Enemies and friends The scale, it tips towards unfortunate ends Freeze in the winter's now permanent And inclement It's off and on, but often awful through the worst of it It peels the paint from the walls Figures on the shade will say the enemy is me Drag out the fever, drink deep the disease I'm not immune to a nice surprise A waste of time The expression in your eyes It's enough to peel the paint from the walls The figures on the shade are always wrong The game is cloak and dagger Trashing homes to pay some rent Destructive accusations work for moments better spent Suggestions say the wait is over So move along, but take some cover Cause it seems required reading bares no author as of late Obscured to keep the cautious culture safe from harm I'm mostly up to date Enemies and friends The scale, it tips towards unfortunate ends Destroys the paint on my walls