East Of Eden
Big Country Lyrics

I feel the way the wind blows
I can sense the direction of your journey from the environmental cues around me

It tells me where you've been through
The wind carries the history of your past travels and experiences

I watch the way the sun sets
I observe the natural beauty of the sunset, taking in its colors and patterns

Until the night's inside you
I continue to watch until the darkness of the night fills and envelops everything around you

Some days I just don't worry, I let it walk through me
Sometimes I don't stress over my troubles, I let them pass through me without affecting me

Some days I need to bury the very depths of me
Other times, I need to suppress and hide the darkest parts of myself

So out here to the east of Eden
In this wild and untamed land, far from the civilized world

I let salvation be
I surrender myself to the unknown and leave my fate to higher powers

I was waiting, I was watching
I patiently observed and waited for something significant to happen

Would it ever be there for me
I wondered if the thing I was waiting for would ever come towards me

And I found that hope and a lucky card
In the end, all I had to rely on were some glimmers of hope and fleeting chances

Were all I had to walk with me
Those small sparks of hope and luck were the only thing keeping me going

I watch the way the crow flies
I pay attention to the crows' flight, as they always seem to know where they're going

I know it always seems so easy
Their path seems effortless and straightforward, but not everything is as it seems

But if I see it in a grey sky
If I witness their flight in an overcast sky

Can I be sure about the way it leads me
I can't entirely be sure where their flight is taking them, or where I'll end up following them

I watch your soul run free
I observe and admire how your spirit is unchained and unburdened, without restrictions or inhibitions

Some days will stay a thousand years
Some days can feel infinitely long and dragging, as if time has stopped in its tracks

Some pass like the flash of a spark
Other days go by in the blink of an eye, fleeting and over before we know it

Who knows where all our days go
We can never know where our days will take us or how much time we have left

Out here we lie together
In this open landscape, we are all equal and share the same destiny

Outside the thunder gathers
The storm clouds are forming, and the elements are starting to unleash their fury

Why care about the weather
Why worry about something that is beyond our control?

It always ends in dark
No matter what we do, eventually, everything will turn to darkness and obscurity

I looked west in search of freedom and I saw slavery
I sought liberty and autonomy in the west, but what I found was subjugation and oppression

I looked east in search of answers and I saw misery
I tried to find enlightenment and truth in the east, but instead, I encountered suffering and despair

Some days I walk into the very depths of me
Occasionally, I delve into the darkest corners of my psyche, risking facing the demons within

So out here to the east of Eden
In this wilderness, this far from paradise

I let my conscience be
I allow my inner voice, my sense of morality and integrity, to guide me.

And I found that hope and a lucky card
Ultimately, in spite of everything, I discovered that hope and chance can be powerful assets