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The third song on Dream Theater’s 1994 album Awake. Written by guitarist John Petrucci, “Innocence Faded” is inspired by his deteriorating relationship with then-keyboardist Kevin Moore, though it’s not solely about that. It is notably lighter and softer than the rest of the otherwise dark and heavy...
[Verse 1]
Animation
Breathes a cloudless mind
Fascination
Leaves the doubting blind
Until the circle breaks and wisdom lies ahead
The faithful live Awake
The rest remain misled
[Pre-Chorus]
Some will transcend spinning years
One as if time disappears
[Chorus]
Innocence faded
The mirror falls behind you
Trinity jaded
I break down walls to find you
[Verse 2]
Callow and vain
Fixed like a fossil, shrouding pain
Passionless stage
Distant like brothers
Wearing apathetic displays
Sharing flesh like envy in cages
Condescending
Not intending to end
[Pre-Chorus]
Some will transcend spinning years
One as if time disappears
[Chorus]
Innocence faded
The mirror falls behind you
Trinity jaded
I break down walls to find you
[Bridge]
Beginnings get complicated
The farther we progress
Opinions are calculated
Immune to openness
Beyond the circle's edge
We're driven by her blessings
Forever hesitating
Caught beneath the wheel
[Chorus]
Innocence faded
The mirror falls behind you
Cynically jaded
The child will crawl to find you
[Instrumental Outro]
Innocence Faded was written by Dream Theater & Kevin Moore & John Myung & John Petrucci & James LaBrie & Mike Portnoy.
Innocence Faded was produced by John Purdell & Duane Baron.
Dream Theater released Innocence Faded on Tue Oct 04 1994.