My Once Upon A Time

[Verse 1] 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? [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus 1] 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 [Verse 2] Why tell all those lies? You feel unworthy Like there isn't solid ground for you to stand But a sack of lies is not a form foundation You cannot build a castle on a mountain made of sand [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus 2] 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 [Verse 3] Life is not a storybook but life unfolds in chapters Turn the page and start to make amends There's no pre-written guarantee of "Happily ever after" Step into your greatness before your story ends So when your story ends [Chorus 3] 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 [Outro] This once upon a time I'll finally see my once upon a time This time