[00:00.92]On a string
[00:03.20]On a string
[00:06.48]On a string I was held
[00:10.68]The way I move, can you tell?
[00:15.18]My actions are orchestrated from above
[00:22.75]So I swing and I'll sway
[00:26.65]Wave my hand, kick my leg
[00:31.10]And it's always right with the music
[00:38.90]Until all that swaying starts to make you sick
[00:47.50]For a song, I was bought
[00:51.49]Now I lie when I talk
[00:55.54]With a careful eye on the cue cards
[01:03.08]Onto a stage, I was pushed
[01:07.42]With my sorrow well rehearsed
[01:11.82]So give me all your pity and your money now
[01:18.56]All of it
[01:20.44]We used to think that sound was something pure
[01:28.52]If I could act like this was my real life
[01:36.27]And not some cage where I've been placed
[01:44.51]Well then I could tell you the truth like I used to
[01:52.22]And not be afraid of sounding fake
[02:00.25]Now all everyone's listening for are the mistakes
[02:06.80]One, two, three
[02:07.87]One, two, three
[02:23.74]In a house by myself
[02:27.73]I hear the ice start to melt
[02:31.72]And I watched the rooftops weep for the sunlight
[02:39.10]And I know what must change
[02:42.99]**** my face, **** my name
[02:46.94]They are brief and false advertisements
[02:54.63]For a soul, I don't have
[02:58.47]Something true I have lacked
[03:02.97]And spent my whole life trying to make up for
[03:10.03]But I found, in a song
[03:14.09]And in the people I love
[03:18.59]They will lift me up out of darkness
[03:25.76]And now my door, it stands open
[03:29.76]I'm inviting everyone in
[03:33.14]We're gonna laugh, we're gonna drink until the morning comes
[03:40.43]That's what we're gonna do come on

On a string
On a string
On a string I was held
The way I move, can you tell?
My actions are orchestrated from above
So I swing and I'll 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
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 everyone's listening for are the mistakes
One, two, three
One, two, three
In a house by myself
I hear the ice start to melt
And I watched the 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're gonna do come on