[Verse 1 – harsh] They hung me from invisible wires Above a stage of blame Every twitch a choreography Every breath assigned a name Pull the wrists and I would bow Pull the jaw and I would grin They stitched obedience Like tendons under skin [Pre-Chorus – harsh rising] Don’t move unless we move you. Don’t speak unless we say. Don’t think beyond the ceiling. Don’t look the other way. [Chorus – clean, strained] I feel the strings in my skin Cutting deeper when I bend You call it love I call it pins Holding up a hollow man If I bleed it’s just the price Of learning how to stand I’d rather fall like lightning Than dance on your command [Verse 2 – harsh] The audience applauded Every time I broke They loved the way I shattered Right on fucking cue But wood begins to splinter When it’s soaked in years of rain And even painted smiles Start to peel in pain [Breakdown – slow, violent] Cut. One. String. Watch the puppet Learn to swing. Cut. Them. All. Let the silence Watch me fall. [Bridge – clean rising into harsh] No more hands above my head No more wires in my spine If freedom means I hit the ground Then let the fall be mine [Final Chorus – massive] Rip the strings out of my skin Let the stage lights die I’d rather stand in darkness Than live another lie If I’m dangerous now It’s because I learned to fly After falling through the hands That kept me in the sky
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