The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within is the fifth song of the first act of the musical, Alan Menken & Tim Rice's King David and the third song of the first act of the cast album.

Lyrics
Saul: The terrors of the field The horrors of the battle The ruthless and the bloody sword All these I can allow They almost seem like friends And death a gentle rattle The enemy within Is all I'm fighting now

The father's last good-bye The lover's first deception The child who loses innocence The hungry mouths dismissed All these we learn to give A casual reception The enemy within Is harder to resist

No form, no shape, no light The enemy is hidden I have no will to fight Yet surrender is forbidden The dogs are on the run Their venom ever nearer And every moment clearer That their will be done

My crime is unexplained So cannot be defended The judge and executioner Close in upon the throne There are no outward signs The majesty is ended The enemy within Has come to claim his own