Good night, little princess Say you'll never stray Don't make me turn backwards Tracing could-have-been ways I don't wear gilded hair I don't fit their perfect glare Still you dress me in their stories Like I'm something borrowed there Long ago they bound our names with silver, soft, and thin I was, I am, I might become A shadow at the hem Hold that vow inside your chest like A secret the Moon keeps Speak it into the hush before The whole world sleeps Good night, little princess Promise me you'll stay Don't let this thread unravel At the edge of day Kiss me before the deep-sleep keeps Swear you'll be the one I keep Don't call me dawn when morning breaks I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora When the day awakes (Aurora, Aurora) Don't map me to their storybooks, or pages they rehearse I move like half a heartbeat, a verse without a curse You say there's no one like me, you mean what no one knows But promises are fragile boats on nights when west-winds blow We were promised in a whisper that still trembles on my skin I was, I have been, and maybe I'll be again Or not, or in between Keep your hands like harbor lights Keep me from the drift But let me choose the weather Let me keep the gift Good night, little princess Promise me you'll stay Don't let this thread unravel At the edge of day Kiss me before the deep-sleep keeps Swear you'll be the one I keep Don't call me dawn when morning breaks I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora When the day awakes We learned to promise like a prayer We learned to sign our names in smoke I loved you like a lighthouse loves the sea Not for capture, but for hope If fate wrote us on paper, fold that paper into stars Light them, but don't tie me down Don't lock me behind those bars Good night, little princess Promise me you'll stay Don't let this thread unravel At the edge of day Kiss me before the deep-sleep keeps Swear you'll be the one I keep Don't call me dawn when morning breaks I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora I'm not Aurora, Aurora, Aurora When the day awakes (Aurora, Aurora)