[Intro - whispered, stiff, raspy] Strings... I feel strings... Strings... [Verse 1 - low, slow, mechanical] There's a hand inside my spine that I never got to see Every time I try to move it moves me differently I don't walk, I get walked, I don't talk, I get talked Every step I ever took was somebody else's fault They pull me left, they pull me right, they pull me to the floor And when I try to cut the wire, they just attach some more I don't know who's the master, I don't know who's the hand But I know I'm on a stage that I never understand [Chorus - shouted, harsh, stiff] PUPPET! PUPPET! DANCE FOR ME! I DON'T KNOW WHO'S PULLING ME! PUPPET! PUPPET! ON A STRING! I DON'T FEEL A FUCKING THING! PUPPET! PUPPET! SMILE AND BOW! I DON'T EVEN KNOW MYSELF NOW! PUPPET! PUPPET! FALL APART! SOMEBODY ELSE OWNS MY HEART! [Verse 2 - faster, aggressive, raspy] I tried to run, I tried to hide, I tried to cut the thread But every time I grab the knife, it's someone else instead My mouth is moving but the words are not my own My eyes are open but I've never been alone They dress me up, they paint my face, they make me sing a song And when I finally break the strings, they just prove me wrong I don't want a savior, I don't want a friend I just want to know where the puppet master ends [Chorus] PUPPET! PUPPET! DANCE FOR ME! I DON'T KNOW WHO'S PULLING ME! PUPPET! PUPPET! ON A STRING! I DON'T FEEL A FUCKING THING! PUPPET! PUPPET! SMILE AND BOW! I DON'T EVEN KNOW MYSELF NOW! PUPPET! PUPPET! FALL APART! SOMEBODY ELSE OWNS MY HEART! [Bridge - slow, heavy, spoken with reverb] I looked up... And saw the strings... They go... all the way... up... [Verse 3 - screaming, chaotic] I AM THE DOLL THAT YOU PLAY WITH IN THE NIGHT! I AM THE THING THAT YOU MOVE WHEN YOU WANT A FIGHT! EVERY BONE IN MY BODY IS A STICK IN YOUR HAND! EVERY STEP THAT I TAKE IS A STEP YOU COMMAND! CUT! CUT! CUT UNTIL I FALL! CUT UNTIL I DON'T HEAR YOUR VOICE AT ALL! I DON'T WANT YOUR STAGE! I DON'T WANT YOUR SHOW! I JUST WANT TO CUT THE STRINGS AND FINALLY GO! [Outro - fading, whispered] Strings... Still... strings... [End - single distorted bass drop into silence]
