《The Puppet Has Cut His Strings (Bonus Track) [feat. The Roots]》歌词

[00:00:00] The Puppet Has Cut His Strings (Bonus Track) [feat. The Roots

[00:00:03] They pulled the stars down one by one

[00:00:09] Hauled up the moon to shine upon

[00:00:16] A velvet curtain rising

[00:00:23] Now her puppet has cut his strings

[00:00:30] The footlights glare

[00:00:31] The trumpets blare

[00:00:36] Why is your face drawn on so glum old chum

[00:00:43] Paintbrush dragging on a drum

[00:00:51] The rimshot on the punchline that you fumbled

[00:00:56] The crowd went home and left you

[00:01:03] For dead

[00:01:03] My old woodenhead

[00:01:09] Took the thimble and the thread

[00:01:15] Choked back tears like a cymbal

[00:01:23] The breath is slow and shallow too

[00:01:29] The sky is bright Venetian blue

[00:01:35] The cardboard sun is all ablaze

[00:01:42] The air is painted Clifford Brown

[00:01:49] Caressing "Yesterdays"

[00:01:55] The steady gaze of your glass eye

[00:02:02] Head in a basket smiling still

[00:02:08] Free of will free of wisdom

[00:02:14] Can't feel my fingers anymore

[00:02:21] Can't raise my hand and ask for more

[00:02:29] Dance my doll across the floor

[00:02:34] Or fire a flag from a pistol

[00:02:37] "Bang"

[00:02:41] They pulled the stars down one by one

[00:02:47] Hauled up the moon to wish upon

[00:02:53] The puppet finally cut his strings

[00:03:01] And free at last from earthly things

[00:03:07] He's dancing on the ceiling

[00:03:13] With a showgirl in a feather dress

[00:03:19] Time is meaningless

[00:03:26] We carried you on buckled limbs

[00:03:32] Through mournful airs and martyrs hymns

[00:03:38] Then one blue and one more yellow pill

[00:03:44] One keeps you quiet

[00:03:46] One keeps you still

[00:03:51] You sang "The Way You Looked Tonight"

[00:03:56] Your voice is ringing true and clear

[00:04:03] Then you wore them down like candlelight

[00:04:06] And in the darkness

[00:04:13] You'd best beware

[00:04:16] And in the darkness

[00:04:18] You'd best beware

[00:04:21] You'd best beware

[00:04:22] You'd best beware

[00:04:25] I used to love him

[00:04:28] When I used to care

[00:04:33] Canopy

[00:04:34] Satin trim

[00:04:36] Slowly closing

[00:04:41] The puppet has cut his strings