Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I woke up this morning, turned on the news,
Heard the President shouting ’bout who I should accuse.
Said the danger ain’t abroad, not the wars we begin,
It’s the neighbor on my street — that’s the enemy within.

[Chorus 1]
Enemy within, oh the enemy within,
It’s your teacher and your preacher, even Uncle Jim.
Don’t fear foreign armies, they say with a grin,
But fear your fellow citizens — the enemy within.

[Verse 2]
He cursed at the press, called ’em traitors to the land,
Waved a Bible in the air with his gold-ringed hand.
Said the evil ain’t in Moscow, it ain’t in Tehran,
It’s the ones who count the votes — they’re the enemy at hand.

[Chorus 2]
Enemy within, oh the enemy within,
It’s your neighbor and your sister, even next of kin.
Don’t fear foreign armies, they say with a grin,
When half our civil servants are the enemy within.

[Verse 3]
He’ll drape the Guard in flags, say they’re here to defend,
But the rifles point at citizens who are patriots and friends.
Not the Red or the Blue, not a foe on the grounds,
Just our grandmas with the signs shouting “No Kings, No Clowns!”

[Chorus 3]
Enemy within, oh the enemy within,
It’s the mailman with the letters, and the kids with violin.
Don’t fear foreign armies, they say with a grin,
’Cause we’ve branded half the nation as the enemy within.

[Bridge]
So lock up your grandma, shun your priest,
Every neighbor’s guilty till the shouting’s ceased.
Truth takes a beating, and fear always wins,
When a leader makes his people the enemy within.

[Final Chorus]
Enemy within, oh the enemy within,
If everyone’s your enemy, who’s left to be a friend?
Don’t fear foreign armies, they say with a grin,
But the people pay the price for the enemy within.

[Outro – Spoken Word, no singing]
“Well folks — if everybody’s the enemy — who’s left to be the friend?”