Wreck Of The Hesperus
Composer(s): Matthew Fisher; Keith Reid
Performer(s): Procol Harum; John Tabacco



We'll hoist a hand
becalmed upon a troubled sea
'Make haste to your funeral
' cries the Valkyrie
We'll hoist a hand or drown
amidst this stormy sea
'Here lies a coffin,' cries the cemetery
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
Burnt by fire, blind in sight, lost in ire

We'll hoist a hand
becalmed upon a troubled sea
I fear a mighty wave is threatening me
We'll hoist a hand, or drown
amidst this stormy sea
'Come follow after,' cry the humble
'You will surely see ...'
But still for nothing quite in vain
was hope forever tossed
No moments gained, no thoughts explained
all hope forever lost
One moment's space
one moment's final fall from grace
Burnt by fire, blind in sight, lost in ire