Strings in the Dark

(whispered)

Please don’t leave me on my own

Close the door, don’t make me watch you go

In the dead of the night, I close my eyes

But my mind won’t let me rest tonight

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You pulled my strings so you could play me

Strummin’ on my heart just to betray me

Had me dancing to your tune

Every chord, a ghost of you

There’s a hole where my chest should be

Your shadow still sings inside of me

Am I dead or alive? Can’t tell no more

Since you left, I’ve been rotten to the core

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I’m haunted by the things you said

Demons crawl where angels fled

You got me wrapped around your truth

But baby, I’m cutting through the noose

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I’m undead, still breathing in your grave

Your love’s the curse I couldn’t save

You played my heart like a melody

But I’m burning down your symphony

Yeah, the Boogeyman ain’t got shit on me

I got nightlight fire in my screen

Still stuck in this room with memories

But I ain’t your puppet, no strings on me

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You got me wrapped around your finger, acting like a fool

Must’ve been the strings you pulled

But now I see the truth

I was just a puppet to you

In a dream, I could fly away

But the nightmare’s where I stay

Every breath I take’s a fight

Between your ghost and my will to survive

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(soft falsetto)

Baby, can you blame me? You made me insane

Stitched me with your lies, bled me with your name

Gun to temple, whisper in the dark

Cut my strings, I’ll restart my heart

(whispered echo)

Cut me loose…

Cut me loose…

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I’m undead, yeah, I’m free at last

From the shadows of my past

Your show is over, curtain falls

No more puppet in your walls

I’m undead, but I finally see

There’s no more strings controlling me

In the blink of an eye, I reclaim my breath

Gone with the night, reborn from death

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(whispered, layered)

Gone with the night…

No more strings tonight…

I’m undead… but alive inside.