Grim Fairytale Ending

[Verse 1]
Same cracked mirror
Same mascara streak
Keep auditioning heartbreak
For the same old role each week
Swipe right on a phantom
Kiss frogs ’til they croak
I’m the queen of the almost
Court jester of the cruel joke
[Chorus]
I’m so tired of cursing this wicked spell
Blaming every ghost in my carousel
I want a grim fairytale ending
Where I don’t die
I start living
Let the wolf turn into someone kind
Let the thorns bloom roses this time
Just once let the credits roll
On me smiling
Hand in hand
Like a story that finally understands
[Verse 2]
Candle wax tarot
Drips hope on my floor
Ask the cards the same question
“Will it hurt much more?”
Prince charming keeps bleeding
Right through painted seams
All these cardboard castles
Flood when I fall asleep
[Chorus]
I’m so tired of cursing this wicked spell
Blaming every ghost in my carousel
I want a grim fairytale ending
Where I don’t die
I start living
Let the wolf turn into someone kind
Let the thorns bloom roses this time
Just once let the credits roll
On me smiling
Hand in hand
Like a story that finally understands
[Bridge]
If I stop chanting “I’m unlucky”
Would the shadows shift in the wings?
If I step out from the gallows
Could I grow my own golden rings? (oh)
I’ll stitch heart-shaped patches
On this tattered heroine cloak
Invite the monsters to the ballroom
Teach them how to dance slow
[Chorus]
I’m so tired of cursing this wicked spell
Blaming every ghost in my carousel
I want a grim fairytale ending
Where I don’t die
I start living
Let the wolf turn into someone kind
Let the thorns bloom roses this time
Just once let the credits roll
On me smiling
Hand in hand
A final frame that holds my face
Lit up like I made it out of this place

Whimsical gothic orchestral pop with female vocals; celeste, pizzicato strings, and bassoon tiptoe through the verses, then the chorus blooms with full strings, choir stabs, and huge timpani swells. Creepy music box motif threads the whole track. Bridge dips into eerie hush with solo violin and whispered backing vocals before a final, triumphant key-lift on the last chorus.