Marionette

My heart beats again,
But not for you
As you’ve done so much to me, nothing can change the way I feel.
You made me feel small
Like I was a marionette
Strings on my fingers as you played me like a puppet.
I was your toy but not anymore.
I’ve learnt from my mistakes and tonight.
While you’re dressed up in gold,

I’ll be breaking free,
Free from the hold you have on me.
I’m not so little any more, you cannot control me.
I’m learning and living,
Away from you
And I am running away,
From the fear I hold, from the world I hold so dear.
I’m learning from my mistakes,
So why don’t you?
I can see you’ve made so many,
So many mistakes you cannot heal.

I’ve seen it before, the games you play.
But you cannot play those games with me.
I know your tricks
I know how you work,
You wrapped me around your fingers but not tonight,
For I’m not the marionette I used to be,
I’m breaking free.
Tonight while you’re dressed up in gold.