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[Verse 1]
If someone told me you'd be Chere
whispering these familiar Amthings
talking to my little Gpets
smoking the same old cigarettes
I would have Claughed
[Verse 2]
I saw you last in summerCtime
You said you hated long Amgoodbyes
You said there's nothing to Gexplain
in every life a little rain
et ceteCra
[Chorus]
CAnd a long-forgotten faFiryCtale
is Fin your eCyes agGain
and I'm Ccaught inside a Fdream Cworld
where the Fcolors are Ctoo inGtense
and nothing is making Csense
There's a floating town of FeiderCdown
in a Fmist of CmysterGy
There's an Cold enchanted FcastCle
and the Fprincess Cthere is Gme
decked out like a Christmas Ctree
[Verse 3]
I guess you've had your little Cjoke
but I have lost my sense of Amhumor
My medication's wearing Goff
or it's just not strong enough
to cover Cthis
[Verse 4]
and then you kiss me like beCfore
and I find myself wanting Ammore
and you tell that little Glie
that kept me hypnotized:
another Ckiss...
[Chorus]
CAnd a long-forgotten faFiryCtale
is Fin your eCyes agGain
and I'm Ccaught inside a Fdream Cworld
where the Fcolors are Ctoo inGtense
and nothing is making Csense
There's a floating town of FeiderCdown
in a Fmist of CmysterGy
There's an Cold enchanted FcastCle
and the Fprincess Cthere is Gme
decked out like a Christmas Ctree
[Verse 5]
If someone told me I'd sucCcumb
If someone said I'd be so Amdumb
after all the sleepless Gnights
when I turned on all the lights
I would have Chit them
[Verse 6]
But I have turned the other Ccheek
My voice trembles, my knees are Amweak
and you beat me once Gagain
and I know what happens then:
you raise the Cante...
[Chorus]
CAnd a long-forgotten faFiryCtale
is Fin your eCyes agGain
and I'm Ccaught inside a Fdream Cworld
where the Fcolors are Ctoo inGtense
and nothing is making Csense

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Long-Forgotten Fairytale

by The Magnetic Fields

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[Verse 1]

If someone told me you'd be here

whispering these familiar things

talking to my little pets

smoking the same old cigarettes

I would have laughed

[Verse 2]

I saw you last in summertime

You said you hated long goodbyes

You said there's nothing to explain

in every life a little rain

et cetera

[Chorus]

C F C

And a long-forgotten fairytale

F C G

is in your eyes again

C F C

and I'm caught inside a dream world

F C G

where the colors are too intense

and nothing is making sense

F C

There's a floating town of eiderdown

F C G

in a mist of mystery

C F C

There's an old enchanted castle

F C G

and the princess there is me

decked out like a Christmas tree

[Verse 3]

I guess you've had your little joke

but I have lost my sense of humor

My medication's wearing off

or it's just not strong enough

to cover this

[Verse 4]

and then you kiss me like before

and I find myself wanting more

and you tell that little lie

that kept me hypnotized:

another kiss...

[Chorus]

C F C

And a long-forgotten fairytale

F C G

is in your eyes again

C F C

and I'm caught inside a dream world

F C G

where the colors are too intense

and nothing is making sense

F C

There's a floating town of eiderdown

F C G

in a mist of mystery

C F C

There's an old enchanted castle

F C G

and the princess there is me

decked out like a Christmas tree

[Verse 5]

If someone told me I'd succumb

If someone said I'd be so dumb

after all the sleepless nights

when I turned on all the lights

I would have hit them

[Verse 6]

But I have turned the other cheek

My voice trembles, my knees are weak

and you beat me once again

and I know what happens then:

you raise the ante...

[Chorus]

C F C

And a long-forgotten fairytale

F C G

is in your eyes again

C F C

and I'm caught inside a dream world

F C G

where the colors are too intense

and nothing is making sense

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