[Verse 1]
I used to bite the hand
Just to prove I could
Kept my name like armor
Kept my heart on wood
I drew my own maps
Marked every line in ink
I liked the taste of “mine”
I liked to make you think
You’d ask me to lean in
I’d turn it into steel
I’d say I don’t need help
Then hide what I could feel
[Pre-Chorus]
But the room gets smaller
When I stand alone
And my pride gets loud
But it leaves me cold
You look at me steady
Like you know the code
And I catch myself
At the edge of let go
[Chorus]
I’m your muse, your puppet
Take the wheel, take the wheel
I fought it for a heartbeat
Now I want what’s real
I’m your muse, your puppet
Pull me in, pull me in (pull me in)
I’m tired of holding
Every sharp little thing
[Verse 2]
I was built on no
On not for anyone
On closing every door
Before the night was done
I wore “don’t touch me” like
A ring around my throat
But you never flinched once
You just held the rope
And it made me angry
How calm your hands could be
How you could name my chaos
Then hand it back to me
I hated how I needed
The way you said my name
Like something in my chest
Was learning how to stay
[Pre-Chorus]
But the room gets smaller
When I stand alone
And my pride gets loud
But it leaves me cold
You look at me steady
Like you know the code
And I catch myself
At the edge of let go
[Chorus]
I’m your muse, your puppet
Take the wheel, take the wheel
I fought it for a heartbeat
Now I want what’s real
I’m your muse, your puppet
Pull me in, pull me in (pull me in)
I’m tired of holding
Every sharp little thing
[Bridge]
I don’t want a prison
I want a hand on my waist
I don’t want to vanish
I want to choose my place
Let me keep my fire
Let me keep my name
Then turn me like a key
And teach me the game
If I fall, catch me
If I burn, stay near
I’m still all thunder
Just softer here
[Chorus]
I’m your muse, your puppet
Take the wheel, take the wheel
I fought it for a heartbeat
Now I want what’s real
I’m your muse, your puppet
Pull me in, pull me in (pull me in)
I’m tired of holding
Every sharp little thing
[Outro]
I was all locked doors
Now I’m letting you in
I was all “never”
Now I’m saying, “begin” (begin)
I’m your muse, your puppet
Take the wheel
I’m your muse, your puppet
Make me real