Marionette

Album: Between The Stars (2014)
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  • I wanna cut me free, you wanna clip my wings
    I'm made of flesh and bone, you wanna take control of me
    You wanna dress me up, I wanna feel the sun
    You wanna play pretend, I'm not about to bend, you'll see

    This is not a game

    You want the strings so you can
    Pull at my soul and tear me down
    You want it all, I'm not your marionette doll
    So let me go, oh

    I'm taking back the day you tried to steal from me
    I'm going to make my voice, you'll never get my choice to breathe

    This is not a game

    You want the strings so you can
    Pull in my soul and tear me down
    You want it all, I'm not your marionette doll
    So let me go, oh

    Let me go, oh
    So let me go, oh
    Let me go, oh

    I wanna cut me free but you wanna clip my wings

    This is not a game

    You want the strings so you can
    Pull in my soul and tear me down
    You want it all, I'm not your marionette doll
    So let me go

    You want the strings so you can
    Pull in my soul and tear me down
    You want it all, I'm not your marionette doll
    So let me go Writer/s: DAVE BASSETT, J. CULPEPPER, JARED HARTMANN, K. SEALS, KRISTEN MAY, SAMEER BHATTACHARYA
    Publisher: Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • A Person from A PlaceI like to think of this song as being about those things that control your life, and just don’t let you escape the cycle. You try to get out of it and not have this thing controlling your life, but it’s hard. But take the song for what you will, whether it’s the intended meaning or your own.
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