[Verse]

I could never tell

what was real and what was right

Always caught up in a spell

Always ready for a fight

What it takes to see the signs

Just when the fog lifts from your eyes

[Break]

All those sleepless nights

And open end goodbyes

Looking back there's no surprise

I was a victim of your fairy tale lies.

[Chorus]

Once upon a Time

In a land so far away

We lived happily for never

But just stayed there anyway

Could have sworn you hated me

Despite the things you'd say

Living the dream, the only way we knew

But no one told us nightmares are dreams too.

[Bridge]

I pulled away, you drag me in

I come in close, pushing begin'

Always uncertain, always choking,

You made me feel like I was broken

Like the hunter that will injure its prey

That's the only way you'll guarantee I stay

[Chorus]

Once upon a Time

In a land so far away

We lived happily for never

But just stayed there anyway

Could have swore you hated me

Despite the things you'd say

Living the dream, the only way we knew

But no one told us nightmares are dreams too.

[Outro]

I'm not living in your fairy tale

Some narratives are meant to fail

Reality revealed the proof

All that's left, is the raw truth.

[Break]

[Chorus]

Once upon a Time

In a land so far away

We lived happily for never

But just stayed there anyway

Could have sworn you hated me

Despite the things you'd say

Living the dream, the only way we knew

But no one told us nightmares are dreams too.