Lyrics: Elyssa Samsel/Kate Anderson
Music: Elyssa Samsel/Kate Anderson
Some stories start with "Once Upon a Time."
Some start with "long long ago."
My story starts here.
When your world has caved and it can't be saved,
it's like you're swimming against the tide.
When the dad you knew up and leaves you too,
you wanna totally run and hide.
Stuck with a mom who forgets I'm here.
Lately it seems I could disappear.
And so I read another chapter, another chapter,
so I can be miles away.
And if I read another chapter, another chapter,
at least I can get through today.
Life's nothing like it was before,
but it's nothing that I can't ignore,
as long as there's another chapter, another chapter,
another world to explore.
What's the worst time to move to a new school?
Junior year.
I guess that's why I disappear into books.
lately I've become obsessed with the fairytale about this guy,
Prince Oliver.
Don't judge me,
check out his illustration and tell me he isn't hot.
Well that prince you see,
he's a lot like me.
His dad is totally gone for good.
And that very first week
I went on such a streak,
I memorized every word.
Sometimes it's nice just to empathize.
Also those tights really flaunt his thighs.
So I read another chapter, another chapter,
where Oliver's brave and kind.
And then I read another chapter, another chapter,
it helps to distract my mind.
Don't care if I'm out of place.
Don't care if I'm a waste of space.
As long as there's another chapter, another chapter,
then no one can see my face.
So there's this part
where Prince Oliver is trying to rescue the princess,
but he falls off a cliff into the ocean.
It's basically a metaphor for my life.
Sometimes I feel like I'm falling,
I'm falling, I'm falling,
I'm falling like you.
Everything's moving way too fast and it's passing me,
passing me, passing me by.
I don't have anything to hold on to.
Anything...
Like you.
(Like you)
So here I am,
30 days into my junior year,
obsessed with a fairytale.
I've gotta return this book!
Time to give it up.
Get over it.
Stop being such a nerd.
I'm too old for this.
I've gotta quit.
Try to blend into the herd.
When did my life get so absurd?
But I don't need another chapter, another chapter,
taking me miles away.
Won't try to read another chapter, another chapter,
I know I can get through today.
One day I'll be out of here.
It's really only one more year.
Tell me there's another chapter, another chapter,
of life beyond high school years.
But before I return it,
I have to take one last peek at Prince Oliver.
That's when the word "help"
appears on the page.
That was never there before.
I think I need another chapter, another chapter.
I have to see what this could be.
I need to read another chapter, another chapter,
'Cause maybe he's writing to me.
What else will the story show?
If there's more I gotta know.
I think I've got another chapter, another chapter,
another chapter, another chapter,
another——Chapter.
To start.