Once Upon a Time

Hoo…

Hoo, hoo…

Hoo…

Once upon a time

I was a fool who thought I’d find

Something waiting down the line

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Once upon a time, I was young and naive

Heart in my hands, gave you more than you need

Thought love was a map, thought pain was a phase

Didn’t know everything living still fades

Met a boy who tore me in half

Now I can’t tell love from the aftermath

Music stopped, so did the dance

Left alone with no second chance

Growing up under the pavement

Staring at strangers, faces and places

Wondering how they made it look right

While I was just trying to survive

Didn’t know then, I swear I didn’t

These were the moments I’d chase forever

Before it got quiet

Before it got heavy

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Don’t you run and hide from the truth

You decide what you’re gonna lose

Every step, every scar you keep

Is proof you’re still standing, still breathing

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Where do you go

When nowhere feels, nowhere feels quite like home?

Every crowded room makes you feel alone

It’s a long way down, it’s a long way out

Tell me how do I begin now?

Once upon a time I believed

Purpose would come and rescue me

Now I know it’s something I choose

Even when everything feels wasted

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I’m up in this Bentley, dodging the past

Memories hit like broken glass

You sent your bullet, I cut it out

But the scar still talks when the lights go out

You said I was ready, said “look at you”

But how the fuck was I supposed to know?

My arms getting tired, this baggage is real

Holding the weight of the way I feel

There’s no one to help me, the levy might break

I’m not the same girl you loved in your Chevy

Don’t think I’ll ever be

Too much changed inside of me

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Once upon a time I chased a sign

Thought meaning would fall from the sky

Now I see it’s built from pain

From staying when you wanna run away

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Where do you go

When nowhere feels, nowhere feels quite like home?

When every smile feels like a show

It’s a long way down, it’s a long way out

Tell me how do I begin?

Once upon a time I was a fool

Thought the world owed me the truth

Now I know I decide

If what’s living in me goes to waste

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Maybe purpose isn’t found

Maybe it’s built on breaking ground

In every wrong turn, every doubt

In every night you didn’t tap out

If I lose myself on the road

Maybe that’s how I finally grow

Not every ending needs a name

Not every hurt is lived in vain

Hoo…

Hoo, hoo…

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Where do I go?

Maybe nowhere, maybe slow

Maybe home is who I become

When I stop running from what I was

Once upon a time I was blind

Looking for meaning outside my life

Now I know—through the ache and the scars—

I carried it with me from the start

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Once upon a time…

I thought I’d find it someday

Now I know

I’m still on the way

Hoo…