Fairytale Princess

Song lyrics first written August 24th, 2012

Author’s Note: I wrote these lyrics while I was in intensive outpatient care for my first major depressive episode. It was my way of comforting myself, reminding myself that even the stories with the happiest of endings can be full of hardship and trial. Even though I felt like I had died, I held the promise of a full resurrection. I’ve been writing song lyrics to comfort myself since I was twelve, but to date this is the project I am most proud of and that feels the most personal. I hope you enjoy.

I am a fairytale princess

Trapped at the top of a stairless tower

My heart is wasted with my aguish

I fell prey to the curse’s power

I lost who I was meant to be

And there is no one coming to save me

Wrap me in chains and leave me to die

I will emerge like a butterfly

Tonight

I am

A fairytale princess

One day

I stand

Crowned upon my throne

I fight a war

It will be won

I have a kingdom

It will come

I am a fairytale princess

Lying in a coffin made of glass

The clock struck midnight while I waited

And it seems I’ve breathed my last

I ate the apple that poisoned my lips

And I’ve lost all hope of true love’s kiss

Prick my finger and lay me to sleep

This one last promise I will keep

Tonight

I am

A fairytale princess

One day

I stand

Crowned upon my throne

I fight a war

It will be won

I have a kingdom

It will come

In the real world

I’m just a girl

Swept away by the waves of agony

Lost in bleak reality

Slit my wrists and cried my hate

To the cruel twists and turns of fate

For the wishes I’d made

The dreams I’d obeyed

Stared in the mirror and despised my own face

Tore myself to pieces

To erase me without a trace

But today I’m still alive

Somehow I’ve survived

Locked in my tower

The curse losing its power

Rising from the deep

I awaken from my sleep

Maybe I’m naïve

Maybe I’m a silly little girl who just pretends

But I know

Yes, I know

How this story ends

Tonight

I am

A fairytale princess

One day

I stand

Crowned upon my throne

I fight a war

It will be won

I have a kingdom

It will come

Published by

Ally

Award-winning published author. Looking for a unicorn.

Leave a Reply