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?"