Pull My Strings

I understand the message loud and clear

My opinions don't matter as much as anyone else here

It doesn't matter how I feel as long as I have grace

It doesn't matter how I act as long as I have the "right kind of" face

My voice isn't welcome, these words they'll just cut too deep

I'll be as quiet as a church mouse, won't even let out a peep

But they can't stop the screaming that goes on inside my head

They can't stop me from feeling these words, no matter what they said

I am nothing but a puppet, society pulls my strings

Mouth shut in a permanent smile, forget all about your "feelings"

Don't speak until spoken to, they don't want to hear what I have to say

All they want is for me to fit in to the role they want me to play

Tell me what to wear, tell me what to eat

Tell me how to speak, tell me where to place my feet

You'll tell us who we are, forget about our dreams

We are all nothing but puppets, stitched at the seams

And when they get tired of us, we get tossed to the side

By then we'd be too lost, we wouldn't remember who we were, even if we tried

Pull my strings, enjoy watching me pretend

Watch as I follow all of the new trends

As we said, we understand the message loud and clear

I am nothing but a puppet, I don't matter as much as anyone else here