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Strings Lyrics by ​iyla

OTHER WAYS TO VENT

2020

[Chorus]
Why do I feel like your puppet?
You pull my strings while you play me
Why do I move with your movement?
Up on your stage I'm performing
Left you but I'm back here on your sofa
Thought I needed space I want you closer
So why do I move with your movement
Under your strings like a puppet?

[Verse 1]
I'm too up front to turn my back on this
Swear you did a number on me like some raffle tickets
Lucky you, you stuck with me might as well tattoo this ****
Be like that sometimes, you show up I be acting different (Different)

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe I'm crazy, but if I lose you
Oh, I don't know if I'll survive
You drive me crazy for your amusement
And I'm along-long for the ride
Got me talking to myself, saying to myself, "Oh no"
Sweet nightmare not a beautiful dream
Should move it to the left, move it to the left
Oh I, know I know better, know I know better

[Chorus]
So why do I feel like your puppet?
You pull my strings while you play me
Why do I move with your movement?
Up on your stage I'm performing
Left you but I'm back here on your sofa
Thought I needed space I want you closer
So why do I move with your movement
Under your strings like a puppet?

[Verse 2]
I don't mind the strings attached, big facts, no printer
Why you over there looking like a snack and I'm the whole dinner?
Sweet like stevia, no wonder Stevie isn't superstitious
I don't see no competition that's a Bird Box
You're the ribbon in my sky, trippin' playing chicken, hit me like a head on collision

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe I'm crazy, but if I lose you
Oh, I don't know if I'll survive
You drive me crazy for your amusement
And I'm along-long for the ride
Got me talking to myself, saying to myself, "Oh no"
Sweet nightmare not a beautiful dream
Should move it to the left, move it to the left
Oh I, know I know better, know I know better

[Chorus]
So why do I feel like your puppet?
You pull my strings while you play me
Why do I move with your movement?
Up on your stage I'm performing
Left you but I'm back here on your sofa
Thought I needed space I want you closer
So why do I move with your movement
Under your strings like a puppet?

[Outro]
Maybe I'm crazy but if I lose you
Oh, I don't know if I'll survive
You drive me crazy for your amusement
And I'm along for the ride
Credits
​iyla

​iyla

About “Strings” by ​iyla

Read the complete lyrics to "Strings" by ​iyla from the album "OTHER WAYS TO VENT" in 2020. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under R&B.

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"Strings" is credited to ​iyla. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Strings" appears on "OTHER WAYS TO VENT" in 2020.

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