Who you are isn't Who you've Been

As the frigid mid November breeze sneaks past your window you sit alone only to feel the reminisces of what you had done. The frustrating words slyly slip off your tongue, past your lips and smoothly into the suffocating air, "If only what I know now I knew then." Although your mind is bloated with anger and diverse emotions you manage to vanish off into a engaging memory of you and the tiny neighbor boy carelessly catching fireflies and running wild till you'd fall asleep; pure Innocence. When you read the alluring lyrics to the song, "Innocent," by Taylor Swift you will experience a heartwarming sensation in which reassures you that ‘today is never too late to be brand new.'


Although teenagers thrive to be older they are still very naive. "Wasn’t easier in your lunch box days? Always a bigger bed to crawl into," Taylor swift states in the first pre-chorus of her chart topping hit meaning that when you were younger life was carefree. We grow up only looking up to our elders; we would walk a threadlike tightrope over lava to be just like them. As we grow older and wiser our lives become more complex each time we open our eyes upon a new day. We go through life forgetting to smell the pearly pink roses only to remorse upon the modest things we have passed by


While we desperately grasp onto our childhood we struggle to keep our innocence as well. Growing up is full of surprises and everyone makes careless mistakes. "Who you are is not what you did, you're still an innocent," states Taylor many times throughout the song. She's speaking to a loved one who's made a mistake and is hurting. Even though you made mistakes in your past, it doesn't mean you're a different person. You can change and become better, leaving behind your mistakes and looking forward to an enhanced future; learn to forgive and forget.


Although you may not think so, you can effortlessly turn your life around because "today's never too late to be brand new." For example you could sit unaccompanied and repentance the mistakes you've made or get up and reconstruct what you have shattered. Just never forget that "who you are is not who you've been, you're still an innocent."