My Once Upon a Time

Here you are alone, and you deserve it

Your friends have turned to stone

And that's on you

You had a cause to serve, but did you serve it?

Or did you see yourself in a way that wasn't true?

This is not your father's fairytale

And no, it's not your mother's fault you fail

So when your story comes to light

Make sure the story that they write

Goes, "once upon a time, a girl tried harder"

"Once upon a time, she tried again"

"Once upon a braver choice, she took a risk, she used her voice"

And that will be my once upon a time

This time

Why tell all those lies?

You feel unworthy

Like there isn't solid ground for you to stand

But a stack of lies is not a firm foundation

You cannot build a castle on a mountain made of sand

This is not your mother's dark desire

And no, it's not your father's hair on fire

Turns out it's you who's not awake

So if there's change you wanna make

Take, "once upon a time, she fought a dragon"

"Once upon a time, that beast was me"

"Once upon a misspent youth, she faced herself, she spoke the truth"

That's how I see my once upon a time

This time

Life is not a storybook, but life unfolds in chapters

Turn the page and start to make amends

There's no prewritten guarantee of happily ever after

Step into your greatness before your story ends

So when your story ends

They'll say

"Once upon a time, a girl flew higher"

"Once upon a time, she made things right"

"Once upon a tie that binds, she changed her heart to change their minds"

That's got to be my once upon a time

This once upon a time

I'll finally see my once upon a time

This time