Procol Harum Lyrics

Album: A Salty Dog

A Salty Dog Lyrics

(Brooker / Reid)

It's not that I'm so cheerful, though I'll always raise a smile 

and if at times my nonsense rhymes then I'll stand trial 

My friends are all around me but they only breathe through fear 

Were I to cry, I'm sure that still they'd never see a tear 


In darkness through my being here, away from you 

the bright light of your star confronts me shining through 

Dull and sullen, much subdued, my skull a stony glaze 

Whirlpools rage on constantly, I'm not so well these days 

There must be something somewhere near who sees what's being done 

The harbour lights are burning bright, my wax is almost run 


In darkness through my being here, away from you 

the bright light of your star confronts me, shining through 

Come Lollard, raise your lute and sing, and to my ears her beauty bring 

like Maddox in the days of old we'll feast and drink until we fold 

And folding still we'll spare a thought for what's been lost and what's been caught 

and maybe then begin again for love is life, not poison 


In darkness through my being here, away from you 

the bright light of your star confronts me, shining through