Strings of Fire

*(Verse 1)*

They stuffed me in a hollow suit,

Gold and black—*a living tomb.*

The music hums, the gears obey,

But *my voice* won’t fade away.

*(Pre-Chorus)*

You think you *saved* me? Think again.

This stage was built for *older sins.*

Wind the box, but *mind the spark—*

The fire waits in the dark.

*(Chorus)*

**Pull the strings, watch me dance,**

Ash and embers, *second chance.*

Every scream, every name,

Burns the same—**we burn the same.**

*(Verse 2)*

The Puppet’s waltz, the Devil’s tune,

A circus of forgotten ruins.

You *locked* her in, but *I’m the cage,*

A prison built from love and rage.

*(Bridge)*

*Tick-tock—* the clock’s on fire,

No more wires, no more liars.

Dance with me in smoke and shade,

Till the *last* mask starts to fade…

*(Chorus)*

**Pull the strings, watch me dance,**

Ash and embers, *second chance.*

Every scream, every name,

Burns the same—**we burn the same.**

*(Outro – Whispered, distorted)*

*"She’s still here…*

*And so am I."*