Formed in the summer of 1981 by high school friends Dan Murphy, Karl Mueller, and Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum (named Loud Fast Rules up until 1984) quickly became frontrunners of American college rock, following in the tradition of fellow Minnesota bands Hsker Dand The Replacements. Landing their first record deal with Twin/Tone in 1984, Soul Asylum recorded a total of four albums for the local label: Say What You Will... Everything Can Happen in 1984 (later reissued as Say What You Will, Clarence... Karl Sold the Truck), Made to Be Brokenin 1986, While You Were Outin 1986, and the EP Clam Dip And Other Delightsin 1988. The band then switched to A&M, releasing Hang Timein 1988 and And the Horse They Rode in Onin 1990 under that label.
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Soul Asylum

Marionette I havent met you yet
I hear youre good I hear youre made out of wood
Not quite as blind as you might think shed be
____________ they run as deep as a tree
And they cut off your wings and replaced them with strings
Now the strings attach to everything
Its twisted and tangled and troubled with anger
But somehow you still swing
Tried all my tricks I tried to steal a kiss
Splinters and slivers stuck all over my lips
She thinks she must be doing something wrong
They pull the strings and then they string you along
And they cut off your wings and replaced them with strings
Now the strings attach to everything
Its twisted and tangled but Ive got an angle
On just what makes you swing
Hanging by a string
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She is wearing thin
Shes up to ________________ sometimes _________________________
Know the boss he makes her do things his way
So why do you think shes so scared of you
What do you think makes her that way
When push comes to shove shell push and shove
It doesnt always have to be this way
Shes saving up for a vacation somewhere
Why do you think shes so scared of you
What do you think makes her that way
When push comes to shove shell push and shove
Its very hard work when you dont get paid
And they cut off your wings and replaced them with strings