“In the blood of Eden,
Lie the woman and the man.
With the man in the woman,
And the woman in the man.”

— Peter Gabriel

Blood of Eden
Song lyrics, Us (1992)

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English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian 1950

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“In the blood of Eden,
Lie the woman and the man.
With the man in the woman,
And the woman in the man.”