A Whiter Shade of Pale
A Surreal Dance of Love and Loss
Lyrics
We skipped the light fandango
We engaged in a lively dance.
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
We performed acrobatics across the dance floor.
I was feeling kinda seasick
I started feeling nauseous.
The crowd called out for more
The audience requested an encore.
The room was humming harder
The atmosphere became more intense.
As the ceiling flew away
The sense of reality diminished.
When we called out for another drink
We asked for another drink.
The waiter brought a tray
The waiter brought a tray with drinks.
And so it was that later
Later on, following the events described.
As the miller told his tale
As the storyteller recounted his story.
That her face, at first just ghostly
The woman's face, initially pale, became even paler.
Turned a whiter shade of pale
(No specific information provided in the lyrics.)
She said "there is no reason"
She stated that there is no valid explanation.
And the truth is plain to see
The truth is evident.
But I wandered through my playing cards
I contemplated my playing cards.
Would not let her be
I couldn't let her go.
One of sixteen vestal virgins
A reference to sixteen pure and chaste women.
Who were leaving for the coast
These women were leaving for the coast.
And although my eyes were open
Even though I was aware, my perception was altered.
They might have just as well've been closed
(No specific information provided in the lyrics.)
And so it was that later
Later in the narrative.
As the miller told his tale
As the storyteller continued his tale.
That her face, at first just ghostly
The woman's face, initially pale, became even paler (repetition from lines 12 and 13).
Turned a whiter shade of pale
(Repetition from lines 14 and 13.)
And so it was that later
(No specific information provided in the lyrics.)
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