South Of Eden

I limped out of paradise
with a half eaten peach
a snake on my head
and a curse on my feet

three years no water
three years without food
three years in the desert
with nothing to do

hope was stupid
dumb and naive
in those days there were no kings

I went from village to village
and I heard all their tales
reasons for suffering
reasons for failure

success is a diamond
it's for one man to keep
but failure's communal
we all get a drink

the things you think you possess you can keep
in those days there were no kings

everything you've ever heard
is just a feeling put to words
the grass is green
the sky is blue
and that's the best that they could

all of humanity sings
"everyone's a fool but me"

I came to a river
and the trees grew so high
there were people down there
they were mostly kind

and they were drunk
and laying in bed
comfort's so cruel
she'll strangle you dead

it's hard to swim where they teach you to sink
and in those days there were no kings