MM1.3.1-A: Once Upon a Time (Requiem) (L58)

[Intro] [Spoken:] "Once upon a time..." [Spoken:] "There lived a little boy with a wet purple gaze..." [Spoken:] "Whose odd little shadow stretched on for days and days..." [Spoken:] "On one such day, he stepped outside to go and play..." [Spoken:] "And life was good." [Verse 1] The ink on your pages Reads as an effigy of dread. For every war your presence wages, Your silence lays them all to bed-- Oh, with nothing left unsaid-- Like the whispers of the dead-- Carved out in red-- Once again... Like your infinite reflections, Tangled up in shades of grey. You cut my heart up into sections, And try to throw them all away-- But wait-- Okay-- I know there's hell to pay-- But wait... [Pre-Chorus] Cuz there's more to every story Than the ways we fell apart... Hear the rhythm 'neath the flooring, Telling tall tales of the heart... [Chorus] Once Upon a Time... I think I lost my mind... I think I've come to find... I love the Tragedy. Cuz Once Upon a Time, I could have called you mine... I think I've crossed the line... Drawn in the sand for me. It's the same old... Story... [Choir:] (Ohhh, the same...) [Choir:] (The same old story...) We told... Once-- Upon-- A-- Time. [Drop the Beat] [Cello Solo] [Spoken:] "The boy was happy, and he had so many friends." [Spoken:] "He could always hear them laughing somewhere just around the bend." [Spoken:] "Then, he saw a sight so tragic, he could never comprehend..." [Spoken:] "All their forms alight in shadow, faces nothing but pretend." [Spoken:] "And life was good." [Verse 2] Your endless devotion Reminds me so much of the moon. You turned the tides and ruled the ocean, But you hid away too soon-- Oh, your silence fills the room-- Such a mournful little tune-- To bid-- Adieu... All the shattered little pieces Left to scatter in your wake- All the terminal diseases That you simply couldn't shake-- And I wait... And I wait... And I wait... But I fear I'm far too late. [Pre-Chorus] Cuz there's more to every story Than the ways we fell apart... Hear the rhythm 'neath the flooring, Telling tall tales of the heart... [Chorus] Once Upon a Time... I think I lost my mind... I think I've come to find... I love the Tragedy. Cuz Once Upon a Time, I could have called you mine... I think I've crossed the line... Drawn in the sand for me. It's the same old... Story... [Choir:] (Ohhh, the same...) [Choir:] (The same old story...) We told... Once-- Upon-- A-- Time. [Breakdown] [Spoken:] "The boy loved all his friends- Yes, each and every one." [Spoken:] "He simply couldn't fathom they would ever come undone." [Spoken:] "And so, he took a picture in the lovely morning sun..." [Spoken:] "So he could always treasure all the times they had such fun." [Spoken:] "And life was good." [Bridge] Your final chapter... Filled my heart with such remorse. So much pain, forever after... I would die to change it's course. But, oh... The ink is spilling... And, oh... The end is chilling... [Pre-Chorus] Cuz there's more to every story Than the ways we fell apart... Hear the rhythm 'neath the flooring, Telling tall tales of the heart... [Chorus] Once Upon a Time... I think I lost my mind... I think I've come to find... I love the Tragedy. Cuz Once Upon a Time, I could have called you mine... I think I've crossed the line... Drawn in the sand for me. It's the same old... Story... [Choir:] (Ohhh, the same...) [Choir:] (The same old story...) We told... Once-- Upon-- A-- Time. [Outro] [Spoken:] "'If only I could keep them', thought the boy as evening fell." [Spoken:] "'Then I'd never have to be alone in all this hell.'" [Spoken:] "How he'd do it was a secret , and he swore he'd never tell..." [Spoken:] "So they'd stay with him forever, ever knowing all was well." [Spoken:] "And life was good." [END]