As someone said, this is about a woman who got married but is unhappy. The first two verses point to that. She's dancing in her wedding gown, she's a marionette and he almost sarcastically poses the question to her if she's happy.
He is still in love with her and wants her to know he'll always be there for her,
"laughing with your pretty mouth, laughing with your broken eyes, laughing with your lover's tongue
in a lullabye"
As someone said, this is about a woman who got married but is unhappy. The first two verses point to that. She's dancing in her wedding gown, she's a marionette and he almost sarcastically poses the question to her if she's happy.
He is still in love with her and wants her to know he'll always be there for her,
"laughing with your pretty mouth, laughing with your broken eyes, laughing with your lover's tongue in a lullabye"
She's faking happiness.