Marionette
c + p Michael Brenneis, 2012 Cestwa Music, BMI
You're a marionette
Look behind the curtain / pull back the velvet rope
about your future you can be certain / when you feel the hands close around your throat
we knew that your beliefs were tainted all along
you never could resist the impulse to conform
now you leave us to affirm that we are strong
when the master pulls the strings that cause you to perform
credits
from Occupied,
released March 8, 2012
c + p Michael Brenneis, 2012 Cestwa Music, BMI
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