# Once There Was | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 03:03 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Once There Was
- Visible lyric pages: 30

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `once-there-was`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 03:03 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-426d7f733ef5a765
- Visible lyric pages: 30
- Pages with stored lyric text: 30
- Video-backed song pages: 30
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 22020
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 31
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: In This Hour, A Gift For Christmas, A Winter Season, All You Are, Always Believed In, Big Silver Plateau, Birth Of A Demon, and Black And White Picture
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Once There Was formed in New Jersey in the early 2000s with vocalist Anya Marina, guitarist Chad Gilbert, and bassist Geoff Rickly. They released albums like 'The Hum and the Shiver' in 2005 and 'Firecracker' in 2008, working in a space between indie rock and folk with ethereal vocals and introspective lyrics. Their 2015 track 'A Gift for Christmas' became a seasonal favorite, appearing in films and television shows. Other...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. In This Hour — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/in-this-hour
2. A Gift For Christmas — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/a-gift-for-christmas
3. A Winter Season — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/a-winter-season
4. All You Are — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/all-you-are
5. Always Believed In — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/always-believed-in
6. Big Silver Plateau — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/big-silver-plateau
7. Birth Of A Demon — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/birth-of-a-demon
8. Black And White Picture — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/black-and-white-picture
9. Black Roses — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/black-roses
10. Broken — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/broken
11. Dead Dream — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/dead-dream
12. Dead, Naked And Totally Exposed — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/dead-naked-and-totally-exposed
13. Demons — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/demons
14. Final Flight — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/final-flight
15. For You — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/for-you
16. Forever For You (Enclose Me Now) — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/forever-for-you-enclose-me-now
17. Laid To Rest — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/laid-to-rest
18. Lost — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/lost
19. Made Of Stone — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/made-of-stone
20. Mirrors — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/mirrors
21. More Than I Might Know — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/more-than-i-might-know
22. Mourning Angel — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/mourning-angel
23. Nights — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/nights
24. Season Of The Fall — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/season-of-the-fall
25. The Final Leave — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/the-final-leave
26. Time To Sleep — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/time-to-sleep
27. Where Angels Grow — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/where-angels-grow
28. While Awake — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/while-awake
29. While Winter Calls — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/while-winter-calls
30. Winter Tales — https://lyroverse.com/once-there-was/winter-tales