Youth Offender

Drudge, march

To the depths youth will plunge
Fresh and free-for-all
Lurch into the terminal regretful

Innocence is some kind of dour recluse
Get 'em when they're young
Permission to seek, sedition to explore
Innocence is some kind of dour recluse

To the depths youth will plunge
To the depths youth will plunge
Bent backwards not to be seduced
Slapped back amid a wealth of stimulus

Innocence is some kind of dour recluse
Shaded from the glare
Of visual treats, of sights to stoke fires
That sticks in the gut of 'innocence'

Roped up in single, in single file
Roped up in single, in single file
Roped up in single, in single file
Roped up in single, in single file

Innocence is some kind of dour recluse
Fragility
Limited mobility like a performing dog
Impenetrable veneer of innocence