Once upon a time we skipped in grass
Once upon a time you made me laugh
Once upon a time you weren't all brass
It's all gone
Once upon a time I was queen of love
Once upon a time like hand in glove
But a machine can't give enough
It's all gone
Once upon a time you were only mine
Now just gears and grime
It's all gone
You delve into your work in the center of the earth
Where everything is secret and down in the dirt
And all I ever heard was the grind and the whirrs
When you finally emerged from the depths of the turf
There was nothing left of the man interred
So finely engineered but mechanical birth
The perfect metallic man
I've never felt such... horror
I scratched and fought like a tiger with her claws
Tried everything I knew but I couldn't make you stop
Replacing all your systems with spindles and cogs
You took away my love and replaced it with steel
And you can't see me crying because now you don't feel
Now you're the image of immortal ideal!
Once upon a time so the story goes
Once upon a time how could I know that-
Once upon a time I'd lose your soul?
You're long gone
He couldn't stand the thought of ever leaving my side
So he built the perfect body never ages never sighs
But not a drop of blood, a steady ticking inside
Oiled to perfection he's limber and lithe
So wasted all your mortal, but empty inside
Terrified of death, but how is this life?
Don't want to live on as Frankenstein's wife
Once upon a time you were a man
Once upon a time I gave my hand
But this little twist was not in my plans
You're all gone
Once upon a time we were so alive
With hearts beating in rhyme
It's all gone
It's all gone
It's all gone