Puppet Show (Reprise)

[SPOKEN] Hey...hey you there... do you see me here? Am I not a person to you? Step into my world, for just a day, You'll be as lonely as I am too. Come in... Come in... VERSE 1 Bow when they say bow Smile when they say smile Painted on this face Been a while, been a while Crowd goes wild, I break Every time they pull Feel the sting, feel the ache But the stage feels full CHORUS Welcome to the puppet show They broke me and I didn't know Every time they pulled a string I felt the sting, felt everything These strings hold me down Posed me like their clown Put me on the shelf Till I lost myself Welcome to the puppet show VERSE 2 Hid the pieces they couldn't find Left my wildness far behind Made me bow, made me break Now all I feel is this ache Smile for pictures, say the prayer Pretend that nobody's there CHORUS Welcome to the puppet show They broke me and I didn't know Every time they pulled a string I felt the sting, felt everything These strings hold me down Posed me like their clown Put me on the shelf Till I lost myself [spoken] But something's burning in the dark A tiny piece, a stubborn spark I'm finding pieces of my soul The parts they never could control And there's something they don't know— I'm gonna burn this puppet show OUTRO Come one, come all, come and see The puppet's final show to be