[Intro] Once upon a loading scene Soft-focus wounds, pre-approved dreams Skip the blood, skip the rot Cue the arc where it ends as it ought [Brief break] [Verse 1] They sold me a castle with ergo-pain A dragon with feelings, a kingdom to claim Every curse just needs brief rebrand Every cliff has a rail and a helping hand They said “trust the process, it ends in gold” Left out the part where the mold grows old Left out the debt, the mess, some letters Just promised me “it gets better” [Pre-Chorus] If I suffer correctly If I narrate it clean If I break on schedule I get a crown on a screen [Chorus] Happily ever after Terms and conditions apply Polish the wound till it sparkles Smile like the ending's arrived No wolves, no teeth, no debtors No dark that doesn’t explain I don’t want your fairytale I want my neverafter I want my neverafter a pretty view without the pain [brief instrumental break] [Verse 2] Chosen ones picked by algorithm Destiny with a blue check in hem Every fall framed as “part of the plan” Every loss a lesson to be saved by a brand They say “closure’s coming, just hold your breath” Like endings don’t look a lot like death Like silence is failure, pause is decay Like not-knowing’s a bug to erase away [silent pause] [Pre-Chorus] If I heal on camera If I pivot on cue If I turn every scar Into something new to be used [Chorus] Happily ever after Rendered safe, wafer thin No ghosts under the yard No cost for the win No thorns, no splinters No stories that stain I don’t want your fairytale I want my neverafter I want my neverafter all my demons, pre-slain [brief instrumental riffs] [Bridge] Let the tower stay broken Let the spell misfire Let the map burn halfway Let the hero get tired Some things don’t exist They just… persist Some truths don’t arc They resist [Break] No lesson learned No crown bestowed Just breth, and time, and loads not loud [Final Chorus] No happily ever after No promise wrapped in a bow I’ll take the long and unfinished The weather I’m in suggests "kiss that toad" No myth that erases the cost No ending pretending it’s clean I don’t want your fairytale I want my neverafter I want my neverafter A show not quite obscene [slowing down, instrumental bridge break to the Outro] [Outro] Once upon a time Is still happening Cut to black, cut the ribbon Keep dreaming in color... lets begin again.
