A Whiter Shade Of Pale -- Procol Harum

We skipped the light fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick but the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink the waiter brought a tray

And so it was that later as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards and would not let her be
one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast
and although my eyes were open they might have just as well've been closed

And so it was that later as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly turned a whiter shade of pale

s tat the song "deals in metaphorical form with a male/female relationship which after some negotiation ends in a sexual act." This is supported by Tim de Lisle in Lives of the Great Songs, who remarks that the lyrics concern a drunken seduction,h which is described through references to sex as a form of travel, usually nautical, using mythical and literary journeys Other observers  have commented that the lyrics concern a sexual relationship.        (wikipedia)

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