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Keep Your Enemies Close

from Enemy of the People by The Explainers

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Just your average song about sociopathic foreign policy.

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__Keep Your Enemies Close__

Statecraft is a suckers game
I find it easy because I have no shame
Diplomacy is hella easy
I do what I want and let them call me sleazy!

"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friend right in the back
"Keep your enemies close!"
My loyalty don't mean jack
"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friends right in the back!

Shit hole countries are my only real foe
Don't come back til you got some dough!
And I keep my neighbors at arm's length
Why should I care what those bastards think?

"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friend right in the back
"Keep your enemies close!"
My loyalty don't mean jack
"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friends right in the back!

I don't wanna do what Obama did
If you want an alliance just make a bid
It's in what I call the art of the deal
There's no friends in business, let's get rea!

"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friend right in the back
"Keep your enemies close!"
My loyalty don't mean jack
"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friends right in the back!

Me and Kim and Putin we ain't good guys
so shame on you if you believe our lies
And NATO can go suck a bag of dicks,
Don't they know it ain't 1956!

"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friend right in the back
"Keep your enemies close!"
My loyalty don't mean jack
"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friends right in the back!

Why should I care about Ukraine and the Kurds?
To me they're just a pile of steaming turds
You know I have a taste for gold.
And they say fortune favors the bold!

"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friend right in the back
"Keep your enemies close!"
My loyalty don't mean jack
"Keep your enemies close!"
And stab your friends right in the back!

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from Enemy of the People, released June 12, 2020

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The Explainers Wilmington, North Carolina

The Explainers started as a way to deal with the bizarro land of the 2010s through musical expression. We had been friends for years and never played music together until one fateful evening in August 2018. With satirical lyrics and a mission to make every song sound different from the others we have played a million shows in Wilmington since then, looking to branch out to your town! ... more

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