There's this feeling
That I've had since before I remember
A memory that glows like an ember
Of a place or a time and a home
I almost see it
So close that I could be it
It calls to me
Something from my past
Something missing
Like a purpose at last
It's a hope inside
Even though I tried
To run away from it
There's nowhere to hide
There's a story
Of a maiden who lies in a forest
Waiting, asleep
And a hero
With a promise to keep
And a vow I'd always find you
At last, it's all behind you
We'll set things right
No more wars to fight
A happy ending
As our kingdoms unite
With our hearts as one
Our new life begun
In a future that's
As bright as the sun
So I'll close my eyes
And dream of places
I've been to in my mind
Where the story ends with love
And broken dreams are left behind
I made a choice
To hear my voice
A story that is mine
Even through the darkness
I will make my way to find
My once upon a time
There's a story
Of a life that was changed by a child
Broken and torn and defiled
Stolen happy ending
So fragile, I could break it
So close that I could take it
I've paid my price
Made my sacrifice
Left with nothing
But your pain will suffice
So I'll tip the scale
And rewrite the tale
With a twist where
Only I will prevail
There's a story
Of a love that was stolen by vengeance
By jealousy's rage
And a villain left to rot in a cage
A coward using magic
A life cut short, how tragic
I will make her pay
He will curse the day
That he robbed me
(That she robbed me)
Took my future away
Now the time has come
Now the wait is done
It's a journey that
We've only begun
So I'll chart a course
And sail for places
That I have yet to find
A place where the only
Happy endings will be mine
To leave behind
A life confined
By love and loss intertwined
Only in the darkness can
You change your fate defined
By once upon a time
A choice that we made
A curse we will break
Robbed of their memories
Without an escape
A line that's been drawn
To rewrite a wrong
I know there's a place
Somewhere that I belong
When I close my eyes
I dream of places
That I have yet to find
A place where the only
Happy endings will be mine
I made a vow
What happens now?
Our story changed somehow
Only in the darkness can
You leave your life defined
Even through the darkness
I will make my way to find
My once upon a time