Not a Fairytale

"Once upon a time.."

"And we lived happily ever after.."

I believed it at the time

Til it became

A disaster

I was raised on fairy tales

They told me, "Blaze your own trail"

They taught me to dream of the future

Now I wonder why

She was raised on fairy tales

They told her, "Blaze your own trail"

They taught her to dream of the future

Now she wonders why

I was raised with no worries

Amazed at new discoveries

I was encouraged to dream

But that was all a lie

It's all a lie

It's all a lie

Your stories

They don't fly

Lie la lie la lie la lie

Your fairy tales are lies

Don't worry, it'll be ok

It's not so bad, you'll see brighter days

Your heart is bigger than the tragedy

It'll all be fine, you'll see

Back in my day

We played with sticks and stones

No broken bones

The world won't end

You'll see when you are older

This is the wisdom of our philosophy

That's what these fairy tales mean to me

They take us to another world

And help us ease the pain

And make us believe that we can be happy again

It's all a lie

It's all a lie

Your stories

They don't fly

She doesn't believe you anymore

Your fairy tales are lies

Push the limits, she must try

If human endeavor is to thrive

What is the point of this one life

If you repeat the past

Your hope is disguised emptiness

Save your false promises

No "happily ever after"

It's all a lie, lie, lie

Your fairy tales are over