This is the circus of despairing clowns

This is the circus  of despairing clowns
Where manic comics hang themselves  at dawn
This is the place where hearts are always down.

This is the place where love cannot be found
Despite the sunshine on the fine green lawn
This is the circus  of despairing clowns

This is the place where tarts wear wedding gowns
This is  the  Camp where  Jews were  oven thrown
This is a place where hearts must cease or drown.

This is a place where evil black dogs frown
This is the place where love  is  rarely found
This is the circus  of despairing clowns

This is the place where evil seems to win
This is the place where rooks  foretell in caws
This is the place where  good was  overthrown.

From this place all mercy has  long gone
With  rulers  strident on their  standing stones.
This is the place where love hides underground
In  the  detritus of despairing clowns