Procol Harum Lyrics

Album: Procol Harum

Cerdes (Outside The Gates Of) Lyrics

(Brooker / Reid) 

Outside the gates of Cerdes sits the two-pronged unicorn 

who plays at relaxation time a rhinestone flugelhorn 

whilst mermaids lace carnations into wreaths for ailing whales 

and Neptune dances hornpipes while Salome sheds her veils 

Phallus Phil tries peddling his pewter painted pot 

but Sousa Sam can only hear the screams of Peep the sot 

who only sips his creme de menthe from terra cotta cups 

and exhales menthol scented breath whilst spewing verbiage up 

Down technical blind alleys live the wraiths of former dreams 

And Greeps who often crossed them are no longer what they seem 

And even Christian Scientists can but display marble plaques 

Which only retell legends whilst my eyes reach out for facts 

Yeah, my eyes reach out for facts