Marionette
Antônia Lyrics

She says Hey! Wait
Antonia's attention-grabbing opener to the song

Listen now to what I’ve got to say
Antonia wants the listener to pay attention to the message of the song

I don’t think I want it this way
Antonia is expressing her dissatisfaction with the current state of her relationship

We become some more Excuse and love that’s come undone
Antonia is recognizing that her relationship is based on excuses and that it has come undone

And how do we get so numb
Antonia is questioning how her emotions have become numb in the relationship

I wanna be in your control
Antonia is expressing her desire to be controlled by her partner

So unmerciful You can twist me and turn just don’t let me go
Antonia is willing to endure anything in order to be under her partner's complete control and not let go

I wanna be your puppet on a string
Antonia is willing to be completely controlled like a puppet by her partner

Baby I’m not holding back
Antonia is not holding back in her desire to be controlled

We can do anything
Antonia believes that anything is possible as long as she is controlled by her partner

And even if I’m crazy is cause you make me this way
Antonia is admitting that her own craziness is a result of her partner's control over her

We’re as close to love as we’ll ever get
Antonia believes that being controlled by her partner is the closest she will ever get to being in love

I wanna be your marionette, marionette, marionette x2
Antonia is reiterating her desire to be controlled and manipulated by her partner like a marionette puppet

So lets play the charade
Antonia acknowledges that her relationship is a game of deceit

I’m helpless like a child lost in the dark
Antonia feels helpless and lost in her relationship

And I need you to light a spark
Antonia wants her partner to reignite the passion in their relationship

It’s a game but the same
Antonia recognizes that their relationship is still a game despite her desire for control

I need to feel that this is love somehow
Antonia wants to believe that her controlled relationship is based on love

So don’t disconnect me now
Antonia fears that her partner will disconnect from her if she doesn't submit completely to control

Laying head to head and toe to toe
Antonia and her partner are intimately close even though their relationship is based on control

And we’re body to body
Antonia and her partner are physically close despite the lack of emotional intimacy

I feel you beside me
Antonia is aware of her partner's presence

We’re in this masquerade
Antonia recognizes that her relationship is a masked display

A beautiful game or play
Antonia believes that their relationship is still an attractive game despite its deceitfulness

It’s so powerful with you controlling me I wanna be in you control
Antonia is drawn to the powerful feeling of being controlled by her partner

I wanna be your puppet on a string
Reiteration of Antionia's desire to be completely controlled and manipulated by her partner

We’re as close to love as we’ll ever get
Another iteration of her belief that being controlled by her partner is as close to love as they will ever get

I wanna be your marionette, marionette, marionette x2
Final reiteration of Antionia's desire to be a marionette puppet in her partner's control