Sword of the East

Sword of the East - Hawkwind

A starless night

Older than death

The sand dunes of life

Hold their breath

My eyes are closed

Dreaming for you

The holy wars

Time will subdue

Oh desert winds

Never cease

Forgive their sins

Sword of the East

Your swords of steel

Have turned to guns

Your desert steed

Has been outrun

And now you hide

Under the night

To wait for dawn

To continue the fight

Oh desert winds

Never cease

Forgive their sins

Sword of the East

Oh desert winds

Never cease

Forgive their sins

Sword of the East

The children you bear

Are going to war

Their eyes of despair

Your generals ignore

So now we dream

Of mysterious lands

Warm blood of the past

Still flows in the sand

Oh desert winds

Never cease

Forgive their sins

Sword of the East