Cinderella - Madilyn Crossland

"Cinderella" is the fourth track from Madilyn Crossland's debut songwriting demo, These Walls.

This song tears down the fairy tale fantasy. If you try to live your life like a princess from a story, you won't be successful. But more importantly, why would you want to?

Lyrics:
You know the story well
The girl who tripped and fell
And lost her shoes
And ended in the news
From rags to riches
She burned the bridges
And then she fell in love
And ended all her suffering
I thought that being with you
Would be a fairytale too

But the clock struck midnight
And it didn’t seem right
I needed you by my side
And I guess I’ll never win
My carriage is a pumpkin
And the walls are caving in on Cinderella

The mice they made my dress
But I made such a mess
Of loving you
So now what I do?
We danced the night away
But that was yesterday
When we were fools
I guess we broke the rules
And now my charming prince
Has been gone ever since

‘Cause the clock struck midnight
And it didn’t seem right
I needed you by my side
And I guess I’ll never win
My carriage is a pumpkin
And the walls are caving in on Cinderella

Don’t read the book
Don’t even look
Don’t break or bend
Cinderella
Don’t ever lose
One of your shoes
This fairytale is coming to an end

Oh, ‘cause the clock struck midnight
And it didn’t seem right
I needed you by my side
And I guess I’ll never win
My carriage is a pumpkin
And the walls are caving in on Cinderella

Outro

Don’t leave the ball
And lose it all
Don’t forget your dreams
Cinderella
Don’t change yourself
For someone else
This fairytale is just not what it seems

Written by Madilyn Crossland in 2014. Recorded and Published in 2020 by Madilyn Crossland.
Listen to this music on Soundcloud:   / these-walls  
Visit Madilyn's website: madilyncrosslandmezzo.com
Follow Madilyn on Instagram: @madimoisellee