Prince

I used to sit dreamy eyed, and open wide waiting for my prince to come
I'd have believed in anyone
Naive day dreams idolising has-beens
Kissing any frog in any pond, that'd have me
Each time convinced my prince had come
They'd sit and promise they'd soon become that prince and I'd soon succumb
I'd find love in everything, hope in their fat, wrinkled skin
But a thousand kisses couldn't transform these toads
Into anything but slimy men in dirty clothes
A hundred misses and a thousand viscous kisses and not one hit
I became sad and sick and tired of it...

Tired of searching endlessly
I decided my prince would never be
Alone and awkward socially, I lost my faith
I lost my way and filled with hate vowed to be alone
Throwing stones inside this house of glass then, crying when it falls apart
Drawing blood with falling shards
A masochist, collecting scars to wear as medals on my heart
Finding comfort in the dark
But when all else had gone and all hope destroyed
When I could no longer avoid my fate
I became whole
I found my soul and so my soul found its way

When I found you it all became effortless
I never could have dreamed of this.
But you... You are no prince charming
Though just as handsome, smile instantly disarming
Compassionate and kind with a brave and clever mind
Every day I'm proud you're mine
You're not my prince though, no, cos I'm no princess
I never was that damsel in distress
Never made up to impress
I didn't need to be rescued, I never was really helpless
And you helped me to see this
You helped me to be .... This.

I needed a friend, not a knight in shining armour
You came along like something magical
Filling my life with good karma
Shining your light into every dark space
And when my darkest demon showed its ugliest face
All you did was love me harder
So fuck the fairy tales, I don't need that kind of drama
Keep your castles and your diamond rings
All your shiny, poisonous things
I've already found my king
In a sovereign state of happiness;
Our kingdom is pure love.