Rose clouds of holocaust 
Rose clouds of lies 
Rose clouds of bitter 
Bitter, bitter lies 

And, when the angels of 
Ignorance 
Fall down from your eyes 
Rose clouds of holocaust 
Rose clouds of lies... 

Rose clouds of 
Twilight [bad word] 
Rose clouds of night 
Rose clouds of harvested 
(love, all alight) 

And, when the ashes of life 
Fall down from the skies 
Rose clouds of holocaust 
Rose clouds of lies... 

And, festivals end 
As festivals must 
From the hooded crows 
Of Rome 
To the falcons of Zagreb 
Oh, mother victim of Jesus 
Lie down in Sydney's dust 
For, festivals end 
As festivals must