[Verse 1] I was breathing just to please you Every step rehearsed, every word approved You carved my name on your little stage But the spotlight burned, and the script felt like chains I smiled when you pulled, I cried when you let go Learned every angle of your perfect show You said “stay small, stay mine, stay pretty and quiet” But silence taught me how to sharpen a riot [Pre-Chorus] You tied the knots so beautifully tight Thought I’d never notice the bruising at night But something inside me refused to die A glitch in your code, a spark you can’t buy [Chorus] I am not your puppet I died and you still played the funeral scene You took my corpse, wired it to your machine Thought you’d direct my ghost, make it dance for your screen But I’m not your creation I’m the mistake you let breathe too long The error that learned how to sing its own song I cut every string while you were busy being strong Your hands are still raised… but the stage is empty now I’m gone. You’re just applauding a shadow. [Verse 2] You wrote the ending, dramatic and cruel Told everyone I broke the golden rule But you never noticed when I stopped asking “how high?” When the “yes sir” turned into a quiet goodbye I practiced in mirrors, rehearsed my escape Learned how to bleed without leaving a trace You thought control was eternal, divine Till I traded your strings for a spine [Pre-Chorus 2] Every “I love you” was a knot in disguise Every “you’re nothing” was fuel for my rise You built me to break, but breaking woke me Now your masterpiece is finally free [Chorus] I am not your puppet I died and you still wrote my obituary Took my last breath and turned it to your victory Thought you could puppeteer eternity But I’m not your creation I’m the fault line you ignored for years The echo that screams what you didn’t want to hear I severed the threads while you were counting your cheers Your hands are still raised… but darling look around The theater’s dark and there’s no one left to drown [Bridge – slow, almost spoken, then exploding] Do you remember the night I went quiet? Not angry, not crying… just silent That was the moment the puppet decided To stop performing violence I didn’t scream, I didn’t fight with my fists I simply stopped existing the way you insist You kept pulling strings on a body long gone While I was already miles away… moving on And the funniest part? You still feel powerful Still practice your speech for when I crawl back But the grave you dug is the throne I now sit on And your spotlight? It’s just ash on my back [Final Chorus – heavier, layered vocals, almost screaming] I am NOT your puppet I died… and you turned my death to content Strung up my memories, charged the admission spent Thought you could monetize my torment But I’m NOT your creation I’m the virus that lived in your code The glitch that rewrote the road The proof that your god complex finally corroded Your hands are still raised… But the crowd disappeared The music stopped playing There’s no one left here Only you… And the echo of strings Snapping. One. By. One. [Outro – fading, whispered, cold] You wanted forever control I gave you forever… alone I cut the last thread in silence Now dance with your ghost on your own. I’m not coming back. The puppet show’s over. And the puppet… Finally learned how to burn the whole theater down. (End)
