[Intro]
(Iak–Iak–Iak–Iak–Iak–Iak–Sakkak)

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus II]
"You're so free"
That's what everybody's telling me
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound
Pushed around, refugee
Something's wrong
Got a feeling that I don't belong
As if I had come from outer space
Out of place, like King Kong

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus II]
I'm a marionette, just a marionette, pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette, round and round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette, just a silly old clown

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus II]
Like a doll
Like a puppet with no will at all
And somebody told me how to talk
How to walk, how to fall
Can't complain
I've got no-one but myself to blame
Something's happening I can't control
Lost my hold, it's insane
[Chorus: Papa Emeritus II]
I'm a marionette, just a marionette, pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette, round and round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette, just a silly old clown

[Solo: Nameless Ghouls (Fire & Aether)]

[Verse 3: Papa Emeritus II]
"Look this way
Just a little smile," is what they say
"You look better on the photograph
If you laugh, that's okay"
"You're so free"
That's what everybody's telling me
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound
Pushed around, refugee

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus II]
I'm a marionette, just a marionette, pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette, round and round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette, just a silly old clown