Once Upon a Wish

Lyrics

[Intro - eerie vinyl crackle, sinister pads, warped VHS ambience, breathy female vaporwave vocals]
Once upon a wish, in a room with no dawn,
I lit a little candle and the shadows came on.
Gold in my throat, but the taste was all dust,
I kissed the mirror softly and it kissed back with rust.

[Verse 1 - dark trap groove, low 808 pulse, glassy synth plucks, half-whispered female vocals]
I was a star in the static, a ghost in the feed,
A pretty little problem with a hunger to feed.
Dreams in a jar, and the lid wouldn’t stay,
Every time I prayed, it would bend and decay.
I wore midnight lace like a bruise on my skin,
Heard the walls start singing, let the poison begin.
All the neon angels with their eyes painted black,
Told me “follow the light,” but it never came back.

[Pre-Chorus - tension rising, reversed synth swells, layered harmonies, hypnotic vocal chops]
So I spun my heart like a broken roulette,
Made a vow to the moon I’d never forget.
If the night wants my name, let it swallow it slow,
I’ve got a wish in my pocket and nowhere to go.

[Chorus - massive dark Nu EDM drop, sidechained bass, distorted synth leads, soaring female vocals]
Once upon a wish, I fell into the flame,
Dancing with the dark and I loved the pain.
Tell me if you hear me when the sirens sing,
I’m a little lost queen in a shattered dream.
Once upon a wish, let the whole world burn,
Every broken halo got a lesson to learn.
If I disappear in the afterglow,
I was made of moonlight and I let it go.

[Verse 2 - deeper trap rhythm, psychedelic arps, pitched-down ad-libs, smoky female vocals]
I took a ride through a tunnel made of velvet and teeth,
Saw my reflections floating underneath.
They were all my mistakes in a carnival line,
Smiling like they knew how to steal my time.
There was honey on my tongue, but it turned to static,
Every sweet little promise became problematic.
I could hear the future in a warped cassette tape,
Saying “baby, don’t run, there’s no real escape.”
So I painted my fear in electric blue lines,
Hung my heartbreak up like a string of white lights.
And the more that I fell, the more it felt true,
Like the dark had a heartbeat, and it beat right through.

[Pre-Chorus - building tension, shimmering pads, syncopated percussion, airy stacked vocals]
So I spun my heart like a broken roulette,
Made a vow to the moon I’d never forget.
If the night wants my name, let it swallow it slow,
I’ve got a wish in my pocket and nowhere to go.

[Chorus - explosive repeat, heavier bass, wider synths, chant-like female harmonies]
Once upon a wish, I fell into the flame,
Dancing with the dark and I loved the pain.
Tell me if you hear me when the sirens sing,
I’m a little lost queen in a shattered dream.
Once upon a wish, let the whole world burn,
Every broken halo got a lesson to learn.
If I disappear in the afterglow,
I was made of moonlight and I let it go.

[Bridge - stripped-back, floating pads, distant sub-bass, intimate whispered vocals with echo]
In the quiet, I can taste the void,
Soft as silk and sharp as noise.
Maybe I was never meant to stay,
Maybe I was always made to fade.
But if you find me in the static haze,
Don’t call me back, just watch me blaze.

[Final Chorus - biggest drop, pulsing 808s, glitchy synth fireworks, ethereal female belting and vocal runs]
Once upon a wish, I fell into the flame,
Dancing with the dark and I loved the pain.
Tell me if you hear me when the sirens sing,
I’m a little lost queen in a shattered dream.
Once upon a wish, let the whole world burn,
Every broken halo got a lesson to learn.
If I disappear in the afterglow,
I was made of moonlight and I let it go.

[Outro - fading synth haze, reversed vocals, decaying tape echo, ghostly female ad-libs]
Once upon a wish...
I let it go...
Once upon a wish