We were both young when I first saw you
In rose and thorn, hiding from the guards
You spun your tales
Of knights in armor and dragon scales

See you now, as you're led in your ball gown
See you fade underneath the crown
Your eyes are stone
Just like the castle you call your home

And once upon a time, you wrote us happy endings
Where I'd take you away from all the thrones and kings
Have you forgotten how I loved you
How you promised your life to me?

And I said
Try and escape me, you and I are all alone
Drive me crazy, all you have to do is run
I'll be your villain, sweet little princess
Just like your stories
Tell me how this one ends

So you run out to the gardens we met in
Are you hoping that I'll find you again?
You hide, I seek
Your heartbeat sounds like you're in love with me

And once upon a time feels so long ago
How they pulled me from you while you were screaming no
I swore an oath to you that day that
I'd never let you go

You realize
There's no escaping, you will never be alone
I'll be waiting in the shadows where you go
Neither your crown, nor your father, nor your goddess
Nor your old stories can
Save you from this mess

Is this a nightmare or is it just the sweetest dream?
Are you frightened or relieved?
In life or in death, you've always been my weakness
Just like your stories
Tell me how this one ends

The memories are faded
Once upon a time, has gone and won't come around
The Moon is waning
Do you hope to run or do you hope to be found?

And I said
Will you be happy losing yourself here alone? (How can I make you happy?)
Won't you choose me? Leave it all behind and run
I've lost you before, please don't make me leave
Her crown on the floor, she reaches for me and says

You kept me waiting, I’ve been feeling so alone
I've been praying for you and you've finally come
This is the one where the villain saves the princess
It's a love story
Baby just say yes