to sex u,
and IiiiiIiiiiIiiiiiiIiiiiiIiiiiii...." - Dudez a Plenti
"all by myself
cause I don’t want to drag you down, hold you down
cause you’re a friend
i blame myself
i guess you think it’s funny now, funny now
it's such a shame..."
-Feeder - Just a Day
I am still awesome.........................................................................................seriously.
-Dave Grohl on why the Red Hot Chili Peppers only let the Foos play a 45 minute set when they toured together
"baby, i wish you were my baby,
ill make u make a baby,
let's make electric power,
in fear u should not cower,
cuz girl i will protect u,
i promise not to sex u,
and IiiiiIiiiiIiiiiiiIiiiiiIiiiiii...." - Dudez a Plenti
"all by myself
cause I don’t want to drag you down, hold you down
cause you’re a friend
i blame myself
i guess you think it’s funny now, funny now
it's such a shame..."
-Feeder - Just a Day
I am still awesome.........................................................................................seriously.
Actually thats the great thing about the song... it can be taken as something happy and cheerful, but it can also be looked as somewhat of a bummer kinda of song, just depends on the mood you're in while you listen to it
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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shrug
i like the most of the song, but the choras just doesnt seem olp like
i like the most of the song, but the choras just doesnt seem olp like
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"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
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"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
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the chorus is weak, but its simple, and thats what they wanted i'm sure... It's too the point and is just good for those times when you dont feel like thinking LOL
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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it's my least favourite song on the album, but I don't hate it.
xo - Suzie
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Su7an: I bet Duncan can fly. He's just holding out on showing that skill off.
joe_canadian: Yeah, one day at a concert he'll just stop playing and be like
"Yo muthafuckas! Wheeeeee!" and zoom off into the horizon
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Su7an: I bet Duncan can fly. He's just holding out on showing that skill off.
joe_canadian: Yeah, one day at a concert he'll just stop playing and be like
"Yo muthafuckas! Wheeeeee!" and zoom off into the horizon
compared to the rest of the album it seems like this song and SOT before it are the very "cheery" sounding songs...
it gradually goes from very hard and fun to kinda mellow and meloncholy like...
it gradually goes from very hard and fun to kinda mellow and meloncholy like...
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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