Seems like the speaker is talking to sorts on who has deceived him before. The speaker is aware of his deceptive "nighttime confidence" and is self aware that deceiver is trying his old tactics "like when you tear us up to bits yet again."
"If you're gonna light those fires, we're all up in arms again" the speaker is saying if the deceiver is going to try his old tricks, the speaker will fight back and resist. This is further evident when he says "felt your left foot now meet my right."
"It's now or never" the speaker is saying he has to fight off the deceiver now or it will be too late.
"Those midnight answers and stray arrows" refers to the excuses and wrong paths the deceiver sends the speaker on that keeps the speaker from realizing the truth until it's too late.
The chorus talks about the speaker realizing that that he doesn't deserve to be manipulated by the deceiver and is fighting back.
Seems like the speaker is talking to sorts on who has deceived him before. The speaker is aware of his deceptive "nighttime confidence" and is self aware that deceiver is trying his old tactics "like when you tear us up to bits yet again."
"If you're gonna light those fires, we're all up in arms again" the speaker is saying if the deceiver is going to try his old tricks, the speaker will fight back and resist. This is further evident when he says "felt your left foot now meet my right."
"It's now or never" the speaker is saying he has to fight off the deceiver now or it will be too late.
"Those midnight answers and stray arrows" refers to the excuses and wrong paths the deceiver sends the speaker on that keeps the speaker from realizing the truth until it's too late.
The chorus talks about the speaker realizing that that he doesn't deserve to be manipulated by the deceiver and is fighting back.