The holding down he refers to is that the strings hold down his freedom. He says, "I've got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret, to make me frown. I had strings, but now I'm free, there are no strings on me."
True. But the double meaning they were going for doesn't work. Side note: Every time I try to type puppet I end up typing puppy first and have to backspace and correct.
The holding down he refers to is that the strings hold down his freedom. He says, "I've got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret, to make me frown. I had strings, but now I'm free, there are no strings on me."
ReplyDeleteTrue. But the double meaning they were going for doesn't work. Side note: Every time I try to type puppet I end up typing puppy first and have to backspace and correct.
ReplyDeleteOn second thought, maybe they weren't going for a double meaning. Maybe they were going for irony??
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