Wall of Sound: Game of the Enemy

Game of the Enemy

Giant soap bubble from a coat hanger
It’s the game
It’s the game
It’s the game of the enemy
There’s a pocket ghost for my black coffee
In a way
In a way
In a way, I’m the enemy

And you talk behind your fingers like a child
When I ask you if you’ve ever tried to smile

The smell of chlorine was in your hair
On the deck
In the glass
In the game of the in-between
You pushed me out of the climbing tree
Just a kiss
Just for kicks
Kick me sore before Halloween

And you talk behind your fingers like a child
When I mention that I used to be hostile

And they say
He is great
But they just don’t know
And they say
How he saved
But they just don’t know
He was quiet and calm
He did nobody wrong
Down by the old culvert
He did nobody harm

* * *

Got a pinhole camera
Got a picture of you
I’m in a pinhole camera
Reconstructing my view
You took a minnow trap
And you swallowed my eyes
Down by the old culvert
We had a wonderful time

We had a wonderful time

* * *

The waitress asks if I need anything
Give a smile
Fill my cup
Let me drink to my victory
Your clothes are tangled in the river roots
Such a shame
That’s the game
Now you see I’m the enemy
I’m the enemy
I’m the enemy
I’m the enemy
I’m the enemy…