All Lay Down

As I walked to cross the barren land
I found a path – trodden and beaten
Leads me through a golden winding stream from old 
Where ancient people passed

They never fought among themselves
Though battle cries were heard for miles around
But people on the hill
People on the hill looked down

And they all lay down
And they all lay down
And I’ve run aground
Don’t you look back
Don’t you look back

They lived their life on simple things 
Their fingers bled and clothing torn to shred
Hunting for the food and fire to 
Keep them warm in winter’s harsher air
Fighting for the right to stay alive,
And so it’s said, and keep their families fed

They never fought among themselves
Though battle cries were heard for miles around
But people on the hill
People on the hill looked down

And they all lay down
And they all lay down
And I’ve run aground
Don’t you look back
Don’t you look back

We rage into the fire of an endless wailing sword
That’s fraught from death and war
Still people on the hill
People on the hill look down

Looking back as I move away I hear no sound
Of fighting and destruction
Moments I was lost in time 
I walked around where ancient people passed
The stream and path have disappeared
Just foot-stained grass left on the hill

And they all lay down
And they all lay down
And I’ve run aground
Don’t you look back
Don’t you look back

And they all lay down
And they all laid down
And I’ve run aground
Don’t you look back
Don’t you look back. Back