Long-Forgotten Fairytale by The Magnetic Fields
Long-Forgotten Fairytale by The Magnetic Fields

Long-Forgotten Fairytale

The Magnetic Fields * Track #38 On 69 Love Songs

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Long-Forgotten Fairytale by The Magnetic Fields

Release Date
Tue Sep 07 1999
Produced by
Stephin Merritt
Writed by
Stephin Merritt
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“Long-Forgotten Fairytale” has an upbeat melody juxtaposed with disturbing lyrics, one of the many tracks on 69 Love Songs that does this. Stephin Merritt unfolds a story of an abusive relationship through the analogy of a classic fairytale love story, complete with a floating town and an enchanted...

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Long-Forgotten Fairytale Lyrics

[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

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]
And a long-forgotten fairytale
Is in your eyes again
And I'm caught inside a dream world
Where the colors are too intense
And nothing is making sense

There's a floating town of eiderdown
In a mist of mystery
There's an old enchanted castle
And the princess there is me
Decked out like a Christmas tree

[Verse 2]
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

But then you kiss me like before
I find myself wanting more
Then you tell that little lie
That kept me hypnotized:
Another kiss

[Chorus]
And a long-forgotten fairytale
Is in your eyes again
And I'm caught inside a dream world
Where the colors are too intense
And nothing is making sense

There's a floating town of eiderdown
In a mist of mystery
There's an old enchanted castle
And the princess there is me
Decked out like a Christmas tree

[Verse 3]
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

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]
And a long-forgotten fairytale
Is in your eyes again
And I'm caught inside a dream world
Where the colors are too intense
And nothing is making sense

Long-Forgotten Fairytale Q&A

Who wrote Long-Forgotten Fairytale's ?

Long-Forgotten Fairytale was written by Stephin Merritt.

Who produced Long-Forgotten Fairytale's ?

Long-Forgotten Fairytale was produced by Stephin Merritt.

When did The Magnetic Fields release Long-Forgotten Fairytale?

The Magnetic Fields released Long-Forgotten Fairytale on Tue Sep 07 1999.

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