Another Love Story

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 (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 (be alone)
I'll be waiting in the shadows where you go (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 story, 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?

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 as 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"