Once upon a time I laughed
Once upon a time I cheered
Once upon a time I crashed
now it's Once upon a time I fear
In another time I was perfect
I did what was right all day and night
the might of the light was bright, it felt right
to smite the blight in glorious fight
Accolades achieved were abundant
failure a thought most repugnant
if a friend was on fire then I'd douse them
if a friend was alone then I'd house them
if a friend became upset, assuriedly I'd help them
But time has a way
a way to make fools of all
and time has a way
of surprising you with the fall
nobody saw and nobody cared
nobody noticed when the fire flared
the weight of the accolades was a clever foe
it attacked in a way you'd never know
being adorned then admonished
being all knowing then astonished
it's a torque on the mind
a weapon best left unharnessed
being expected to be perfect, covered in brass
layers of medals so thick they never heard the crash
my suit stood alone, though inside I burned
the face they loved held, but the mind behind it churned
naught but a shell, melting metal of medals and accolades
a circle of badges, once wreathed in fire
becomes a new forged shackle
transformed in the pyre
They leaned on me still, thought I held up the world
as my incendiary accolades slowly unfurled
They still see me standing now
never knowing I crashed
Deep in my new prison, the fire slowly dies
Deep in my sorrow, my once great strength defied
I wish they could hear me, now that I finally learned to cry
I wish they knew the tenderness inside
They'll never know
They can't ever see
Because no light can shine
Through the incendiary accolades around me
Years will pass, it will become once upon a time
With nothing to hold them, my medals won't shine
one by one, I know they will fall
one by one, the shell will seem to crawl
people will wonder, will stop and ask
people will question why I dropped all my brass
They'll finally see that something is wrong
but it's been too late for far too long
Yes, it's once upon a time I fear
because it's now I need them, I need them near
because when today becomes once upon a time
they'll crack open the shell and find nothing in here.
Once upon a time I cheered
Once upon a time I crashed
now it's Once upon a time I fear
In another time I was perfect
I did what was right all day and night
the might of the light was bright, it felt right
to smite the blight in glorious fight
Accolades achieved were abundant
failure a thought most repugnant
if a friend was on fire then I'd douse them
if a friend was alone then I'd house them
if a friend became upset, assuriedly I'd help them
But time has a way
a way to make fools of all
and time has a way
of surprising you with the fall
nobody saw and nobody cared
nobody noticed when the fire flared
the weight of the accolades was a clever foe
it attacked in a way you'd never know
being adorned then admonished
being all knowing then astonished
it's a torque on the mind
a weapon best left unharnessed
being expected to be perfect, covered in brass
layers of medals so thick they never heard the crash
my suit stood alone, though inside I burned
the face they loved held, but the mind behind it churned
naught but a shell, melting metal of medals and accolades
a circle of badges, once wreathed in fire
becomes a new forged shackle
transformed in the pyre
They leaned on me still, thought I held up the world
as my incendiary accolades slowly unfurled
They still see me standing now
never knowing I crashed
Deep in my new prison, the fire slowly dies
Deep in my sorrow, my once great strength defied
I wish they could hear me, now that I finally learned to cry
I wish they knew the tenderness inside
They'll never know
They can't ever see
Because no light can shine
Through the incendiary accolades around me
Years will pass, it will become once upon a time
With nothing to hold them, my medals won't shine
one by one, I know they will fall
one by one, the shell will seem to crawl
people will wonder, will stop and ask
people will question why I dropped all my brass
They'll finally see that something is wrong
but it's been too late for far too long
Yes, it's once upon a time I fear
because it's now I need them, I need them near
because when today becomes once upon a time
they'll crack open the shell and find nothing in here.
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