Dead Can Dance

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

Here in the garden of the arcane delights
Dark shadows overwhelm us and and we become blind
Blind to the needs of those who would be free
From the breath of fear and the prisons of the mind

Amidst the throes of perplexity
???...moves amongst us in her hand is held the seed
Extermination angels stood beside the road
In violent retribution for the seeds that we have sown

All my senses rebel
Under the scrutiny of their persistent gaze
Until you left her to the...???
A journey I'll never make again

For those who have accepted the burden of shame
For the innocent only words will remain
And our lives will be forced to ??? days
The perpetrators of our own bastard ways

All my senses rebel
Under the scrutiny of their persistent gaze
Until you left her to the...???
A journey I'll never make again

I stand accused of a thousand and one crimes
A witness to events that went to this point in time
With traditions enshrined our hands would be close tied
We'll never survive the great test of time

Deliver me from these feverish eyes
They threaten to advance our state of mind
I'm just an imposter, is that a small surprise?
A sense of guilt
A sense of guilt
A sense of guilt
A sense of guilt

Sail on silver wings
through this storm
What fortune love may bring
Back to my arms again
The love of a former golden age.
I am disabled by fears concerning which course to take.
For, now that wheels are turning,
I find my faith deserting me...

This night is filled with cries of
Dispossesed children in search of Paradise.
A sign of unresolve that,
Envisioned, drives the pinwheel on-and-on.
I am disabled by fears concerning which course to take.
When memory bears witness to
The innocence, consumed in dying rage!

The way lies through our love;
There can be no other means to the end,
Or keys to my heart...
You will never find.
You will never find!

Wild in the woods of love
We harm those whom we adore
Contrary to other intentions
We suffocate them in an alarming embrace

Listen child, try to understand
All is not what it appears to be in the world at hand
Your dreams are bought and sold for a price
The truth a burden to plead for the rest of your life

These paths that we've chosen
They lead to fear and despair
So we look from and experience without
the...???
All is hidden...???
We're all brothers and sisters in spirit

Wild in the woods of love
We harm those whom we adore
And contrary to other intentions
We suffocate them in an alarming embrace