After The Fire

Dance Of The Marionette

After The Fire


Who's that talking? I heard someone speak to me 
It came from within, a voice that's crying to be free 
But I'm a puppet and that is all 
My life's the strings and that's all

Free me
I want to live my life as it was planned 
I want to take my Father's hand 
And I want to know forgiveness 
I want to start again 
Oh take away these strings 
And set me free 

How can this be, tell me what is happening 
'Cause I'm just a puppet, I tied myself into these strings 
That weave their silk around my life 
And lead me on, and that is all

Free me
I want to live my life as it was planned 
I want to take my Father's hand 
And I want to know forgiveness 
I want to start again 
Oh take away these strings 
And set me free 

But if I cut my strings surely I'll only fall down 
What manner of joke's this, a puppet changed into a clown? 
Don't jest with me I know my place and here I'll stay 
To strings I'm tied therefore a puppet I must be 
I'll only move when my strings pull that part of me 
And that is all

Free me
I want to live my life as it was planned 
I want to take my Father's hand 
Step into the promised land 
I want to learn to dance, yes I do 

Happy ever after is the way I'm going to be 
When I let your love come into me 
The masks of grief and laughter you'll take away from me 
And from these strings you'll forever 

Free me
I want to live my life as it was planned 
I want to take my Father's hand 
And I want to know forgiveness 
I want to start again 
Oh take away these strings 

Free me, I want to live my as it was planned 
And so that I can stand 
I want to take my Fathers hand 
And step into the promised land 
I'm going to learn to dance, yes I am