iyla - Strings (Official Music Video)

iyla releases a visual for "Strings," off of her sophomore EP, OTHER WAYS TO VENT, available everywhere now!

Listen to OTHER WAYS TO VENT -
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/4ZMHZn1...
Apple Music:   / other-ways-to-vent  
Tidal: http://listen.tidalhifi.com/album/128...
YouTube Music:    • Album - OTHER WAYS TO VENT  
Soundcloud:   / s-ojohd  
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/iyla/o...
Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/album/127934572...
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/a...
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/149...

Artist: iyla
Song: “Strings”
Music Producer: Kadis @iamkadis
Writers: Isabella Snook, Gary Spriggs, Felisha King, and Jason Robinson
Executive Producers: Kadis, iyla, Mark Sawyer, Gaelen Whittemore, and Ghazi Shami
Mixed and Mastered by Ariel Chobaz

Director: Patrick "Embryo" Tapu
Editor: Sam Shapiro
Executive Producers: Kadis, iyla, Mark Sawyer, Gaelen Whittemore, and Ghazi Shami
Producer: Amber Dundee
First AD: Jasmine Thomas
First AC: Eric Gauntt
Colorist: Loren White
VFX: White Rhino VFX
VFX Supervisor: Daniel Saldivar
VFX Producer: Jackie Wingo
Art Department: Matt Sokoler, JP Sweeney, Terence McCatty, Spencer Trent, Devin Parker
Grip & Lighting Team: David Goodman & Caleb Zook
Grip: Daniel Gomez & Tristan Moffatt
Choreographer: Janelle Ginestra
Dancers: Tsola Akuya, Alexandra Carson, Brooke Shephard, Elyssa Cueto
Puppeteer: Shane Eli
Wardrobe: Savannah Baker & Grace Butler
Wardrobe Assistant: Mango
Head of Beauty: Amber Perry
Makeup Assistant: Maddie Jones
Hair: Phil Nathaniel
Production Assistants: Emeline Whittemore & Jessica Cassinelli
Playback: Nikolaus Luksch
BTS: Bryan Ramos

Lyrics:
Why do I feel like your puppet
You pull my strings while you play me
Why do I move with your movements
Up on your stage I’m performing
Left you but I’m back here on your sofa
Thought I needed space I want you closer
So why do I move with your movement
Under your strings like a puppet?

I’m too up front to turn my back on this
Swear you did a number on me like some raffle tickets
Lucky you, you stuck with me might as well tattoo this shit
Be like that sometimes, you show up I be acting different

Maybe I’m crazy
But if I lose you
Oh I don’t know if I’ll survive
You drive me crazy
For your amusement
And I’m along for the ride

Got me talking to myself
Saying to myself "oh no"
Sweet nightmare not a beautiful dream
Should move it to the left, move it to the left
Oh I, know I know better, know I know better

So why do I feel like your puppet
You pull my strings while you play me
Why do I move with your movements
Up on your stage I’m performing
Left you but I’m back here on your sofa
Thought I needed space I want you closer
So why do I move with your movement
Under your strings like a puppet?

I don’t mind the strings attached
Big fax no printer
Why you over there looking like a snack
And I’m the whole dinner

Sweet like stevia
No Wonder Stevie isn’t superstitious
I don’t see no competition that’s a Bird Box
You’re the ribbon in my sky
Trippin playing chicken
Hit me like a head on collision.

Maybe I’m crazy
But if I lose you
Oh I don’t know if I’ll survive
You drive me crazy
For your amusement
And I’m along for the ride

Got me talking to myself
Saying to myself "oh no"
Sweet nightmare not a beautiful dream
Should move it to the left, move it to the left
Oh I, know I know better, know I know better

So why do I feel like your puppet
You pull my strings while you play me
Why do I move with your movements
Up on your stage I’m performing
Left you but I’m back here on your sofa
Thought I needed space I want you closer
So why do I move with your movement
Under your strings like a puppet?