We were both young when I first saw you

In rose and thorn, hiding from the guards

You spun your tales

Of knights in armor and dragon scales

See you now as you're led in your ball gown

See you fade underneath the crown

Your eyes are stone

Just like the castle you call your home

And once upon a time, you wrote us happy endings

Where I'd take you away from all the thrones and kings

Have you forgotten how I loved you?

How you promised your life to me?

And I said

"Try and escape me, you and I are all alone

Drive me crazy, all you have to do is run

I'll be your villain, sweet little princess

Just like your stories, tell me how this one ends"

So you run out to the gardens we met in

Are you hoping that I'll find you again?

You hide, I seek

Your heartbeat sounds like you're in love with me (you're in love with me)

And once upon a time feels so long ago

How they pulled me from you while you were screaming no

I swore an oath to you that day that I'd never let you go

You realize

There's no escaping, you will never be alone (be alone)

I'll be waiting in the shadows where you go (in the shadows where you go)

Neither your crown nor your father, nor your goddess

Nor your old stories can save you from this mess

Is this a nightmare, or is it just the sweetest dream?

Are you frightened, or relieved?

In life or in death, you've always been my weakness

Just like your story, tell me how this one ends

The memories are faded

Once upon a time has gone and won't come around

The moon is waning

Do you hope to run, or do you hope to be found?

Will you be happy losing yourself here alone? (How can I make you happy?)

Won't you choose me, leave it all behind and run?

I've lost you before, please don't make me leave

Her crown on the floor as she reaches for me, and says

"You kept me waiting, I've been feeling so alone

I've been praying for you, and you've finally come

This is the one where the villain saves the princess

It's a love story, baby, just say yes"