Puppet On A String

from Mona Lisa Smile by Colin Upfield

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lyrics

Pull my strings and see me move
Watch me sing and dance for you
Move my lips and hear me talk
Wind me up and watch me walk

I'm like a puppet on a string
A performing dog in a circus ring
A songbird forced to sing
Afraid of what tomorrow brings

Cut my strings and see me fall
Watch me struggle, watch me crawl
Close my eyes and I am blind
Cover ears, close my mind

I'm like a puppet on a string
A performing dog in a circus ring
A queen ruled by her king
A soaring bird with a broken wing

And in these days of desperate times
I have to take hold of my life
Out there is a destiny for me to meet
It's time I stood on my own two feet

Hold my strings and see me freeze
Do what you will, whatever you please
Move my arms and see me wave
Goodbye to the freedom that I crave

I'm like a puppet on a string
A performing dog in a circus ring
A dying man on a final fling
A lonely child on a garden swing

Puppet on a string....

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from Mona Lisa Smile, released April 7, 2020

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Colin Upfield England, UK

I am a singer song writer from Bucks

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