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Innocent

Speak Now·2010

Artifact Information

Innocent

Eras

Speak Now

Albums

Speak Now

Released

2010

Musical style

Soft rock

Mood

Gentle

All Versions

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Hot 100 Peak

Did not chart

Themes

ForgivenessGrowth

Curator's Note

Interpretation

Innocent is for the person who once humiliated her. Most would fire back; she says: the kid inside you is still clean. That "I don't hold grudges, but I see through you" grace is harder than any insult.

Every time, I think this is real maturity — not winning, but letting him off, and letting herself off too. It's gentler than she usually is, and precisely because it's unlike her, it feels precious.

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