We hide behind the gates It's daylight when they come Afraid to test what we've done Tamed by the fire, they hang on a wire Tonight, they'll have you bandaged 'round the eyes Tonight, they watch from the sides They sing familiar cries From the side, they watch with closed minds And breathe on every line with impeccable time They watch from the sides They watch from the sides They know we can see right through Fingers broken and bruised They speak with frail sighs And their throats are dry, and ravished of greatness They open their arms with jaws of life They're bandaged, bandaged 'round the eyes And all I can hear are the cries It haunts me at times While animatronic puppets sing stupid lullabies Afraid to test what we've done when they come Shunned by the light in awe They know we can see right through Fingers broken and bruised And books deprived And ravished of pages They're all filled with lies I feel neglected Bandaged 'round the eyes ♪ You do this to me, you do this to me You pulled a string, you pulled a string It haunts me at times, it haunts me at times You pulled a string, you pulled a string It haunts me at times, it haunts me at times You pulled a string, you pulled a string It haunts me at times, it haunts me at times