This song is a cover of the 1977 ABBA song. It’s about feeling controlled, as if you were a puppet of someone’s. Something to note, as with all of Ghost’s covers is that it has a notable shift in tone. Whereas the original has a sense of urgency and tension, being quick and frantic, the cover is...
[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
I’m a Marionette was written by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson.
I’m a Marionette was produced by Dave Grohl.
Ghost released I’m a Marionette on Wed Apr 10 2013.
A Nameless Ghoul told Westword:
It was actually quite simple. We met and asked if he was interested in doing something. Foo Fighters was basically going into some sort of hibernation and he was sort of in between doing his film and he had some time off, and we said, “Do you want to do a special pro...