fractured fable

and there he goes/so perfectly/the kind of lawless/i wish i could be

— taylor swift

once upon a time i believed a beautiful lie

or maybe it was a version of truth diluted

but if you had beckoned i might have come

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you made me remember my dreams

of chivalry and adventure and fair maidens

who could keep pace with knights of old

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you danced in and out of my life light-footed

confident the way i always wanted to be

perfection in every twist, snap and spin

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you wished for half-light in your hands

my half-life slowly decayed and died

with the remnants of trampled dreams

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once upon a time i believed a beautiful lie

once between a life i penned a beautiful letdown

once beyond a love i found a beauty above you