Marionette

I made you, built, split and painted

Every little ounce of my love un-wasted

Babe hush now, let's face it

You and I both know that this was ill-fated

Don't think too much or

You'll end up like them

Like the others in the webs

At the cellar door stairs

So take a second and take a breath slow, 'cause before you know

We go on with the show

Now dance for me... Can't you see

Everybody's waiting for your eulogy

Rip stop, tip top, rigor mortis bone drop

Swaying like a corpse in my endless sea

I chose you - yes you, out of all of the others

And this time it's different

I know this time I've got a

New plan, new way now to make you stay

Pull the strings, take a bow, drop the curtains please

Dance for me, dance for me like a puppet, my dear

Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear

Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make

I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break those bonds

'cause you belong to me, control you in my hands

Manipulate you with my symphonies

Strings tied tight as you fight back

Think you might break free?

Think you might take up the slack?

But that's crazy

Every step you take, every move you make

Every little breath you're drawing in and letting out?

That's me

Lips loose. I pull the threads, you follow

Your thoughts are hollow. Your time is borrowed

And you don't even realize that my hand guides you

Pulling all the tides in, tides out

Shh, don't cry, don't shout

That's it - breathe in, breathe out

Don't sigh, don't pout

You know that you can run

But there's nowhere left to hide

I'm gonna twist your arms and I'll bend your knees

I'll make you beg and I'll make you plead

You think you're free, but you forget

That you're my marionette

Dance for me. Dance for me like a puppet, my dear

Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear

Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make

I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break

Dance for me. Dance for me like a puppet, my dear

Cut the strings, cut the strings and you'll disappear

Every twitch, every breath, every move that you make

I'll decide, I'll decide, when to break those bonds