That's an interesting interpretation, ShepherdEyeshine. Good job. I thought the song was referring to a person's battle with temptation. Whatever is tempting the person is an "enemy" when the person is trying to avoid it and a "friend" when the person gives into it. It is "familiar" because the person has given into it many times before. It's a "beginning" because it tempts the person into starting something he/she knows he/she shouldn't do and an "end" because it hurts the person in some way when the person gives into it. "Knowing truth, whispering lies" could mean that the person knows better than to give into whatever tempts him/her, but the person tells him/herself that it's ok to give into it.
If you're following me, the rest of it should make sense. Great lyrics.
That's an interesting interpretation, ShepherdEyeshine. Good job. I thought the song was referring to a person's battle with temptation. Whatever is tempting the person is an "enemy" when the person is trying to avoid it and a "friend" when the person gives into it. It is "familiar" because the person has given into it many times before. It's a "beginning" because it tempts the person into starting something he/she knows he/she shouldn't do and an "end" because it hurts the person in some way when the person gives into it. "Knowing truth, whispering lies" could mean that the person knows better than to give into whatever tempts him/her, but the person tells him/herself that it's ok to give into it.
If you're following me, the rest of it should make sense. Great lyrics.