Dead Can Dance:East of Eden

“East of Eden”
Artist:	Dead Can Dance
Albums:	Dead Can Dance (1984)

I was told of a place in a distant land
Where tortured souls often cried together in anguish
And the scenes that were shown were of a cruel and violent nature
Scenes of pain and cruelty were there to be seen
The arena, the time and the place were set
For all to watch and see

I was told of a place in a distant land
Where the oppressor ruled with an iron hand
And of nations who sat in complacency left cold and emotionless by history
Scenes of pain and cruelty were there to be seen
And all the while I should have known
It was you killing me

Somewhere east of Eden the designs will never change
Infected through others fear the world stops at the end of the hall
We watched the life force fade away
The eventual price you will have to pay
Once you are dead how could the children have known?