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I loved this song right off when Josh played the rough track for me. I played around with it for awhile to come up with a melody and words. The chorus came pretty quick and then the verses came along to support it. This song sort of evolved and I like how it developed into the marionette imagery of a guy being controlled by a woman in a relationship. This wasn't inspired by anything I was going through personally but I felt it was a topic many people could identify with and it's just what the music spoke to me on this one... We play this as a full band live and it is one of our better songs in my opinion... a lot of movement in the guitar and different parts to it so it doesn't get stale.... however, as much as I like the full band version of it I prefer the original acoustic version of it Josh C played for me because you can hear the movement in the guitar more clearly in my opinion...

I was helpless when you found me here
Curled up in a pile on a chair
And it wasn't so long ago you dressed me up told me where to go
You pulled the strings to make me talk and you knew that I couldn't walk away

You took me in and made me feel secure
Now I know your motives weren't so pure
Cause it wasn't so long ago you dressed me up told me where to go
You pulled the strings to make me talk and you knew that I couldn't walk away


I don't need your kissin' no more
And I don't even miss you no more
And you don't even listen no more
Just pressure to perform

I don't need your sighin' no more
And I don't need your cryin' no more
And I don't need your lyin' no more
I'm headin' out the door

Strings are cut and I am free at last
This puppet show is closed and in the past
But it wasn't so long ago you dressed me up told me where to go
You pulled the strings to make me talk and you knew that I couldn't walk away