In a kingdom grand and wide,
Lived a prince so full of pride,
Spoiled by the world’s embrace,
Yearning for eternal praise.

In the garden one fine day,
Met a puppeteer who’d say,
“I can grant your heart's desire,
Make you never to expire.”

Oh, prince, you wished to be adored,
Forever young, forever more,
Now you're trapped in a puppet’s guise,
Eternal life behind glass eyes.

Carved from wood, a masterpiece,
Every line, a dream’s release,
People came from near and far,
To gaze upon the wooden star.

Days turned into endless show,
Strings that bind, you cannot go,
Silent cries within your soul,
Eternal youth has taken its toll.

Oh, prince, you wished to be adored,
Forever young, forever more,
Now you're trapped in a puppet’s guise,
Eternal life behind glass eyes.

Time moves on, the kingdom's flow,
Parents gone, you feel the woe,
Generations rise and fall,
But you remain, a tale for all.

Desperation fills your heart,
Longing for a brand new start,
Begged the witch to set you free,
But her magic held the key.

“Once the spell is cast, it stays,
You wished for this in foolish ways,”
Vanity’s price you now see,
Locked in wood for eternity.

Oh, prince, you wished to be adored,
Forever young, forever more,
Now you're trapped in a puppet’s guise,
Eternal life behind glass eyes.

Now your story's told with dread,
A caution tale for those misled,
Adored yet empty, life denied,
A prince forever, yet inside he cried.