Procol Harum
Procol Harum - Conquistador songtekst
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Gary Brooker schreef de melodie voor dit lied en als Keith Reid zij hem dat het leek op 'Conquistador' omdat het een Spaanse sfeer met zich mee had. Reid schreef daarop verder de tekst. Uitzonderlijk voor Procol Harum werd eerst de muziek en dan de tekst geschreven in plaats van andersom. Het werd de grootste hit van de groep na 'A whiter shade of pale'.
Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company and like some angel's haloed brow you reek of purity I see your armour-plated breast has long since lost its sheen and in your death mask face there are no signs which can be seen And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind Conquistador a vulture sits upon your silver shield and in your rusty scabbard now the sand has taken seed and though your jewel-encrusted blade has not been plundered still the sea has washed across your face and taken of its fill And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind Conquistador there is no time I must pay my respect and though I came to jeer at you I leave now with regret and as the gloom begins to fall I see there is no, only all and though you came with sword held high you did not conquer, only die And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind