Eastward of Eden, where the clouds meet the dirt We left our poor mother and seeded the earth The gates, they were shuttered, the latches were locked Oh, Eastward of Eden, where men become Gods Few though our people, we toiled as one The fruits of our labors thrived under the Sun Our children, they spread to outnumber the stars Oh, Eastward of Eden, where day turns to dark Dark Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all behind Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all behind Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all behind Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all behind, 'hind We watered our forest with fire and flood And fed our own egos with our brothers' blood We starved every ocean till they ate up our shores Oh, Eastward of Eden, where we always want more Our towers, they rose up and set with the Sun Our sermons, they burnt us with fiery tongue We wrought our wings of metal, surprised when we fell Oh, Eastward of Eden, where Heaven's a Hell Hell Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all behind Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all behind Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all behind Leave it all, leave it all, leave it all behind, 'hind Eastward of Eden, where the dust meets the dirt We murdered our mother and strangled the Earth Forgive us, oh Mama, whose face we forgot Oh, Eastward of Eden, where men become Gods Eastward of Eden, where men become Gods