Slur

Roman land 
Of Roman sands 
And Roman sons. 
As I watch the sun 
sink down 
On the bloodred edge 
Of the bloodred town 
There are shadows 
for sale 
On the edge of town 
At the edge of the night 
Is a darkness seen 
From the side 
of the light 
(From the side 
of the night). 
And the winds 
blow round 
this sleeping town 
This sleeping town 
This Roman land 
Of Roman sands 
And Roman sons. 
And it seems to me 
That when I 
close my eyes 
All the lights in the world 
Go out 
And the night 
passes by 
And you whisper to me 
A thousand lies 
I stare in surprise 
Towards the desert's 
warm black 
And the desert stirs 
And the desert stares 
back 
With a thousand eyes 
Piercing eyes 
Ancient eyes 
And I ask my lover 
"Do you know 
Where the desert roses 
bloom and grow?"