This is a quite sad song about a guy remembering a girl in school who he knew was abused but he did not do anything about it. (Because he was too young and didn't know any better.) It's sad but it's also real. Since most kids like music I think it's a good way to encourage them to pay more attention to their schoolmates and generally be more compassionate and sensitive people. Although, the abused girl when confronted could be mortified that somebody knows and do something drastic..hmm..
There’s a moment in time And it’s stuck in my mind Way back, when we were just kids
Cause your eyes told the tale Of an act of betrayal I knew that somebody did
Oh, waves of time Seem to wash away The scenes of our crimes But for you this never ends
Can you stay strong? Can you go on? Kristy are you doing okay? A rose that won’t bloom Winter’s kept you Don’t waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
Though the marks on your dress Had been neatly repressed I knew that something was wrong And I should have spoke out And I’m so sorry now I didn’t know Cause we were so young
Oh, clouds of time Seem to rain on Innocence left behind And it never goes away
