The Snitch

In night
Under arc of microwave light
Coworkers bet upon my name
And shoot for snake eyes
Die shadow roll long
To wish dasher song
From memory spawned
To memory gone

I have been a stranger to my home for a long time
And drinkin' in flippant cultures
Getting caught off guard
Ceaselessly bein' disarmed
I've forgotten how to charm

'Cos I've been quiet here for so long
But now I'm goin' on the offensive
But I've been tired here for so long
I need to keep my wits about me

When I was a kid
I wanted to drink
As soon as I could
As soon as I could

At the friars street offy
I was so cocksure
Just hoping to crack elbows with a few Devonian monks

The man from the shop
Was runnin' us away
Sayin' move along please
Sayin' move along please

But now I'ma jumpin'
Like a lifeguard on the clock
Someone is saying yes
For the price of a pack of fags

But I've been lying to you as long
As I've been goin' on the offensive
I've been repeating this for so long
In order to keep my wits about me

Wary be o' those
Who do decree
They are too cocksure
So wary be

Wary be o' those
Who cut and jibe
When they are in the domicile
Mostly woe doth betide

Wary be o' those
Who weigh up your worth
For using the resources
Given you at birth

There are those
Who say you can trust me
But fool you in a crowd
So wary be

You're an unfolded card reaction
On a half-spring lawn
And you are smiling again
But not quite at full fledge
A thing cold opened might naturally lean from sun
Taking refuge under your shadowy ledge

The shadows in the kitchen
Sing the weekly songs o' dread
And the delusions of those against me
And the delusions of those against me

This week I will encounter
Some folk who do not trust me
For the way that I act
When I bring the compartments together

I've ne'er double crossed a neighbour
I'm not one to call betrayer
I'm done playing guilt-free purveyor
Wary be o' false claim layer