| Song | Puppet String |
| Artist | Umphrey's McGee |
| Album | 2014/02/14 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC |
| It's not like there's a book for this or something you could read | |
| Cuz I’ve looked around | |
| I tried to fill these holes with other roles I never learned to play | |
| It seems like they always falter | |
| How the hell should I know | |
| Cuz it always seems to disappear so quickly you can’t see | |
| Could somebody tell me where does the time go | |
| I’ve got a bigger pile of questions than I could ever need | |
| There’s no explaining these to me | |
| I’ve never heard a word about the way we’re all received | |
| At least that I believe in | |
| I know traditions tell it's different, they spell it all it out to me | |
| There’s no need to confuse me cuz I know what I know | |
| And if everyone’s all subscribed to fictions that can’t be right | |
| Then spinning we all collide one big typo this puppet show | |
| I’d usually begin this conversation differently | |
| I know it's kinda one sided | |
| It’s obvious the answer is a question I believe | |
| That no body’s asking | |
| Now how the hell should I know | |
| If everyone’s so unsure of | |
| What's really below or above us | |
| Then maybe we all buy in | |
| Take our own collective end? | |
| These puppet strings don’t pull themselves | |
| You're thinking thoughts from someone else | |
| How much time do you think you have? | |
| Are you prepared for what comes next? |
| It' s not like there' s a book for this or something you could read | |
| Cuz I' ve looked around | |
| I tried to fill these holes with other roles I never learned to play | |
| It seems like they always falter | |
| How the hell should I know | |
| Cuz it always seems to disappear so quickly you can' t see | |
| Could somebody tell me where does the time go | |
| I' ve got a bigger pile of questions than I could ever need | |
| There' s no explaining these to me | |
| I' ve never heard a word about the way we' re all received | |
| At least that I believe in | |
| I know traditions tell it' s different, they spell it all it out to me | |
| There' s no need to confuse me cuz I know what I know | |
| And if everyone' s all subscribed to fictions that can' t be right | |
| Then spinning we all collide one big typo this puppet show | |
| I' d usually begin this conversation differently | |
| I know it' s kinda one sided | |
| It' s obvious the answer is a question I believe | |
| That no body' s asking | |
| Now how the hell should I know | |
| If everyone' s so unsure of | |
| What' s really below or above us | |
| Then maybe we all buy in | |
| Take our own collective end? | |
| These puppet strings don' t pull themselves | |
| You' re thinking thoughts from someone else | |
| How much time do you think you have? | |
| Are you prepared for what comes next? |