Puppet Master
Sixteen by the river
Laughing with my friends
The best of times
Staring at the night sky
Like the stars would never end
Life was flying by
Bam
Pow
Blinked and now
I’m in my 30s wondering
Where the hell did it all go now?
Feels like wasted time
Wasted space
Wasted breath
Wasted days
Letting all those voices
Tell me who I should be
In every way
But fuck the no’s
I’m done with that
Do what I want
No turning back
You say be normal
You ain’t enough
well watch me rise
I’m calling your bluff
Watch me rise
You ain’t gonna control me
Control me
I’m not your puppet on a string
You don’t get to pull my heartbeat
Don’t get to tell me anything
I broke the box you tried to keep me in
I snapped those strings you tied
You ain’t the puppet master
I’m the one who’s damn alive
I’m the one who’s damn alive
I used to let your judgment
Cut deep like a knife
You tried to pull my strings
Like you owned my life
You can’t do this
You won’t make it
Stop dreaming
Stay small
Now I hear that shit and laugh
What did you say?
Hmph Yeah
That’s what I thought
Watch me climb
Watch me grow
To the top
I won’t stop
I’m unstoppable
And you already know
I'm unstoppable
You already know
Every doubt
Every fear
I leave behind
I’ve got my fire
My voice
My mind
Nothing can stop me
When I stand tall
I hear my heartbeat
I’ll conquer it all
I'll conquer it all
You ain’t gonna control me
Control me
I’m not your puppet on a string
You don’t get to pull my heartbeat
Don’t get to tell me anything
I broke the box you tried to keep me in
I snapped those strings you tied
You ain’t the puppet master
I’m the one who’s damn alive
I'm the one who's damn alive
Save me
Save me
Nah
I saved myself
I tore down every wall
You built around my mental health
You can't stop me
No more strings
No more shame
No more pulling me your way
I live life by my rules now
My rules now
Only mine
Day after day
Day after day
I"M FREE
You ain’t gonna control me
Control me
I’m not your puppet anymore
You can try to shut me down
Shut me down
But I’ll just kick open every door
I burned the box you tried to hide me in
I’m rising
Unapologetic and wild
You ain’t the puppet master
I am no one’s toy
I am no ones child
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I'm not your puppet anymore
I'm free