Puppeteer Lyrics - A Deathbed Promise

Verse 1: 

Well hello puppeteer 

what fun games we'll play today 

you be the tortured soul 

I'll be an object in the way 

if your illness is your excuse 

for the way that you behave 

know I'm just like you 

the black dog follows me too 

though I can't seem to spare your attention 

tangled up by your expectations 

hung up, pushed to the side 

trimmed face, but we're dead inside 

Your mistakes are the gasoline 

that flood my dependency 

I'll light a match just to draw your eyes 

now watch me ignite 

Chorus: 

So yank me around, yank me around 

Tie me down, tie me down 

Then when I finally stand up for myself 

in the midst of everything 

you walk out 

Verse 2: 

The scenes always change 

but my place remains the same 

in the truth you try not to see 

and the only one left is me 

I singed the strings and lost control 

I'm going to watch it all unfold 

no turning back now 

this is the way 

things will have to stay 

Chorus: 

So yank me around, yank me around 

Tie me down, tie me down 

Then when I finally stand up for myself 

in the midst of everything 

you walk out 

Bridge: 

All I wanted was you to see me 

burning bright 

Instead you up and left us 

without a fight 

so you just throw me away 

just like the coward you portray 

but stand still because here's the page turner 

I'm putting you on the back burner 

and it will 

Tear you apart, tear you apart 

Little remorse from your work of art 

so don't even try to stand up for yourself 

in the midst of everything 

I'll feed you to the sharks