[00:01.667]The stage is bright and every string is clear
[00:06.756]I dance the steps they teach me year by year
[00:11.778]I feel the knot that never seems to break
[00:16.822]And every step is mine for form's sake
[00:23.133]I wake up to the wires on my wrists
[00:27.733]They steer my hands to all the daily lists
[00:32.889]I tug the knot and feel a little slack
[00:37.756]But someone at the other end pulls back
[00:42.567]I packed my bags and booked a one-way ride
[00:48.056]The script was in the pocket of my pride
[00:53.122]I checked the new address, the new routine
[00:56.811]The pulls just follow wires I've never seen
[01:01.811]The stage is bright and every string is clear
[01:06.922]I dance the steps they teach me year by year
[01:11.856]I sing the notes they wrote but sigh inside
[01:16.433]A whole world waits behind the mask I hide
[01:21.811]The stage is bright and every string is clear
[01:26.878]I dance the steps they teach me year by year
[01:31.833]I feel the knot that never seems to break
[01:36.811]And every step is mine for form's sake
[02:02.989]I packed my bags and booked a one-way ride
[02:07.867]The script was in the pocket of my pride
[02:12.933]I checked the new address, the new routine
[02:16.311]The pulls just follow wires I've never seen
[02:20.311]The stage is bright and every string is clear
[02:26.556]I dance the steps they teach me year by year
[02:31.467]I sing the notes they wrote but sigh inside
[02:36.111]A whole world waits behind the mask I hide
[02:41.311]The stage is bright and every string is clear
[02:46.378]I dance the steps they teach me year by year
[02:51.267]I feel the knot that never seems to break
[02:56.222]And every step is mine for form's sake