Marionette - Soul Asylum

Marionette I haven’t met you yet

I hear you’re good I hear you’re made out of wood

Not quite as blind as you might think she’d be

Her roots are deep, they run as deep as a tree

And they cut off your wings and replaced them with strings

Now the strings attach to everything

It’s twisted and tangled and troubled with anger

But somehow you still swing

Tried all my tricks I tried to steal a kiss

Splinters and slivers stuck all over my lips

She thinks she must be doing something wrong

Hair-pullin' strings and then they string you along

And they cut off your wings and replaced them with strings

Now the strings attach to everything

It’s twisted and tangled but I’ve got an angle

On just what makes you swing

Hanging by a string

She is wearing thin

She’s up to workin' sometimes fours a day

No, the boss he makes her do things his way

So why do you think she’s so scared of ya

What do you think makes her that way

When push comes to shove she’ll push and shove

It doesn’t always have to be this way

She’s savin' up for a vacation somewhere

Why do you think she’s so scared of you

What do you think makes her that way

When push comes to shove she’ll push and shove ya

It’s very hard work when you don’t get paid

And they cut off your wings and replaced them with strings