Where Once

Where Once it was as perfect as it seemed To perfect to be a dream For dreams eventually end And reality takes its place Where you are left alone Staring sadly at your own face Where Once there was a star bright smile Is only an empty canvas On which a symbol of joy will never grace For the lonely to hold the empty To awake in the arms of a ghost Like having a party for one And you are the guest and host Where Once was a hand to hold Now there is only a shoulder cold No one to cry with No one to care No one to laugh with No one is there Forget what you want to remember Only remember what you want to forget Where Once was certainty There is only regret The fairy tales have all died No morning sun to arise at dawn The dreams are all empty The fantasy is all gone Where Once upon a time The future seemed so clear Now the journey is frozen Tainted with fear Fear of the unknown Fear of the truth Fear of the lie Where Once there was trust There is now only a goodbye