[Intro: fingerpicked acoustic, pulsing heartbeat] (sparse, D minor, heartbeat kick fading in under the strings) [Verse 1: Male, near spoken] Remember the fields where we used to run Chasing the light of a setting sun No clocks, no scars, no reason to hide Just running around not realizing the time. [Verse 2: Female] We built up kingdoms out of cardboard and string Believed in forever, believed the magic of the whole world as it sings Now I look in the mirror and wonder about yesterday Where we once laughed never feeling the worlds ache. [Pre-Chorus Duet, building] When did the laughter turn to silence When did the colors fade to grey Somewhere between then and now, got lost in the wake [Chorus: Duet, full band hits] Through the eyes of innocence Before the world gave us a broken heart. Take me back to the fields of who we were Before we learned to fall apart If love was ever pure and new Let me feel it, one more time, in this place. Through the eyes of innocence [Verse 3: Male, quieter, mid-gain crunch under] I loved once like a kid loves the rain Wild and reckless, no room for any pain Now love feels tired, love feels cold Like a story we've forgotten how to hold [Pre-Chorus Duet] When did the laughter turn to silence When did the colors fade to grey Somewhere between here and childhood We got lost along the way [Chorus: Duet, full arena] Take me back to the eyes of innocence Before the world knew how to break a heart Take me back to the fields of who we were Before we learned to fall apart If love was ever pure and new Let me feel it, let me feel it true. Through the eyes of innocence [Bridge: Female, then Male, stripped back to acoustic + heartbeat] Maybe the child is still in there Underneath the scars we wear Maybe if we close our eyes We could see it one more time (Male, answering) Maybe love was never gone Just buried underneath too long Maybe innocence still waits On the other side of these gates [Guitar Solo soaring, weeping, building into key change] [Final Chorus: Duet, key change up, wall-of-sound double-kick] Take me back to the eyes of innocence Before the world knew how to break a heart Take me back to the fields of who we were Before we learned to fall apart If love was ever pure and new Let me feel it, let me know its still true. Through the eyes through the eyes of innocence [Outro: fading to fingerpicked acoustic + heartbeat, unresolved] Through the eyes of innocence... (heartbeat pulse fades last, alone)
