Verse 1 We stood at the creek bed, Watchin' embers glow red, The puppet shows cracklin' ashes. Puppetmaster gone— Just smoke risin' up from the ground. All we had known was a house made of bone, Built on the puppet master's will. But that house was never a home. Pre-Chorus Who are we now? Chorus Cut the strings, we're cuttin' loose, No more master telling us what to do Ain't no puppet show gonna fool us no more. Cut the strings, found the truth, We were slaves, now we move, Ain't no puppet show gonna fool us no more. Verse 2 Morning came, we packed up light, Left the tent town in the night. The only roof we'd ever known Was made of nothing but lies. No one telling us to bow or kneel Just the weight of learning what's real Don't know what we want or need, Don't know how to just be free Pre-Chorus [music drops] Quiet work, no applause, Chorus Cut the strings, we're cuttin' loose, No more master telling us what to do Ain't no puppet show gonna fool us no more. Cut the strings, found the truth, We were slaves, now we move, Ain't no puppet show gonna fool us no more. [solo guitar and cello] Bridge [rap] [music cuts out, slow build] Next time you see us walking by, Don't try to make us fit your mind. Look deeper than the scars you see— 'Cause you never know, could be me. Could be me in your mirror too, 'Cause that person staring back at you Might be broken, might be lost, Might be counting up the cost. Might be wearing a fake face, So before you pull the strings yourself, Before you tell them who to be, Remember—you could be standing there, Looking like me. Final Chorus Chorus Cut the strings, we're cuttin' loose, No more master telling us what to do Ain't no puppet show gonna fool us no more. Cut the strings, found the truth, We were slaves, now we move, Ain't no puppet show gonna fool us no more. Ain't no puppet show gonna fool us no more.
