procol harum
all this and more
It's not that I'm so cheerful, though I'll always raise a smile  And if at times my nonsense rhymes then I'll stand trial  My friends are all around me but they only breathe through fear  Were I to cry, I'm sure that still they'd never see a tear   In darkness through my being here, away from you  The bright light of your star confronts me shining through  Dull and sullen, much subdued, my skull a stony glaze  Whirlpools rage on constantly, I'm not so well these days  There must be something somewhere near who sees what's being done  The harbor lights are burning bright, my wax is almost run   In darkness through my being here, away from you  The bright light of your star confronts me, shining through  Come Lollard, raise your lute and sing, and to my ears her beauty bring  Like Maddox in the days of old we'll feast and drink until we fold  And folding still we'll spare a thought for what's been lost and what's been caught  And maybe then begin again for love is life, not poison   In darkness through my being here, away from you  The bright light of your star confronts me, shining through