twisted play

In this carousel of life, I'm a puppet on display
Strings attached to every move, got me dancing night and day
A painted smile upon my face, but tears are in my eyes
I'll dance for the crowd, no you won't see me cry

They pull the strings, they make sway
A puppet in their twisted play
Beneath this facade, I'm breaking free
I'm not a fraud

I've been a puppet in your hands, tangled up in strings
I'll cut these tattered ties, like a bird with broken wings
Caught up in your lies so long
Blinded and I couldn't see
The master of this puppet show wasn't me
But it's gonna be

For years and years I've been dancing to your tune
I'm not a fragile doll, I won't do what you tell me to
I've sung a happy song, with a voice that's not my own
And as much as you've tried to stunt me, I've grown

They pull the strings, they make sway
A puppet in their twisted play
Beneath all these masks
I'm breaking free, I'm done at last

I've been a puppet in your hands, tangled up in strings
I'll cut these tattered ties, like a bird with broken wings
Caught up in your lies so long
Blinded and I couldn't see
The master of this puppet show wasn't me
But it's gonna be

Only looking forward, no longer looking back
No longer shackled by your strings, I'm breaking free at last
In the mirror I see someone new, whose stifled fire burns
She's rewritten her own story, and this time it's her turn

I've been a puppet in your hands, tangled up in strings
I'll cut these tattered ties, like a bird with broken wings
Caught up in your lies so long
Blinded and I couldn't see
The master of this puppet show wasn't me

But it's gonna be
But it's gonna be
Yeah
Woah, Woah
But it's gonna be