Verse 1 You watch me dance from up above Pulling threads and calling it love Every time you're feeling low You yank me down so I can't go I used to think this was the deal Your pain becomes the one I feel But love was never meant to be A hand that only moves through me Pre-Chorus I keep asking why you never lift me higher Why every string leads straight into your fire Can you feel it, feel it building up in me I'm done being what you need me to be Chorus Puppeteer, puppeteer Not another string, not another year You pull me down, I'm cutting free Puppeteer, you don't control me Cut, cut, cutting every string Watch me rise, I don't need anything Puppeteer, puppeteer I'm done, I'm done, I'm out of here Verse 2 I used to think I owed you this The weight you hand me with a kiss But love should raise me off the ground Not tie me to your lowest sound I'm learning how to move alone No hand to guide me, mind's my own Every string I sever here Makes the picture clear Pre-Chorus I keep asking why you never lift me higher Why every string leads straight into your fire Can you feel it, feel it building up in me I'm done being what you need me to be Chorus Puppeteer, puppeteer Not another string, not another year You pull me down, I'm cutting free Puppeteer, you don't control me Cut, cut, cutting every string Watch me rise, I don't need anything Puppeteer, puppeteer I'm done, I'm done, I'm out of here Bridge One string gone Two strings gone Down to one, it's stretched and fraying Last thread holding on, but I'm not staying Final Chorus PUPPETEER, PUPPETEER Not another string, not another year You pull me down, I'm cutting free Puppeteer, you don't control me Cut, cut, cutting every string Watch me rise, I don't need anything Puppeteer, puppeteer I cut the last one now I'm free Outro Watch me move without a wire Watch me rise and not require Anyone to pull me through I'm free of you, I'm free of you
