A/N: I don't own Once Upon a Time. I am a big fan of the Mad Hatter. just about any version, actually. I just fell in love with Jefferson's character. I had to write something for him.


have you ever done something you regretted?

something so fundamentally wrong that it eats away at your soul?

you try to fix it

{over and over and over again}

in your desperation

time blurs together

{get it to work/get it to work/get it to work}

and yet the clock ticks

{on and on and on}

and every second you remember

seconds turn into minutes

{and hours and days and weeks and months and years}

you die a thousand deaths

and then die a thousand more

you're never free

and you shouldn't be

{it's your fault, isn't it?}

it was your choice to make

and you made the wrong one

and as much as you wish and hope and pray

nothing you can do will change that

{I'm sorry, Grace}