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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Procol Harum
Procol Harum
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gary Brooker
Gary Brooker
Composer
Keith Reid
Keith Reid
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
WALLY HEIDER
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Engineer
Ray Thompson
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Engineer
Chris Thomas
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Lyrics

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
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
Though I hoped for something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
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 aureole
And though you came with sword held high
You did not conquer, only die
Though I hoped for something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
Though I hoped for something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
And though I hoped for something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
Written by: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid

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