

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Same script Different curse in the credits Always the ghost at the table Staring at couples in edit I trip on the same framed picture Fall for the same cold smile Telling the same old story Of “maybe next time” [Chorus] I’m so tired of talking 'bout bad luck love Like a scratched old record I can’t turn off I want a fairy tale Curtain call Hand in hand Spinning in a ballroom Finally understand I’m done counting all the ways it went wrong I just want that once-upon-a-time to belong Give me someone that stays through the ending So I can start smiling Really smiling [Verse 2] Tea leaves Shaped like broken promises Every first kiss feels haunted Every goodnight An abyss I joke I’m a haunted hallway People just pass straight through Sick of the clever one-liners I just want something true [Chorus] I’m so tired of talking 'bout bad luck love Like a scratched old record I can’t turn off I want a fairy tale Curtain call Hand in hand Spinning in a ballroom Finally understand I’m done counting all the ways it went wrong I just want that once-upon-a-time to belong Give me someone that stays through the ending So I can start smiling Really smiling [Bridge] [Strings swell Choir hums low] Is there a book on the highest shelf Where I don’t sabotage myself? Can I step out of this cursed costume Into a dance that makes more room? (oh) If the monsters under my bed Could trade their claws for flowers instead I’d stop rehearsing every tragedy Let a happy ending look back at me [Chorus] I’m so tired of talking 'bout bad luck love Let the old script burn I’ve had enough I want a fairy tale Curtain call Hand in hand Spinning in a ballroom Finally understand I’m done counting all the ways it went wrong I just want that once-upon-a-time to belong Give me someone that stays through the ending So I can start smiling (yeah, really smiling)
Tags
Dark whimsical orchestral pop; male or female vocals. Minor-key waltz feel with pizzicato strings, bassoons, and celeste in the verses; chorus blooms into full strings, choir pads, and thunderous timpani hits. Creepy toy-box motif on glockenspiel, harp glissandi for the “fairy tale” moments, and a swelling, cinematic bridge that briefly turns major before plunging back into deliciously eerie resolve.
3:10
No
1/27/2026