Once upon a midnight

Verse 1

By candle flame and cobblestone, stories softly start

Tales woven in the lamplight, stitched into each heart

A storyteller’s shadow drifting past the square

Dreams tucked in pockets, wonder everywhere

Pre-Chorus

Down winding alleys children gather near

Hoping for a moment when the magic might appear

Chorus

Once upon a midnight, in an old Danish town

Paper kings and soldier boys, are tumbling down

Shoes worn thin, and hearts like glass

Stories swirling steady as the seasons pass

Post-Chorus

Tell me once, tell me twice, fairy tales never die

La la la, la la la

Verse 2

There’s a girl with red shoes, walking through the square

A steadfast tin soldier braving smoke and air

A little mermaid dreaming, watching ships go by

All waiting for the ending written in the sky

Pre-Chorus

Pages turn, lanterns burn, in the corners of our minds

Hungry for the magic that childhood leaves behind

Chorus

Once upon a midnight, in an old Danish town

Paper kings and soldier boys, are tumbling down

Shoes worn thin, and hearts like glass

Stories swirling steady as the seasons pass

Post-Chorus

La la la, la la la, fairy tales never die

Bridge

Silent in the attic, an old quill rests

Butterfly wings and matches pressed

Ugly duckling feathers, tucked away in drawer

Dreamers keep believing, always hoping for more

Chorus

Once upon a midnight, in an old Danish town

Paper kings and soldier boys, are tumbling down

Shoes worn thin, and hearts like glass

Stories swirling steady as the seasons pass

Outro

Through falling snow and faded days

Andersen’s wonder never strays

Under rooftops, under stars, in every child’s sigh

Fairy tales linger, they never say goodbye