[Verse 1] Within, I saw the hanging puppets Swinging from the rafters slow Their painted smiles kept twisting Like they knew what I would know A wooden wheel kept turning With its hideous circle of dolls Little hands kept reaching From the shadows of the walls [Pre-Chorus] One by one They turned to face me One by one They learned my name I tried to move But the room grew smaller And the air went thin with blame [Chorus] Puppet Master, pull me under Puppet Master, hear me scream Puppet Master, stitch my shadow To your crooked little dream Puppet Master, pull me under Puppet Master, I can't break In the center of it all You were waiting wide awake [Verse 2] The wheel spun faster, faster Till the dolls were just a blur Their glassy eyes were laughing At the fear inside of her Your fingers crossed the darkness Like a spider over bone Then the strings slipped over my wrists And I knew I was not alone [Pre-Chorus] One by one They leaned in closer One by one They shared my breath I heard your smile Behind the curtain And the boards below me creak with death [Chorus] Puppet Master, pull me under Puppet Master, hear me scream Puppet Master, stitch my shadow To your crooked little dream Puppet Master, pull me under Puppet Master, I can't break In the center of it all You were waiting wide awake [Bridge] Now I dance when you command me Now I bow when you say bend All these broken wooden angles Never let me leave the end Still I see those hanging puppets Still I watch that wheel spin round And in the heart of your dark carnival I found the place I can't be found [Chorus] Puppet Master, pull me under Puppet Master, hear me scream Puppet Master, stitch my shadow To your crooked little dream Puppet Master, pull me under Puppet Master, I can't break In the center of it all You were waiting wide awake
