Innocent Maneuvers Lyrics - Ian Moore

You were looking around at your friends and the functions 

Ain't it funny how time slips away 

You were the star of a movie, the morals within it 

The pride he spoke, you had nothing to say 

We were both looking for something big 

I was asking around about a girl that I used to know 

We were twins when we were young but she changed 

We were both bound by numbers and the spirit of logic 

Somewhere she found Jesus and the math went away 

Hey I'm not one that would question your faith 

We both have our problems oh yeah yours are just a matter of taste 

So look around you 

With your petty allegiances and your miracle drugs 

You were stuck in the rain you were waiting for summer 

The seasons don't change and you're not getting younger 

You think your manifest truth is just shadings of colors 

But these were innocent maneuvers 

We were young 

Yeah we were young 

So we play with the truth till we all may remember 

There's no shame when your conscience is clear 

And this kerosene light has been put to the spot 

Slow but I wonder that we got there from here 

Hey its' a contract you keep with your self 

It's a slight misdirection to crying eyes 

And you can pin all the blame on somebody else 

So look around you 

With your petty allegiances and your miracle drugs 

You were stuck in the rain you were waiting for summer 

The seasons don't change yeah the days just get longer 

You think your manifest truth is just shadings of color 

These were innocent maneuvers 

I don't blame you for wanting someone to look up to 

I'm not a role model just do what you gotta do 

These were innocent maneuvers 

We were young 

Yeah, we were young