Avril Lavigne - Innocence
Day 2: Avril Lavigne
I think, you know, my parents really saw that I was really into music and that kinda caused I get a bunch of instruments. So growing up I had drums around, guitar and piano and I learnt how to play all those.
For the second day of our fabulous Canadian musicians week, Avril Lavigne is taking the stage with a song from her latest 2007 record The Best Damn Thing, called Innocence.
Although she is a very successful artist having won numerous awards during her relatively short career so far, I somehow can’t force myself to be into this whole pop-rock or punk act that dominates most of her work. However, that’s not to say that I completely despise all of her work. I have several favorites that I will always love listening to when the mood strikes me.
That’s actually the nice thing about Avril. In every record she releases, you’d be sure to find a song or two that are really on the "easy-listening" side.
I think Innocence here can be classified as one. With this song, Avril is trying to paint a picture of a life one would have if one day she wakes up and returns back to childhood-like innocence. This kind of life is characterized by focusing on the little things that make life so great. I think the message here is that we should slow down every now and then and take a moment to appreciate those little things and the "state of bliss" they bring along.
