Wreck of the Hesperus" by Procol Harum



lyrics by Keith Reid



We'll hoist a hand, becalmed upon a troubled sea

"Make haste your funeral," cries the Valkyrie

We'll hoist a hand or drown amidst stormy sea

"Here lies a coffin," cries the cemet'ry, it calls to me

And all for nothing, quite in vain, was hope forever tossed

No thoughts explained, no moments gained, all hope forever lost

One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace

Burned by fire, blind in sight, lost in arms



We'll hoist a hand becalmed upon a stormy sea

I fear a mighty wave is threatening me

We'll hoist a hand or drown amidst a stormy sea

"Come follow after," cry the humble, you will surely see

But still for nothing, quite in vain, was hope forever tossed

No thoughts explained, no moments gained, all hope forever lost

One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace

Burned by fire, blind in sight, lost in arms