Melissa Axel: Songs/MP3s
Transition (No More Fairytales) - lyrics & info
(Melissa Axel)
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About this song...
One more in a series of seemingly neverending shifts from one phase to the next and back. Always back to the same questions... and, ultimately, the same answer – but not before a brief glimpse over the cliff to remind us that revisiting the shadow is only helpful in small doses, for purging negative energy so that we can bring renewed strength and a positive focus to that to which we truly want to devote ourselves.
Credits:
Words and music by Melissa Axel
Vocals, piano by Melissa Axel
Violin by Kailin Yong
Production assistance by Kailin Yong and James E. Jacoby
Recorded and mixed with Mike Destito and John McVey at Coupe Studios in Boulder, Colorado
Lyrics: Melissa Axel (ASCAP)
they say when one door closes another will open, it’s just a matter of time …
and it seems this one just slammed in my face yes I know, you were never mine …
is it worth a look back, could I even grasp … the lesson I’ve yet to learn?
or is it eyes forward, into the wind again – no other direction to turn
kinda makes you wonder how many kilowatts you’ve wasted
running on that treadmill in your mind
kinda makes you stop … dead in your tracks
when there’s no thinking your way to the finish line
no more fairytales for me
I guess this was another web I wrapped myself up in, just needing something to feel …
a hell of a carrot, it works every time, just too bad it’s never for real, no …
is it worth asking why, should I even try: … “tell me, what did I do wrong?”
or is it walk away, hands over ears again – hiding from the fat lady’s song
kinda makes you wonder how many golden threads you’ve wasted
spinning all those stories in your head
kinda makes you stop … hands to the sky
when your path’s no longer strewn with bits of bread
no more fairytales for me
at least this time, I didn’t waste as much time … but I guess I did
at least this time, I wasn’t as big of a fool … but I’ve always been
is it worth seeing through all the things we do? everything I read is just fiction
or is it close the book, back on the shelf again? time for another transition
kinda makes you wonder how many synapses you’ve wasted
trying to make those brilliant dreams come true
kinda makes you stop … frozen in time
when the only one in your fairytale is you
no more fairytales for me
no more fairytales … just a strong dose of reality.
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