Ooh, yeah

Cobblestones, quaint little homes

Shutters locked, sirens drone

And, over at the factory, workers on the dole

Nothing to take heart in now

It's begun to take its toll

Begun to take its toll

I saw Babylon slowly start to burn

Heard the voices crying, refusing ever to learn

Ooh, Babylon

The glory of it all: God become a man, the pure and holy lover

You betrayed him with a kiss, murdered your own brother

Sometimes it flowed like a magic

The pleasure hid the flaw

But, oh, forever tragic: him you never saw

I saw the heavens shake, saw the city fade

Shattered in one hour

Time to build again

Babylon, Babylon is fallen