[Intro — music box, sweet princess-like vocals] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome inside! Where every dream sparkles and nothing goes wrong! Your princess is waiting, her smile never fades... So come, take a picture— And enjoy the charade. [Verse 1 — sweet, polished, subtly mechanical] There's a castle made of crystal, there's a flower in my hair, There's a thousand little faces who believe I'm always there. Every wave is picture-perfect, every curtsy hits its mark, I'm the darling of the kingdom, I'm the jewel inside the park. Keep the spotlights on me, keep the cameras pointed right, There's no room for imperfections in a fairytale this bright. If the paint begins to peel, if a fracture starts to show, Just cover it with glitter; there's a show that has to go on! [Pre-Chorus — music box begins to skip, vocals grow vulnerable] Oh, the story says I'm happy, So I smile and play along... But if everything is perfect, Why does something feel so wrong? [Chorus — soaring melodic electropop, powerful drums] Once upon a glass lie, Look how beautifully I shine! Polished till the cracks are hidden, Smiling right on cue and time. Once upon a glass lie, Tell me, isn't it divine? You can see the princess sparkling— You just never see what's mine. So clap your hands and close your eyes, Welcome to my paradise! Once upon a glass lie... Isn't it a lovely life? [Post-Chorus — bright synth hook, layered princess harmonies] La-la-la, the princess smiles! La-la-la, stay for a while! La-la-la, don't ask me why... Once upon a glass lie! [Verse 2 — more intimate, darker electronic textures] There's a room beyond the ballroom where the fairytales grow thin, Where they take apart the princess just to put her back again. Every little flaw's a failure, every "no" a fault to mend, And I'm always brought back home before my story gets an end. They can polish every surface, they can dress me up in gold, They can call it love and kindness while deciding what I'm told. But a heart is not a costume, and a life is not a prize— You can't call a cage a kingdom just by painting it sky-blue. [Pre-Chorus 2 — tense strings, glitching vocal doubles] Oh, the story says I'm grateful, That I'm lucky to belong... But if this is happily ever after, Why have I been afraid so long? [Chorus 2 — fuller drums, sharper vocal delivery] Once upon a glass lie, Look how beautifully I shine! Polished till the cracks are hidden, Smiling right on cue and time. Once upon a glass lie, Tell me, isn't it divine? You can see the princess sparkling— You just never see what's mine. So clap your hands and close your eyes, Welcome to my paradise! Once upon a glass lie... Isn't it a lovely life? [Bridge — instrumentation drops to piano and soft music box] I remember little fingers, Gently fixing what was wrong. No demands and no conditions, Just a kindness, small but strong. For a moment, I was someone, Not a doll upon a shelf. Someone saw a little fracture And still treated me as myself. [Build — strings rise, percussion returns, voice growing stronger] Maybe I was made to sparkle, Maybe I was built to shine... But the choices I make tomorrow Don't belong to your design. I can still be soft and gentle. I can still believe in good. Being hurt has never meant That I must become what hurt me. [Final Chorus — huge cinematic synth-rock / EDM drop, clear powerful vocals] Once upon a glass lie— Now I'm looking through the light! All the cracks you tried to hide Are the reasons I survived. Once upon a glass lie— I am more than what you designed! I'm not your doll, your dream, your prize, I'm a life behind these eyes! Let the curtains fall away, Let the truth be on display! You can keep your perfect kingdom— I will choose my own someday! [Final Post-Chorus — euphoric synths, warm harmonies] La-la-la, I choose my life! La-la-la, no more disguise! La-la-la, I'll be alright... No more living in your lie! [Outro — music box returns, gentle and unprocessed vocals] Ladies and gentlemen... Thank you for stopping by. The princess is still smiling. But this time... It's because she wants to. [One final music-box note, warm and clear]
