And Into The Sky

[tigriswolf]

 Princesses sit in towers, forgotten
Princes ride their noble steeds into the sunset, unforgiven
And the witches all cackle ‘round the pots and stir the brew 

One by one, two by two,
‘round the prickly pears we go 

Dragons spurt their fire up into the blood-drenched clouds
Unicorns gallop into the sea
Wolves howl in the night to the moon, begging

And no one hears, no one ever hears 

Three by three, four by four,
‘round the prickly pears we go 

Spread your wings, the minstrels chant
Spread your wings and soar away
Spread your wings, dear child—you, at least, can escape 

The tiara balances on a precipice
The scepter shatters on the stones
The throne rusts and is covered by dust 

And no one cares, no one ever cares 

Scheherazade’s voice fails and the king takes her life
Icarus’ wings don’t melt and he soars into the sun
Cinderella lives happily ever after, but Snow White dies— 

Isn’t life a grand fairytale? 

Five by five, six by six
‘round the prickly pears we go 

The princesses fade into the shadows
The princes burn come light of day
And no one ever thought it could end

No one ever thought it could end
Legends never die

Legends aren’t supposed to die

Seven by seven, eight by eight
‘round the prickly pears we go 

Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Didn’t you wed Little Boy Blue? 

Where is Valiant, and Charming?
Where are the heroes to slay the dragons—
Why has Hercules gone away? 

Medusa wasn’t supposed to kill Perseus—
Get your legends straight 

Nine by nine, ten by ten
‘round the prickly pears we go 

Can’t we start again?
I don’t think I like where this is going… 

Who’s that on the pale horse?
And what is following behind him? 

Give to me the sky