When the Gods Dare to Believe

We are a story of starlight and wonder
Of twilight and rain and the sound of the thunder,
And we are a story that's told at the end of the day --

We are a story of victims and saviors
Of heroes and villains and princesses' favors,
And we are a story that chases the darkness away --

We are a story of pumpkins and coaches
Of dances with princes while midnight approaches,
And we are the slipper of glass that you leave on the stair --

We are a story of ash-girls and tatters
Of gowns spun from dreams and the moment that matters,
And we are the wishes and whimsies that make the world fair --

        We are a story of brighter tomorrows,
        A sword made of joy and a shield against sorrows,
        We are the specter of hope in the heart of the tales.
        We are a story of mercy and laughter,
        Of once-upon-wonder and each ever after,
        For when the gods dare to believe, then the light never fails.

We are a story of cloaks and of cunning
Of paths left behind and the wolves that come running,
And we are the hood that you wear like a flame in the wood --

We are the grandmothers passing the candle
Of choices to face and of dangers to handle,
And we are the girls that you'd be, if you knew that you could --

We are a story of seafoam and sadness,
Of love and of folly and all the heart's madness,
And we are the knife that your sisters press into your hand --

We are a story of sea-kings and daughters,
Of spindrift and footsteps and blood in the waters,
And we are the sacrifice only a few understand --

        We are a story of brighter tomorrows,
        A sword made of joy and a shield against sorrows,
        We are the specter of hope in the heart of the tales.
        We are a story of mercy and laughter,
        Of once-upon-wonder and each ever after,
        For when the gods dare to believe, then the light never fails.

We are the story you live in your dreaming,
The land made of mist, all the glass mountains gleaming,
And we are the hope that you hold when the darkness grows strong --

We are the story of truth and redemption,
Of all of the dreamers defying convention,
And we know that questions and quests can't be stopped very long --

        We are a story of brighter tomorrows,
        A sword made of joy and a shield against sorrows,
        We are the specter of hope in the heart of the tales.
        We are a story of mercy and laughter,
        Of once-upon-wonder and each ever after,
        For when the gods dare to believe, then the light never fails.

We are a story of mercy and laughter,
Of once-upon-wonder and each ever after,
For when the gods dare to believe, then the light never fails.

Written on: 2008-06-19. Seanan McGuire