This song was originally teased by Abigail Barlow on her TikTok and Instagram on December 31st, 2023. An additional snippet was again teased on TikTok and Instagram the following day, January 1st, 2024.
Lyrics from Snippet
[Bridge]
I'm still learning how to live
Oh, I know one day we'll look back on all of this
And laugh about the drama, and the heartache
And the trauma that it's given us
I know that we're hurtin'
And the midnight oil's burning at both ends
But life is not a fairytale, is it?
Is it?
Lyrics from Snippet
[Verse 1]
Dear Ben, I had to go before the clock struck twelve
Before the hourglass of ash ran out
Before you fell too far and rang the bells
The bells
Dear Ben, your memory, it casts some sort of spell
Reminding me you lovеd me so well
While I didn't know how to lovе myself
Myself
[Pre-Chorus]
And we had a ball
Dancing through these halls
[Chorus]
But, something's gotta give
Can't force a happy ever after if the game is rigged
My empty wish won't build this castle
Of all the chapters, all the seasons
I'll miss loving you most
But something's gotta give, ooh
Baby, I'm learning how to live
Without my prince
(Charming, charming)
Baby, I'm learning how to live