On a string, on a string, on a string I was held
The way that I move, can you tell?
My actions are orchestrated from above me
And so I swing and I sway
Wave my hand, kick my leg
And it's always right with the music
Until all that swaying starts to make you sick
For a song I was bought
Now I lie when I talk
With a careful eye on the cue cards
Onto a stage, I was pushed
With my sorrow well-rehearsed
So give me all your pity and your money, now (All of it)
We used to think that sound was something pure
But if I could act like this was my real life
And not some cage where I've been placed
Well then, I could tell you the truth like I used to
And not be afraid of sounding fake
Now all anyone's listening for are the mistakes
(Oh, I'm sorry)
No, it's okay, it's okay
One two three, one two three
In a house, by myself
I hear the ice start to melt
And I'll watch rooftops weep for the sunlight
And I know what must change
**** my face, **** my name
They are brief and false advertisements
For a soul I don't have
Something true I have lacked
And spent my whole life trying to make up for
But I found in a song
And in the people I love
They will lift me up out of darkness
And now my door, it stands open
I'm inviting everyone in
We're gonna laugh, we're gonna drink until the morning comes
That's what we are going to do
Come on! Come on!
[00:00.000] On a string, on a string, on a string I was held
[00:08.741] The way that I move, can you tell?
[00:13.426] My actions are orchestrated from above me
[00:21.875] And so I swing and I sway
[00:26.336] Wave my hand, kick my leg
[00:30.851] And it's always right with the music
[00:37.321]
[00:39.829] Until all that swaying starts to make you sick
[00:43.793]
[00:44.318] For a song I was bought
[00:48.867] Now I lie when I talk
[00:53.449] With a careful eye on the cue cards
[01:01.935] Onto a stage, I was pushed
[01:06.836] With my sorrow well-rehearsed
[01:11.079] So give me all your pity and your money, now (All of it)
[01:19.622]
[01:21.009] We used to think that sound was something pure
[01:26.019]
[01:26.794] But if I could act like this was my real life
[01:35.702] And not some cage where I've been placed
[01:44.755] Well then, I could tell you the truth like I used to
[01:53.743] And not be afraid of sounding fake
[02:01.103] Now all anyone's listening for are the mistakes
[02:07.054]
[02:07.754] (Oh, I'm sorry)
[02:09.242] No, it's okay, it's okay
[02:10.868] One two three, one two three
[02:14.340]
[03:06.838] In a house, by myself
[03:11.310] I hear the ice start to melt
[03:15.558] And I'll watch rooftops weep for the sunlight
[03:24.959] And I know what must change
[03:29.677] **** my face, **** my name
[03:34.271] They are brief and false advertisements
[03:43.192] For a soul I don't have
[03:47.940] Something true I have lacked
[03:51.962] And spent my whole life trying to make up for
[04:01.604] But I found in a song
[04:06.097] And in the people I love
[04:10.889] They will lift me up out of darkness
[04:19.659] And now my door, it stands open
[04:24.553] I'm inviting everyone in
[04:29.311] We're gonna laugh, we're gonna drink until the morning comes
[04:35.966]
[04:36.188] That's what we are going to do
[04:37.862] Come on! Come on!