Dead Can Dance - East of Eden Lyrics

I was told this in a distant land where tortured Souls have to fight together in anguish And the scenes of the show are of a cruel and violent nature Scenes of pain and cruelty are there to be seen The arena, the town, the place was set for all to watch and see I was told this in a distant land where the oppressor ruled with an iron hand And a mission of saddened complacency left cold and emotionless by history Scenes of pain and cruelty are there to be seen All the while I should have known it was you killing me Somewhere is the leader, the designs will never change Vented through other’s fear the world stops at the end of the hall We watch the lifeforce fade away And that’s the price we shall have to pay Dead Can Dance Lyrics East of Eden Lyrics