In the land of skin and sorrow
Lies a heart as pure as gold
Who is waiting for the last ones
To come back into the fold

Some will wander in today
Some hold back until tomorrow
But the door will soon be closing
In the land of skin and sorrow

Climbing out is never easy
On this ladder, rung by rung
Swinging wildly in the breezes
Souls emerging, one by one

As it was in the beginning
It shall be again tomorrow
While the lamp of love still burns here
In the land of skin and sorrow

Beasts of burden (beasts of burden)
Beasts of prey (beasts of prey)
Will lay down (will lay down)
Their coats of clay
We must return all that we borrowed
From the land of skin and sorrow
In the land of skin and sorrow