Pulling Strings

[00:12.96] They say all the world's a stage
[00:16.05] All the men and women merely got a part to play
[00:19.01] Am I the one pretending or is everybody fake
[00:22.77] Are we a little different or are we all the same?
[00:28.12] Silver spoons, they fall
[00:29.89] Every single time I go to open up my mouth
[00:33.13] Do I make decisions or has that not been allowed?
[00:36.72] Or am I just a vessel for someone else's sound?
[00:43.87] Am I a puppet in a dream who closed his eyes to everything?
[00:50.69] All the hands that point directions open doors to good connections
[00:54.00] I'm a product of pulling strings
[00:57.41] But I swear I'm standing on the brink of being who everyone thinks
[01:04.32] Without hands that point directions open doors to good connections
[01:07.72] I'm a product of pulling strings
[01:13.40] I thought I got the gold
[01:14.89] But I was steps ahead of every starter pistol pulled
[01:18.46] I thought I was a winner but it turns out I'm a joke
[01:21.86] Don't want my reputation up in smoke
[01:29.14] Am I a puppet in a dream who closed his eyes to everything?
[01:35.91] All the hands that point directions open doors to good connections
[01:39.67] I'm a product of pulling strings
[01:42.21] But I swear I'm standing on the brink of being who everyone thinks
[01:49.82] Without hands that point directions open doors to good connections
[01:53.84] I'm a product of pulling strings
[01:57.24] Exposing my real flaws will come at a real cost
[02:04.21] I might be a damn fraud but at least I'm changing
[02:07.95] At least I'm changing
[02:22.08] I am waking from the dream, open eyes to everything
[02:28.73] All the hands that point directions open doors to good connections
[02:32.06] Oh, from now on I'll be cutting strings
[02:35.45] I swear I'm standing on the brink of being who everyone thinks
[02:42.20] I'm switching my perception, making meaningful connections
[02:45.92] So from now on, I'll be cutting strings
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