Madcap world

Save me from incompetent numbskulls who play mind games
Who say good things so you'd believe them and swing over to their side
Of whom then lay down a threat when you decline
And taking a shot to test how you respond

Take flight, you basketcase
For I shall save my cards till later
Now, I will bide my time
I will suffer the disgust and loath of the sparkling diamond

What have I become
To deal with a Machiavellian
One must think like a Machiavellian