Why do you not believe in love?, they asked.
What should tell them that be not true.
How could I hope for a happily ever after
When I've seen fairy tales turn blue.
Even sleeping beauty was defiled by her prince
I've see a murderer stroll in the park
And heard of a man burn his wife
In pyre of her dreams while she begged for mercy.
I've seen an abuser sit before us smiling
While his 'love' hid her bruises slyly
How do I live in the castle of my dream
Knowing it could be knocked down by a single breath
For I've been warned of the Prince Charming
Who killed his princess for a bag of coins.
But you know what really made my bones rattle
Were his careless excuses
He muttered like a chant
That it was all in the name of love.